Daz's Hollywood Hispano - **FINISHED**

A single-type GB celebrating the 80th Anniversary of the Me/Bf-109 entering Luftwaffe service. Any variant based on the 109 airframe, any kit, any scale, etc.
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Paint started going on last night. The Buchon's basic scheme was identical to that worn for the filming of Piece of Cake a year prior, with only the colours being changed to accurately reflect the time period.

Not looking forward to painting those splodges, though!
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I'd try painting the light parts over the darker colour; painting those random shaped 'splodges' at 1/72 would be tricky!

It's coming on nicely so far!
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Cheers, iggie.

I did a similar scheme on a '109G for the last Messerschmitt GB a while back. If I remember rightly, I did it dark-on-light.

All free-hand, too! :shock:
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Looking good Daren. It has its critics but I think the 109 in all its variations is a pretty looking piece of engineering, and an unbroken milestone in fighter design.
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Well, folks, normally I would have this done by now, especially as I've been on holiday since Wednesday, but I've been feeling as rough as a badger's bum for some reason and I've scarcely touched any plastic whatsoever! :sad:

Hopefully I'll be right by Monday so I can carry on.
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A fine detail brush and a steady hand should see those blotches sorted. Or cut a series of masks out of TT as the blotches have hard edges so could be relatively easily masked.

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Story so far....
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Sorry chaps, this has stalled a bit due to work and another modelling commitment - note to self, I am NOT doing two 1/24th models ever again!!

However, I'll be back at it ASAP.
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The Buchon has had an attack of splodge pox!
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Nice one Daren, that splodgy Memphis Belle scheme is tricky in this scale. The Buchon is not a bad looking fighter in actual fact.
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Thanks, Shaun.

I'll get the Buchon finished by next week.
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Looking good Daren!
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Thanks. I'll get some more done over the weekend, with any luck.
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She's up on her gear!
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With the prop and canopy now on, it's surely got to be time for the decals?!
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