1/48 Eduard BF110 G2 - work in progress
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Tom GardinerThanks Roland. Not the easiest kit I've ever taken on, but should be all worth it when sitting in the display cabinet!
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I finished my latest build this morning, Eduard's excellent Bf110G-2 Profipack. I chose to build the 37mm cannon variant based out of Prague (more info on this particular aircraft below). I built this one straight out of the box apart from Eduard aftermarket resin wheels, brake lines, and Uschi elastic thread aerial lines. I also scratch-built new mounts for the rockets from guitar wire. Mr. Hobby lacquer paints were used, and the model was weathered with various oils and pigments.
Onto the next one! I'm on a Luftwaffe bent at the moment, so may start Tamiya's He-219, or the Promodeller Ta-154 Moskito....
"Bf 110G-2/R1 with underslung 37 mm cannon were operated by ZG 76 within the 'Defense of the Reich' system from Kbely and Ruzyn airfields (Gbell and Rusin). This armament variation could have been devastating to the USAAF, but for the fact that its combat use rather complicated. The M5 modification using the Wfr.Gr. 21 was set up so that, due to weight savings, one rocket would be carried under each wing instead of two. The aircraft was a combination of R1 and R2 field modifications, and had the GM 1 (R2) system installed for high altitude performance. This was located in the rear cockpit and required the removal of the rear firing MG 82Z. Besides the national markings, fuselage codes, yellow fuselage band, and white-tipped spinners, the aircraft carries other identifying features. The fuselage cross has a wider white segment at the expense of the black centre. The individual aircraft letter 'K' is repeated under the wing. Atypically, yellow can be found on the rear fuselage in the vicinity of the tail surfaces. Aircraft of ZG 76 with this armament configuration engaged allied formations on May 12, 1944, when the USAAF attacked Germany's largest refineries at STW Brux in Czechoslovakia, and thus initiated what became known as the 'Battle for Fuel'."
