Messerschmitt Me 410 now FINISHED!!!

[matrixone]

The ProModeler 1/48 scale Me 410 was finished a few days ago and just finished taking some pics of it today.

This model was built O.O.B. except for the markings, I put this Me 410 in the markings of a 1./ZG 26 flown by Lieutenant Hans Venkman (Hans Venkman was the grandfather of the well known American paranormal investigator Dr. Peter Venkman).

On to the pics....

Of coarse this is a what if...there was no Me 410 of 1./ZG 26 marked as ''3U+AA'', Aeromaster made a mistake.


Matrixone

 

[nerdling]

Wow LEs, that came out looking really dang nice. So what type of paint do you use on your German birds?

 

[razordws]

As usual your finished product is stunning Les!

 

[Bagge]

Wonderful finnish on your planes!
//Mats

 

[jknaus]

James

 

[moon puppy]

HA! What about that top secret test craft in the back ground?

Always a treat to see your finished builds Les

 

[Paulw]

Just flippin awesome Les

 

[phantom II]

Very nice paint job

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[chukw]

Fantastic, Les! Yours looks so sleek with the bays and what all closed up. I've got to up my paint game after seeing yet another beautifully-finished buld from your little shop of wonders- cheers!

 

[Brokeneagle]

B)
What a beautiful model - your finish just rocks!
The subtle chipping on the grey wing is exquisite.

Ian.

 

[Adam]

Outstanding finish Les!

 

[MrT]

Great looking plane!!!

 

[lupanzer]

COngratulations!...it looks superb!

Luiz.

 

[matrixone]

Thanks to all for the comments!

Ryan,
On most of my builds I use Model Master enamels, the RLM 74/75/76 colors were modified slightly. The 76 and 75 were lightened a little bit by adding some white, the 76 needed to lightened a lot more than the 75. The dark gray RLM 74 was darkened slightly with a drop or two of black. I did not want to change the actual color of these paints I wanted just a little more contrast in them to better match the photographs of the actual machines as seen in my reference books.

Moon Puppy,
Not sure if the disc shaped object in the background is a fully operational machine or a prototype...the researchers will have to answer that question. :hmmm

The weathering on this model was mostly done with the airbrush by spraying on lightened versions of the camouflage colors, other weathering effects was done with oil paints and a silver colored artists pencil. I was attempting to weather this Me 410 as a machine that had a long service life and survived until they were withdrawn from operations...such machines still looked pretty good with most of the wear and tear on the paint work around the wing roots and back of the propeller blades.

After re-reading my Me 410 reference books I came to really like this aircraft, when most people think of the Me 410 they think it was not a such good aircraft and was an easy kill for Allied fighters but the Me 410 did score some fighter kills early on in its service life and was a fearsome bomber killer, it was the large mass of Allied single engine fighters that caused the destruction of so many Me 410's that forced the Luftwaffe to withdraw them from frontline service. By that stage of the air war not even the Luftwaffe single engine fighters could fight off all the P-51's and P-47's they were being faced with.

Matrixone

 

[Old Dog]

Top shelf Les

 

[matrixone]

Thanks Gary! Much appreciated.


Matrixone

 

[lupanzer]

Dear Les.

...another masterpiece...no words to express how this model is good!...love so much the pictures

:drinks

Luiz.

 

[cb1]

wow, just wow, excellent job!

 

[matrixone]

Thanks Luiz and Chris for the more than kind words!


Matrixone

 

[ij001]

Never get tired of looking at your work, Les. Another 'tour-de-force' in weathering, finishing and photography.

Ian