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  1. This is my current 109E Airfix kit, I'm happy with my results: And the Buchon: The Pilot is an Airfix one and needed some shaving off his arms to get him in but hey it worked. I'm going for a look of ready for take off.. I know this kit from Special Hobbys does have a few etching but I need to get myself back into the swing of how good I was over a 15 years ago when I used to build them at weekends with my dad, so I'm keeping basic for now. Hand painted, no weathering, just keeping them easy. I'm sure the eagle eye will spot the controls on the buchon are slightly off centre, my slight cock up there. Also the eagle eye will note I've added a few more transfers to the Airfix kit, them airfix transfers I did find are a bit crap, but its a starter kit so I'll let it off, and its got me back into it. I like probably so many others get a little pee'd off with the politically correctness of not showing the swastika on the tail, humm to be politically correct it should have a swastika, but that racist, fashiouism etc etc (Don't get me started!!!) Cheers Steve
  2. Eric them models are awesome! Thank you so much for all that info. But just quick going back to the Buchon 3 probs, why is Yellow 10 at Duxford 3 prob, that's an airworthy plane I've looked into the Connie Edwards collection many times, but other than a short video of him selling a few of his Buchons there only a handful of pictures of them stacked away coved in dust, seems very much a private collection and not much can be said for it, or seen for that matter unless you live in Texis and know Connie Edwards as a friend lol. I did wonder with his Spit weather it was a Battle of Britain film one, cheers for confirming that stevehnz I'll get some of them transfers ordered up, I'm only an amateur modeller so I'm not too bothered about .5mm out Cheers Steve
  3. Eric this is Brilliant stuff!! As a kid I used to watch the Battle of Britain film that much that even now at the age of 30 I still know the dialogue almost word for word, and still enjoy watching it (probably watch it just once a year now just to keep a smile on my face) I love the Buchon's there not 109's as such (well 109G with RR engines) I know so its just a movie prop I suppose you could say to make best they could with looking like an 109 Emil. But somehow the Buchon looks more aggressive and even more of a tough fighter with that 4 prop and RR engine, with a cheeky shark smile vent. Does anyone know are there any other noticeable differences between the Buchon 3 Prop, and the Buchon 4 Prop used in the film? There used to be a conversion kit some chap used to sell on Ebay for 1:72 and it featured some different bits for the 3 to the 4 prop, I never got hold of. Is the just for when the Buchon was a Spanish fighter and no relevance for what I'm doing? Also cheers for the Hannants links, that should keep me busy for ages getting the correct marking Just checked the start of the film with Christopher Plummer, and he flys a Hurricane (guessing a Mk2 made to look like a Mk1) with the marking F on it ( YouTube link below) you just see him at 3:38 climbing onto the wing. I know he was shot down with a Mk9 Spit IX later in the film, but I think I'm gonna build this Hurricane for Plummer, and as for Cane I'm gonna build the one from the scene 'We either sit down or blow up' think its code is CD E but I'm not sure what mark spit was used? Cheers guys all been so much good help!! Steve
  4. Cheers guys, all good stuff. Going back to the Cane, Plummmer Spitfires does anyone know of any company that does transfers on a sheet where i can mix and match letters so to get a closer match to what I want to do. I've also got a 1:72 AZ Sliver Model of a MkIX twin seater which I want to build up as the Grace Spitfire, but again no idea where to get the transefers even if its a mix and match sheet
  5. Cheers Chris, Does anyone know if anyone on the market does any other transfers for Buchons for the '69 film Battle of Britain, and also I'd like to build I'm guessing MkIX Spitfires Michael Cane and Christopher Plummer were in, in the film. Again any info on the Cane Plummer Spits? and where to get the tranfers?
  6. I want to paint to correct to the 69 film colour scheme
  7. Ok for starters I'm not the best modeller maker in the world mostly doing airfix kits, but after a 15 year break from it I've started building again and to my surprise most of my humbrol paints have stayed good. Since my long break I've built a couple of airfix Spitfires and a 109e. But I'm pushing the boat out now and am building a buchon battle of Britain film style. I'll keep a blog on the progress. But my question is what colou rs are best used for the camouflage? And are the transfers from special hobbys any good Cheers Steve
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