Official Messerschmitt Bf110 Painting Thread

[Thomatchef]

Well after some time of complete inactivity I finally found some time to do one of my planned repaints. This time I repainted one of the new Bf110. Thanks to Nightbomber I also found the appropriate decals so none had to be made myself. The plane was first stripped of its original decals and most of the paint and was then painted in dark gray. Afterwards a coat of white acrylic was applied in such way that the grey still shined a bit through. In order to complete that dirty white look I gave it a wash with black enamel paint. Small detail were painted by hand like the exhaust and red ring on the spinners. Added the decals (Shed decals and 144 Direct) afterwards and a final mat coat sealed those in place.

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Ready to blow some of those Yak's out of the skies....:D:guns:

[Marechallannes]

Fantastic model, Thomas! :eek:

You did a great job.

The details on the upper side of the wings... perfect!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

A superb job you made of it too Thomas.
I can see I have a lot of catching up to do as far as WWII is concerned.
Rob.

[Baron Rolf]

Thomas you've done a fabulous paint job on your Messerschmitt , I look forward to seeing it in action in an AAR very soon.

[grumpybear]

Very nice

[pflanzer]

Very nice job Thomas. Looks great!
Tony

[flash]

That's a beauty Tom :salute:

[Thomatchef]

Fantastic model, Thomas! :eek:

You did a great job.

The details on the upper side of the wings... perfect!

The upper half was actually the only thing I repainted. The bottom part I left in the original color. I only trimmed off the external fuel tanks and changed the letters fromn D to A.

@ Rob: I'm sure you'll catch up in an instant.

[kaufschtick]

Well, these are 1/144 scale. I think the mold was a Chinese unofficial copy of the old Minicraft Me-110. When I bought these, Me-110s were virtually impossible to find in 1/144 scale. I saw these on E-Bay, the brand was MiniHobby, and the cover art was so atrocious that I almost considered not buying them. But there were no other options open to me at the time. I bought them for $5 USD each, with another $5 each for shipping. They must have come from the backwoods of deep interior China, because they took all of an entire month to arrive! I've heard of the slow boat, but come on! LOL!

Molds: Terrible to Un-buildable
Decales: Hideous
Cover art: Criminal

Not other options, so I got to work on them. Took forever, but I was able to make something playable. When I get the right decales (I had zero extra at the time), I plan on re-decaling over the german crosses. In fact, I already have one additional Me-110 I bought in the recent Minicraft re-release, and I need one more. All I want new ones for, is the decales to redo these.

Not great, but considering the molds I had to work with, I was happy with how they turned out.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=106178&d=1377544148 (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=2500&attachmentid=106177)

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=106176&d=1377544148 (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=2500&attachmentid=106175)

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=106177&d=1377544148 (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=2500&attachmentid=106176)

[Blackronin]

My AIM Me-110's waited almost an year to see they're faces painted.
I was late but true to my promise to them.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119597&d=1388860726

The Me-110 may not be the best twin engine fighter, but it has a special place in my heart.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119596&d=1388860722

Zerstörer! Zerstörer! Zerstörer!

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119595&d=1388860717

Old enemies dinning together at my table!

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119603&d=1388860774

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Oh come on guys, you're spoiling me now. Great paint jobs. Thomas one of the most realistic repaints I've seen, superb. Now...do I need ME110's?

[fast.git]

Outstanding paint jobs, everyone!

[7eat51]

Outstanding paint jobs, everyone!

I agree. I really admire the talent of all you who do minis. Your games must look great, and the fun it must be to reproduce specific paint schemes. Well done. :hatsoff:

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Much better than the official scheme Quim.
Rob.

[Blackronin]

Much better than the official scheme Quim.
Rob.

I really appreciate your words, Rob. They come from good hands.

[Nightbomber]

Not as fine as the others here, but I have just converted a desert Zerstorer into my wingman's Sven personal plame ;) - look at the "s" id letter...

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[fast.git]

A subtle job, but well done. :thumbsup:

[Captain Chum]

That's cool Andrzej. Everyone should have a personal plane.

[7eat51]

Andrzej, that is exceptional. You are a true and loyal wingman. :hatsoff:

[fast.git]

That's cool Andrzej. Everyone should have a personal plane.


Andrzej, that is exceptional. You are a true and loyal wingman. :hatsoff:
The more I wrap my mind around it, the cooler that Me110 gets. :serious::hatsoff: Thanks, lads, for the education! :thankyou:

[Blackronin]

Excellent plane, Andy! And very nice to have Sven playing at your table some hundred miles away. ;)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

I have yet to personalize any of my WWII aircraft. They are still in too short supply, but I suspect that my Stringbags may get the treatment.
Rob.

[Blackronin]

Stringbags!!
I need stringbags!!
But just in February...
Christmas broke me...

Snif...

And Betty's!! Oh Betty's!! I need Betty's so much...
Mummy?!...

[Marechallannes]

Not as fine as the others here, but I have just converted a desert Zerstorer into my wingman's Sven personal plame ;) - look at the "s" id letter...


Nearly nine month later, Hauptmann Schneider found out that there is a personalized Bf.110 ready for action in North Africa. :eek:

Sorry comrade, this was unfortunately ignored during the troublesome days between Prague Summer Con 2014 and Origins 2014.

An nice gesture and this plane is in good company of Lt. Andrzej's desert Spitfire. :salute:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?12185-Official-Spitfire-painting-thread

[Marechallannes]

I prepared another plane for the Prague Summer Con 2015.

It's a Bf.110 G version night fighter.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=158856&d=1425466810

I used an original Ares Games miniature. Without getting rid of the decals I covered the plane with primer and repainted it.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=158855&d=1425466810

The camouflage and the decal combination was randomly choosen. So is the underside painted black. Maybe a little bit unommon for 1943 - 1944 night fighters, but you would be surprised how many Luftwaffe night fighter camouflage schemas there were.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=158854&d=1425466810

I didn't built antennas for the Lichtenstein Gerät like I did for my Ju88 nightfighter. I wanted a playable miniature. :minis:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=158857&d=1425466810

Here you can see the undetected approach of the Bf.110 G versus a British Lancaster bomber during a night raid. The pilot tries to shot down the 4-engined intruder with his Schräge Musik armament. ( I know - the base of the mini points in the wrong direction)

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=158853&d=1425466810

[grumpybear]

I like the squiggle camo nice job Sven

[Flying Officer Kyte]

That is an exceedingly tasteful camo scheme Sven, and so beautifully executed. it makes your night scheme look much better than the original night schemes of these aircraft.
Rob.

[flash]

That looks 'the business' Sven - well done :hatsoff:

[Guntruck]

Nice paint job Sven :thumbsup:

[Nightbomber]

A very good and exact repaint Sven. Not only the greys are right, but the pattern is accurate. :thumbsup:

[Jager]

Very attractive, Sven. By hand again?
:thumbsup:
Karl

[andron234]

Good looking paint job Sven

[Muerto]

Hi folks,

Without any twin-engine Soviet planes to purchase, I did up a captured Bf.110. From what I read (or rather, what Google translate reads for me) at this website -
http://lib.rus.ec/b/205944/read
five C variants were bought under Molotov–Ribbentrop, and several G variants were captured from Romania.

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And with a slightly tarted-up Yak-1

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Markings are somewhat speculative based on the low-quality photos on that website, the style of other Soviet planes from the time, and my personal taste for the late-war roundel and a match with the Yak.

[Nightbomber]

A quite historical repaint job, Paul. Well done. That is something to be considered for my EF collection. Thanks for inspiration.

[Naharaht]

Great painting, Thomas, Rob, Joaquim, Andrzej, Sven and Paul! :thumbsup:

[Blackronin]

Excellent repaint! Bravo!
REP!

[Marechallannes]

An alternative for Soviet heavy fighters. :salute:

[Копилот]

Great repaint!

[Caveman]

Just browsed this page. Great job everyone. There is a nice variety of liveries.

[the black devil]

hello every one first time painting a model, found this at a goodwill gave it a new paintjob but here it is 258243258244258245258243 also if it was hard to see it is because I took the photos on my computer

[the black devil]

it is not historicaly accurate as I have used STUG.iii tank decals

[milcoll73]

nice! wish i could find suitable minis at goodwill!

[Caveman]

Nice job Esa. Keep up the new painting hobby.

[HotleadColdfeet]

Nice! Picking that up at a Goodwill was a find indeed! :D

I like the black...makes it look sleek, like a killer shark. :guns:

[the black devil]

thanks the black is the only coulor able to cover the marker $4 aus for it maneuver cards and stand no altitude pegs:( but have plenty in the collection;)

[the black devil]

need to do a clean up and get the paint neatened up a bit

[the black devil]

when I do it up again I will post clearer images

[rhodie80]

Great paint job especially for your first time.

[the black devil]

thanks

[Flying Officer Kyte]

It is actually nice to see you prepared to step outside the historical in WW2. We get a lot of inspired paint jobs and decals for WWI but not so many for WW2.

Rob.

[chee911sc]

Repainting WoG Me Bf 110 "Nachtjaeger" to S9+LP ZG 1 "Wespen"

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Tobruk battle - Me Bf 110 3U+AN support of the "DAK"

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[Baxter]

Beautiful paint job on one of my favourite planes. :drinks:

[Caveman]

Good looking 110's chee911sc. I really like the desert camouflage.

[Dak21]

Excellent work!

Did you hand paint those wasps?

Are your camo squiggles on the desert camo done with an air brush, or by hand?

[Hogey62]

Nices camos !
Who's the manufacturer of this tower building ? Where to get it ?

[chee911sc]

:thankyou: all


Did you hand paint those wasps?
Wasps (Wespen - Guèpes) are old decals owned for at least 30 years originally planned for a 1/72 scale Me Bf 109 E :sleep:


Are your camo squiggles on the desert camo done with an air brush, or by hand?
hand painting


Who's the manufacturer of this tower building ? Where to get it ?
Home made:)
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Oups! A spitfire PRU in the Me Bf 110 Painting Thread:eek:

[Nightbomber]

Well done chee! Black Bf 110s are out of place for the game purposes. Your paint job is awesome.

[Marechallannes]

Awesome paintjob with those Messerschmitts. :thumbsup:

[Flying Helmut]

Lovely 110s! :clap:

1/144 Direct did "Wasp" decals for this unit, if you can find any after he stopped production last year :cry:

[monse]

Black Bf 110s are out of place for the game purposes.

For those who enjoy the black version of Bf.110 :

one of the last Do.17 Z-10 in service (night fighter version - 2./NJG2 unit) is shot down by a Beaufighter (25 squadron) on the night of May 7-8 1941, over Carrington (Manchester area).
On the same night (but not in the same place) a Bf.110 (I./SKG 210 unit) is shot down by a Hurricane (87 squadron) over the Channel.

https://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/showthread.php?30160-Special-Pack-3-(Medium-Bombers)-on-the-Way&p=524914#post524914

An idea of a Wings of Glory scenario including three all black miniatures :
The new Dornier Do.17 Z-10 (NJG.2) WGS205B along with a Bf.110 (Radusch) WGS202C, facing the Bristol Beaufighter Mk.IF (Boyd) WGS201A and a Hurricane (WOW or WOG model).

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Great job Chee, and even more to the point, i now know what to do with my pair of Night BF 110s.:thumbsup:
Rob.

[milcoll73]

awesome!!!! especially love the wespe!

[monse]

Beautiful DAK camo on Bf.110

[fox]

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[Dak21]

Nice work! Love the dramatic in situation photo too!

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Some really fresh ideas coming out in your pictures Fox.:clap:
Rob.

[Teaticket]

Really nice Wespens guys. The night attack photo is wonderful!

[badlands122]

Those look good!! I need to step up my game.

[monse]

Incredible black and white picture with searching lights, Fox.
Reppppp

[OldGuy59]

Repainting WoG Me Bf 110 "Nachtjaeger" to S9+LP ZG 1 "Wespen"

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[chee911sc]

Wow great work OldGuy59:thumbsup:
Extraordinary! all I needed was the specific card. "Chapeau":sAprvd:

Thank you for the time spent on this new plane card
Maybe the green of my plane is too strong a RLM green-grey would be more appropriate.... I will repaint it:fixit:

[badlands122]

:sAprvd::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[schoon]

Lovely work. Bravo!

[OldGuy59]

Wow great work OldGuy59:thumbsup:
Extraordinary! all I needed was the specific card. "Chapeau":sAprvd:

Thank you for the time spent on this new plane card
Maybe the green of my plane is too strong a RLM green-grey would be more appropriate.... I will repaint it:fixit:

Love what you did with your plane. I took the challenge of doing it as shown in the historical image, but I can do one specific for your plane, if you provide a top-down image.

Thanks for the inspiration.

[Flying Helmut]

Super card, Mike, as always.

Any chance you could add the firing arcs to it, please?

[OldGuy59]

Super card, Mike, as always.

Any chance you could add the firing arcs to it, please?

:embarrass: :thankyou: :cheezy:

What would I do without Proofreaders?

[Flying Helmut]

Thanks very much! :thankyou: