Interesting photos

Aghis Barberopoulos
This is an interesting photo, because it shows bf109 G-10/U4 WNr 612769 landing gear leg clearly. The dark section must be red coloured, a reminder to serve the engine with 100 octane. Its engine was the powerful DB605DC.

Aghis Barberopoulos
Now compare photo No2 with photo No1: they have the same feature on the legs: Red-painted section.

Aghis Barberopoulos
Now there is no excuse for getting your servicing triangles wrong: You see this on the landing gear ? It is a "C3" triangle on the servicing points.

Aghis Barberopoulos
OK, I have just uploaded a photo of the mount of possibly the most successful big gunners of ZG26, the 3U+EN of 5./ZG26 StaffelKapitan Fritz Stehle. 5 kills on that barrel, April 1944. The mark before the balkenkreuz is a bit strange though, it does not look as a "U" to me. The "3U" should be in small letters anyway. Note that the aircraft letter "E" is in red.

Wim van der Luijt
Thanks Aghis!

Holger Kranich
Very nice info! Thank you! Now i just need a decent kit... Has anyone a good hint? Revells 1:48?

Aghis Barberopoulos
The new Meng kit ? It is more expensive than Revell's, but can you find the Revell old kit anymore ?

Holger Kranich
You mean this one?
Messerschmitt Me-410B-2/U4 (Meng Model LS-001, 1:48)
It would be perfecet for my purposes to make a 410 with 5cm BK!

Aghis Barberopoulos
Yes. I have the old kit, which I will modify to a U4: I have the gun and gun fairing already, all I need to scratchbuild is the telescopic sight. I also have decals for another aircraft of 5/ZG26 which can be easily modified to represent Stehle's mount.

Holger Kranich
You mean the Revell one?
Some reviews say that the cockpit of Revells 410 is a little bit more detailed. Will you add a aftermarketcockpit?

Holger Kranich
Something like this: Me 410 Cockpit Set (Aires 4066, 1:48)

Aghis Barberopoulos
It is already on my stash 😄