ME BF-109 E-3 Airfix
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7 21 June 2020, 18:20
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RLM 71 & RLM 02 added to upper fuselage (Vallejo Model Air) and RLM 65 added to lower fuselage.
12 July 2020, 10:17
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I like Vallejo-using a lot of their products. I find their matt varnish a little thick
12 July 2020, 17:22
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Same here Andy, it's what I mainly use these days. I tend to dilute the varnish; this seems to make it more manageable to airbrush with.
12 July 2020, 20:05
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Thanks Christophe. I am learning as I go along and of course getting tips from many of our Scalemates 🙂
1 August 2020, 09:57
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Messerschmitt BF-109 E-3 completed. No weathering on this one, I decided to leave it as new...
Maj Erich Mix III/JG2 (May 1940 France) 1898-1971
This model denotes the BF 109 E-3 that Major Erich Mix was shot down in on 21 May 1940.
Mix initially flew during WWI and was credited with 3 kills and awarded the Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class.
Mix was a flying ace in WW2. He became a fighter pilot again in 1937 and from March 1940 commanded III/JG 2 until September 1940. During WW2 he claimed 8 (potentially 13) aerial victories. He attained the rank of Oberst (full Colonel) and was awarded the German Cross of Gold.
Prior to WW2, a Nazi Party member, he was mayor of Wiesbaden from 1937-45. He was mayor of Wiesbaden again from 1954-60 representing the Free Democatic Party.
1 August 2020, 14:13