Bf-109E
This is the Hasegawa 1/32 Bf-109E kit from the 1970s. I bought this on the secondary market and it had some resin aftermarket interior parts with it. I don't normally spend the extra money for those, but since they were with the kit already, I decided to give them a try and see what the excitement is all about.
The seat is very nice, as were the sidewalls. I might be inclined to indulge in aftermarket seats in the future, they do add visual impact to the cockpit.
The decals are Tech Mod decals and are top notch. Now I'll have to build two more Emils so the other decals don't go to waste.
The markings I chose to use were for a pilot named Walter Blume of JG 26. I could not find out much info on him other then he had 14 victories to his credit when he was shot down over England in 1940 and taken prisoner . He returned to Germany in 1943 in a prisoner exchange , and returned to flying. He was able to score 14 more kills by the end of the war.
I found two other notable Walter Blumes from that era in Germany, but they weren't the Walter Blume that flew White 13 for the Luftwaffe.
One of them was a WW1 fighter pilot that became an engineer after the war and worked for Arado designing the AR-234 .
The other was a high ranking SS official that was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death ... but was later released from prison.
My 1/32 Spitfire needed a suitable companion to sit on the shelf with, so when I found this kit at the Tulsa model show last April for only $10, I knew I was meant to have it.
Although it's not the “ latest & greatest “, it's still a nice model, and goes together easily with no fit problems or other drama .
A superb result and a really nice write-up, Jay!
Well done!
An excellent result, Jay @ssgt
Your Spitfire finally has an great companion.
Beautiful work on the scheme.
Thanks John @johnb.
I’ve never used this gray/green paint scheme before . I like it.
Thank you, Spiros @fiveten. I appreciate the kind words.
Looks great, Jay, and it seems that you’ve got the knack with those resin parts.
Thank you George ! The resin parts were easy to use in this instance.
That's a great looking Bf-109E Jay @ssgt, nice job! And a nice history on the pilot. The Spitfire and 109 looks great together.
Thank you, Bob @v1pro ! I wish I could have found out more about the pilot, Walter Blume.
I think you have done a fine job on the research, on my vacuform build of the He-112, its pilot who was also an ace for the Luftwaffe. There was little info on him too.
I think just the high scoring big name pilots are well documented. Lower scoring guys are just an obscure footnote in history.
Nice job, Jay. It does look good next to its rival.
Thank you, Gary ! They do make a nice pair.
Looks great Jay! Well done.
A great result on your 109 Jay @ssgt.
It sets off your Spitfire beautifully!
Congrats.
Jay, your Me 109 is a WINNER from every angle you look at it. It is an excellent rendition of the early Luftwaffe camouflage used on 109's. Well done my friend.
Thank you , guys @gkittinger , @davem, @mornem... I appreciate the kind words... the Battle of Britain is one of my favorite chapters in ww2. I’m proud of my ancestral homeland putting up such a good fight against a determined enemy .
I’d never built a 109 with that paint scheme before. I think it’s the nicest looking one used on it.
I always remember a scene in a movie about the internment of Japanese-Americans. I think it was "Farewell to Manzanar". At one point the father of a family that's been interned is being questioned by US federal agents. An agent asks him who he wants to win the war. He replies by asking whether the agent has a mother and father. "Of course" says the agent. The interned man then asks "And did your mother and father ever fight?"
The agent admits "Yes, of course they fought sometimes."
And the man asks: "When your mother and father fought did you want one to kill the other? Or did you just want them to stop fighting?"