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Thread: Official Messerschmitt Bf110 Painting Thread

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    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....

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    Fantastic model, Thomas!

    You did a great job.

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

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    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.

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

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    Very nice job Thomas. Looks great!
    Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marechallannes View Post
    Fantastic model, Thomas!

    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.

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    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.






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    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.



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



    Zerstörer! Zerstörer! Zerstörer!



    Old enemies dinning together at my table!


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    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?
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Outstanding paint jobs, everyone!

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    Quote Originally Posted by fast.git View Post
    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.

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    Much better than the official scheme Quim.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flying Officer Kyte View Post
    Much better than the official scheme Quim.
    Rob.
    I really appreciate your words, Rob. They come from good hands.

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    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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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Chum View Post
    That's cool Andrzej. Everyone should have a personal plane.
    Quote Originally Posted by 7eat51 View Post
    Andrzej, that is exceptional. You are a true and loyal wingman.
    The more I wrap my mind around it, the cooler that Me110 gets. Thanks, lads, for the education!

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

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    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.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    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?!...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nightbomber View Post
    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.

    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.

    http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...ainting-thread
    Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    I prepared another plane for the Prague Summer Con 2015.

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



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



    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.



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



    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)

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    Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    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.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    That looks 'the business' Sven - well done

    "He is wise who watches"

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    Nice paint job Sven
    Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!

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    A very good and exact repaint Sven. Not only the greys are right, but the pattern is accurate.
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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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    Very attractive, Sven. By hand again?

    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Good looking paint job Sven

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    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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    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.

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    A quite historical repaint job, Paul. Well done. That is something to be considered for my EF collection. Thanks for inspiration.
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    "We do not stop playing when we get old, but we get old when we stop playing."

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

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    Excellent repaint! Bravo!
    REP!

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    An alternative for Soviet heavy fighters.
    Voilŕ le soleil d'Austerlitz!

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    Great repaint!

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

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    hello every one first time painting a model, found this at a goodwill gave it a new paintjob but here it is Click image for larger version. 

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

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    nice! wish i could find suitable minis at goodwill!

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    Nice job Esa. Keep up the new painting hobby.

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

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

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    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

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

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    when I do it up again I will post clearer images

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    Great paint job especially for your first time.


    Here's to them what are like us. Damn few and they're all dead.

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    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.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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