Fw190A-2 flown by Max Buchholz of 5./JG1 at Katwijk 1942 showing his personal sea gull emblem that could also be seen on his Bf109F and Fw190A-5. I've been busy with commision work for a while but hopefully will be able to update a little more frequently once my Fw190 template evolves.
Very good as always, Anders. Did you apply a light paint of 02 on the fuselage?
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, 02 was supposed to be used as mottle on 74/75 schemes and the photos clearly show that the 76 is toned down with something when compared with for example the landing gear doors. In light of that, 02 seemed like a reasonable assumption.
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ReplyDelete..coming along very nicely ...hopefully lots more of these to come in the new Stipdonk/Meyer series..
Certainly! That's the main reason I created the template so they're coming. Thanks again for getting me that job in the first place by the way!
DeleteNice to see you starting to focus on the Butcher Bird! Glad you will be providing more updates. Feel free to show us more unusual late war -109's!
ReplyDeleteAnders, is there a photo which confirms this?
ReplyDeletePrien et al state that this was a 'Black 5' (on the other hand, they identify his Bf 109 F-4 as a 'Black 1', whilst in fact that one WAS a 'Black 5'...), and for what it's worth, in JFV 7 (p.65) there is a photo where a piece of the seagull and a piece of a number that without doubt is rounded at the bottom in such a way that it may be 3, 5 or 9 (6 and 8 used in II./JG 1 seem to be more curved), are visible.