Jim Whitbred presents his freshly completed Dragon 1/32 Bf 110 in the colours of 5./ZG 1

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Beautiful Zerstorer, Jim. I like the camouflage and markings. Now you just have to find a place to put it.

Thanks for sharing

Thanks Jesper, I appreciate the kind words. You ain't a kidding about the place to put it part, it takes up a lot of space on the shelf!! Take care.

Jim

Hi Jim,

Good looking '110! That Wespe insignia, how can one not love it? I remember when Fujimi issued a 1/48 110 in the 70s with this marking.

Well done!

Thank you Frederick, it too is one of my very favorites! To top it off the Eaglecals set is outstanding. Shortly I will undertake a 190G with the Wesspen markings, very cool stuff!! Take care and thanks again for the kind words :-)

Jim

OOPS, meant to type 109G, not 190G!! I woulda sounded pretty stupid!!

Jim

very nice Jim...

here's a page on ZG 1 109s that you might find of interest..

http://falkeeins.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/photos-of-wespen-bf-109e-7-jabo-sub.html

Outstanding! Thank you very much! This is a great reference, I really appreciate it! And, thank you for the kind words :-)

Jim

Very nice work all around. The camo scheme with the mixed splinter/mottle pattern is impressive and not easy to do.

The wasp nose art -- which must have been really delicate work -- is great. When I built my first Bf 110 I gained a lot of respect for the machine as an underestimated and often overlooked plane. Put a scary wasp on the nose, and you get a sense that there is more to the Bf 110 than its inferiority to the Spitfire.

Is the leather mounting on the machine gun added to the kit? It's a nice touch.

Could we please see some close-up photos of the cockpit? I'm not sure how detailed the kit is in that regard but the Bf 110 has a really interesting cockpit -- not one you want to build with poor instructions.

Last thing -- it's 1:32 -- and I thought my 1:48 Bf 110 was difficult to find a place for...

Hey Jason, thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate that. You're right, the mottled camo and wasp nose decal were challenging. I think it tool me about 15 minutes to get the wasp to conform to the fuselage contours properly and be symmetrical about the planes centerline. It was woth it though, I have always loved these markings. I also share your facination with this machine, it was really something. The leather mounting was included in the kit, the trick was mixing the paint to match leather. I will sweet talk my photographer and if I can convince my wife to take some interior close-ups I'll try and figure out how to post them. It is fairly well detailed and I should have done a better job including them, sorry. Take care and thank you again for the kind words.

Jim