Hey everybody, this
is my most recent build. This is Heller's 1/72 model of the Messerschmitt Me
108B, the four seat predecessor to the Me 109. Heller's kit came in markings
either for either a liaison aircraft in the Afrika Corp, or in the service of
the Bulgarian Air Force. However, the particular aircraft I modeled is a bit
more historically interesting. D-IMTT was Willy Messerschmitt personal craft,
and being that I would always prefer a civilian aircraft to a military one, I
chose to model his aircraft.
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images below to see larger images
The whole airplane
was painted metallic aluminum, with the interior of the cockpit painted light
grey, and the seats an ordinary shade of brown. In my first attempt at creating
custom decals, I found them fairly easy to reverse engineer, and after
assembling the fuselage and attaching the landing gear to the lower
wing segment, I added the custom decals. The red bands on the swastikas were a
bit small, so I had to touch them up with some red paint. Finally, I assembled
the entire model, and covered it in a clear gloss coat. I didn't weather this
model at all, as I have a soft spot for silver colored birds.
Overall, a very
satisfying build. Fairly simple, but you can find some very attractive paint
schemes for this plane on the internet.
Dylan Horton
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