Buchon!
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And with the 109's in 1/72 rolling off the machine at Special Hobby, it is now the Buchón that is released.
There are some nice details in the kit, like the pointy ferry tank they used for flights to their African bases.
One rather important detail is the correct instrument panel, included in the Photoetched fret.
Special Hobby has won a lot of praise for their 1/72 109's that are coming on the market now, and as they are a result of some cooperation with Eduard one would expect so. Eduard is actually planing on re-boxing the 1/72 kits.
I shall wait for a proper 1/48 kit before making one, but for those of you that like the scale, this appears to me to be a treat!
I so much love to see great 1/72 kits of single engine WWII planes, an area that was supposed to be the quarterscale kingdom (if someone wanted a seriously detailed such subject, he would definitely go to quarterscale or higher in the great past years; now he has amazing 1/72 options!).
Don't get me wrong: I love 1/48 scale; I just love to see detailed subjects in 1/72.
Thanks for the presentation, my friend @airbum!
Spiros, as I am approaching "best by" date myself, I shall be awaiting a 1/48 kit or conversion, but oh boy does it look good. A steady hand and a bit better eyesight and I would have a few of them too 🙂
Erik...this looks great. Where in the world can it be purchased?
Bob, it was only just launched on their site yesterday, so I suppose it may hit the stores soon. Or directly from their site at specialhobby dot eu. If you are located in europe I think modellbau keonig in Germany may have then in due time. I may yet order a few for the Danish market.
Such tiny PE parts, I'm already struggling with 1/48 PE parts.
Looks awesome.
John, they are incredibly small indeed. I already struggle with the small handles in eduard 1/48 cockpits . . .
Erik, @airbum
Thank you for posting this article. This is very good news, but like you, I will likely wait for the larger 1/48 scale kit to be released. My vision isn't what it once was... Otherwise I would likely get one of these kits now. Thanks again.
Like you I'll wait - but the temptation. . . .
🙂 ... Greetings ... 🙂 :
A very much interesting project indeed Erik.
The rockets pylons and their configuration alone makes one observe more in detail.
Just looking at the box picture, one can see the Me-109 in it.
Looking forward too this one.
Sorry - I will not likely build one of these. It was only a presentation for those that build 1/72, even though I am a bit tempted! The rocket pylins look very nice indeed, and I shall be making a 1/48 Tripalata with them. One day.
Another great entry by mr. @airbum
Following this one with great interest!
Thank you Michel. I do hope someone will take it on as 1/72 is not really "my" scale.
Like a lot of people I started out in 1/72, partly because that was all that was available at the time (60+ years ago), but I'd struggle to see it now. Looking forward to seeing it here completed.
Thanks George. I will wait for a 1/48 version. Perhaps someone may come up with a conversion just like the fantastic SBSmodel Tripalata kit (I currently have one of those in the Work-in-progress - aviation group)
I am all over this! I was just thinking this weekend I need to look for a Buchon to add to my 109 project. As soon as I find one available on this side of the pond, I'm on it!
Just let me know if you do not find one, and I may be able to get one here 🙂