Film star! part 3, 'Red 6', 1/48 HA-1112 'Buchon' in the movie 'Battle of Britain'
Here's the first of my double HA-1112 "Battle of Britain" movie builds. It is a highly modified Hobbycraft kit, built to go along with my previously posted Hurricane, and Spitfire from the movie (best aviation movie of all time, IMHO).
Hope you like, thanks for looking,
Colin
Very cool build. Your movie star series of aircraft is an interesting group.
Maybe you can build a Spanish built HE-111 to go with them
Thanks! A Casa 2111 is in the cards one of these days.
Nicely done, the movie build was a great idea.
Thank you, Lots of interesting movie themes to go!
You're right about the movie. Who knew doing a historically-accurate story would ever be any good? ( 🙂 ) I would also add "Twelve O'Clock High" (the 2hr 29min "director's cut") which is still used at the Command and General Staff School as an example of leadership in wartime, and "The Bridges at Toko-ri," which every Korean-era Naval Aviator I ever talked to said "told the truth."
Nice work on this one.
For those who can't find this old kit, SBS Resins has a 1/48 conversion that I know for a fact works with an Eduard Bf-109G-2/4 kit.
Thank you, I have an SBS set I'm going to use on an original (flawed) Eduard kit, just haven't decided on a livery yet.
A fantastic build, Colin!
Thanks!
Excellent build, Colin @tail-dragon
Thank you!
Another great model from a great movie, Colin (@tail-dragon). BoB is one of my all-time favorites also, along with 633 Squadron (I like Mosquitos). I go back and watch BoB 3 or 4 time a year. Well done.
Thanks, I must have watched it 50 times over the years, 633 Squadron is another on my 'someday' list!
A great addition to your film collection.
Thanks, now I need a 1/48 scale camera and film crew!
Nice job, Colin!
Another favorite of my early WW2 aviation portrayals is Masterpiece Theater's mini-series, Piece of Cake, especially when the Spit flies under the bridge.
Thank you, I think the 'Piece of cake' Spit was MH434, another BofB veteran.
Well done Colin. A great tribute to the ultimate aviation movie of all time. I love the “aerial ballet” dogfight segment. I still get my kicks watching the blu-ray version cranked up to no 11. “B of B “ continues to knock me out just as much as it did when since I saw this film on the big screen for the first time at the now restored Alex theater in Glendale, CA during teenage years.
Thanks! Every time I watch that sequence, I'm astounded at the traffic control they must have had.
Looks fantastic! The Buchon nose shape is so distinctive - reminds me of some kind of fish, though I don't know why!
Thanks! I've always thought the Buchons had a shark like look, sort of like the P-40b
As everyone else up said, a fabulous work on an old kit. One of the nicest I’ve seen built around BoB CASA livery
Thank you! I've wanted to build the HA-1112 for many years, it just looks so agressive!