Author Topic: Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 Hornisse, Matchbox, 1/72 (Read 7111 times)

Jicehem · « **on:** October 06, 2015, 11:20:54 PM »

Hello

An old kit but accurate. I built in 1976. The Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 by Matchbox. It was better than the one of Frog and far better than the one of Lindberg...
Spinners color is strange but not impossible...

The camouflage scheme is drawn from a photograph but the colors are probably wrong. Nowadays I should use RLM 74/75/76 colors. The unit insigna for ZG 26 on the fusealge was not on the decal sheet and comes extra decals.
I added the cinecamera on the nose.

Jicehem

No.1 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 07, 2015, 08:11:29 AM »

I had Lindberg kit and know what you are talking about, this build is excellent!

Jicehem · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2015, 09:20:57 AM »

Hi

I think that you already know this picture from the NARA :

Jicehem

No.1 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 07, 2015, 09:30:06 AM »

Yes, well known

Second Air Force · « **Reply #4 on:** October 07, 2015, 12:07:08 PM »

Good one, mate!

I built one of these around the same time but the only remaining parts I have are a propeller and one main gear tire.....

draken35 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2015, 06:08:25 PM »

Me too I built that kit a long time ago, I was an afficionado of Matchbox kits!

Jicehem · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2015, 06:24:51 PM »

Quote from: draken35 on October 10, 2015, 06:08:25 PM

Me too I built that kit a long time ago, I was an afficionado of Matchbox kits!

Hello

Biplanes from Matchbox were particularly good (Walrus, Swordfish, Fury, etc. Other kits were not of constant quality but were often good to very good bases such as Me 410, Bf 110 C, A-20G, F2A...

Jicehem

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