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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Jicehem on October 06, 2015, 11:20:54 PM

Title: Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 Hornisse, Matchbox, 1/72
Post by: Jicehem on October 06, 2015, 11:20:54 PM

Hello :-salut

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...
(http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/10/07/63/16/100_6610.jpg)

(http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/10/07/63/16/100_6611.jpg)

(http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/10/07/63/16/100_6612.jpg)

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.
(http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/10/07/63/16/100_6613.jpg)

(http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/10/07/63/16/100_6614.jpg)

(http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/10/07/63/16/100_6615.jpg)

(http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/10/07/63/16/100_6616.jpg)

(http://i37.servimg.com/u/f37/10/07/63/16/100_6617.jpg)

Jicehem :-wave

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 Hornisse, Matchbox, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on October 07, 2015, 08:11:29 AM

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

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 Hornisse, Matchbox, 1/72
Post by: Jicehem on October 07, 2015, 09:20:57 AM

Hi :-salut

I think that you already know this picture from the NARA :
(http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/10/07/63/16/fold3110.jpg)

Jicehem :-wave

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 Hornisse, Matchbox, 1/72
Post by: No.1 on October 07, 2015, 09:30:06 AM

Yes, well known :))

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 Hornisse, Matchbox, 1/72
Post by: Second Air Force 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.....

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 Hornisse, Matchbox, 1/72
Post by: 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!

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U4 Hornisse, Matchbox, 1/72
Post by: Jicehem 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 :-salut

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 :-wave