Daz's Pegasus.... **FINISHED**

[jssel]

Well you sure can tell you are not looking at a F-16......unless it is a Starfix kit.

Really though, it is shaping up.

[K5083]

It is definitely getting there. The Buchon props have always struck me as looking a lot like Spit props and I think you have picked the right starting point to make one.

August

[fredk]

Nice work so far.
I have this same kit, part started, somewhere.....
According to my references, the Buchon 4 blade prop was a Spitfire IX prop. Early 1112s also used a three blade prop, similar to the Spitfire V.

[DazDaMan]

Thanks for the positive comments, chaps!

Yeah, the Buchon originally used the Rotol prop set-up, similar to the Spitfire. They are interchangeable between the two aircraft!

Restored Buchons nowadays fly with cut-down DC-3 props to give them a more Bf109-ish profile.

I'm about to start putting paint on the thing...!

[DazDaMan]

Buchon in the paintshop...







The scheme is basically the same as the one used on the big Buchon. Still haven't quite figured out the actual markings going on it, but I do wish I had some spare guns and tailplane struts!

[fredk]

~Heat stretched sprue for both. Pull round sprue, to get a flatter oval profile [for tailplane struts] squish the plastic with a pair of pliers.

[DazDaMan]

Might give that a bash. Thanks, Fred.

[DazDaMan]

Quick update:

The Buchon is now sitting up on its gear, and is outfitted with a full compliment of guns, tailplane struts and an aerial mast courtesy of an old '109E.

Starting to look the business - just need to see if I can modify that spinner a little....!





Missy's clearly knackered from all this Buchon-related activity!

[DazDaMan]

And..... DONE!!









All in all, I actually enjoyed building this one somewhat. I think my previous version was done in haste, hence my previous opinion, but, having taken a bit more care than in my kack-handed youth, this one came out much better.

I'd probably buy another, in fact!

[jssel]

Well done. And some say there are kits that are unbuildable.

[K5083]

And there it is! I'm jealous of you having one of these on your shelf.

August

[DazDaMan]

Thanks, chaps.

It's certainly not as bad as I thought it would be. Sure, it requires a bit more work than, say, the Airfix '109, but if you have some spares handy for the undercarriage and canopy, you can get it to look half-decent. A competent modeller would be able to do far more than I can!

[Clashcityrocker]

Looks great. It's even smiling at me

Nigel

[shangos70]

Heres a few pics for you Daz, some are a little grainy as I had the camera on zoom / fast shooting.

[DazDaMan]

Very nice!

They were quick to get Yellow 10 back in the air after her engine failure a few weeks ago! Fantastic video, too, of John Romain's dead-stick landing!!