mozart Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I've been undecided what to build in this GB, a bomber support Mosquito MkVI of 515 sqdn, or the aircraft type that it was hunting, a Bf110G4. I've waited so long for a G4 in this scale so this has come out favourite. It will be G9+EF flown by top scoring Nachtjager Heinz Schnaufer. Strangely there are no photographs showing the aircraft clearly but Wim had this excellent dramatic illustration commissioned for his book: I'm hoping to get my model of Bf110E G9+LN finished shortly, it's nearly there, so I can clear the decks ready for this one! Shawn M, Jeff, Alain Gadbois and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Cool. Years ago when I went to Canberra, I saw one of the fins from his 110G with all the kill markings on it. mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 Yes, I've seen both immaculate fins in the AWM and IWM but they are almost "impostors" in that Schnaufer only flew one operational sortie in the aircraft in question, which wasn't G9+EF in which he scored many of his victories. The fins belong to G9+DX, which Schnaufer had repainted as 3C+BA after this particular aircraft was destroyed by ground strafing at Eggebek The "new" 3C+BA was subsequently flown to England, though nearly lost on take off by the British pilot when he raised his flaps instead of his undercarriage! G9+EF came to an inglorious end near the village of Hillegossen whilst being flown by an unknown crew and jumped by P-47s, most of the aircraft ending up as scrap but: Gazzas, Bill Cross, Daniel460 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 I'll be watching this one Max, a history lesson and a model build! Dan mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 cant wait to see you tackle this Max mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 That fin is an incredible artifact! This is going to be a very interesting project. Alain mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Great choice Max. I will definitely follow your build. Which donor kit are you using for the conversion? Cheers, David mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Max Nice choice and will be following with great interest Keep ‘em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) Great choice Max. I will definitely follow your build. Which donor kit are you using for the conversion? Cheers, David David, I'm using the Dragon E2 Trop as the base kit, this gives far and away the best number of options for producing a G4, though of course the AIMS conversion is essential! This is my starting point, a DB605B engine. Aires' engine has taken a lot of cleaning up, the "instructions" are vague and ambiguous and there are "options" but no explanation of which options, a blanking plate for instance, suit which aircraft or fit. Still, it's fun. So at least one engine will be exposed, perhaps being fitted or serviced, who knows....... I have Henri Daehne's wonderful props and spinners so I want to make the most of these. Edited June 5, 2018 by mozart CANicoll, Shawn M and Bill Cross 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 this will make it stand out even more Max mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 this will make it stand out even more Max Ha ha, it may also mean that I don't have to fit some of the tricky cowl panels Shawn.......I have a cunning plan! MikeMaben and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Let's hope my cunning plan is better than all of Baldric's Mike!! Work continues on the DB605B; I've spent quite a lot of time with not very much to show so far mainly because there are no fitment locations yet the angle and position of the three main assemblies is critical one to the other, so lots of checking, trimming, taping, checking, trimming........ Fortunately I took some reasonable reference pictures when I visited Hendon's Bf110 a few years back: This is of course the Geschwader Kommodore's aircraft and he's having a new engine fitted, so it'll be pretty clean!! Edited June 5, 2018 by mozart Shawn M, Bill Cross, Gazzas and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Looking foward to seeing another WIP of the G-4 conversion come together Max, very interested to watch your progress. Regards. Andy mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Looking foward to seeing another WIP of the G-4 conversion come together Max, very interested to watch your progress. Regards. Andy Yours is bookmarked as my reference Andy!! :) monthebiff and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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