Messerschmitt Me 209 H (Or is it the Bf 109 V-55?)

[109 fan]

Finished! Finally!! Have to admit that I was getting a bit twitchy toward the end on this one. It was a long and intense road. I think I'll cool off with a few OOBs next. 

The whole sordid tale can be found in the Work in Progress - Aircraft section. Here of some photos of the completed bird.


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And finally, a comparison with a "normal" 109.


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Again, thanks to everyone for you encouragement along the way. It is greatly appreciated.

 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Great build of a rare subject 👍

[Andwil]

Ungainly looking beast!  Fabulous model and excellent finish.

 

Andrew

[Vinnie]

Superb work. Well done.

[Niknak]

Excellent work, 

[Mike.]

I have to say some very fine work. Odd looking machine. 

Edited August 2, 2018 by Mike.

[bearmatt]

Splendid! Well worth the effort!

 

Cheers

 

b.

[Amo Aero]

So cool to see an exotic high altitude 109. I really like the way you did the camouflage with the wavy LE demarcation and subtle mottling.

[Vultures1]

Lovely work on an ambitious project.  Great finish too

[BIG X]

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT - enough said...

[109 fan]

Thank you for the compliments; they are appreciated!

[Duncan B]

Great work as always. I completely missed the WIP so will have to look it up.

 

Duncan B

[neil5208]

Followed the wip, impressive work, research and result!

[109 fan]

"Rube Goldberg, call your office".

 

I have spent the last few nights making a carrying "apparatus" for the 209. I've done this many times in the past. but this one clearly is different. For most 109 carrying trusses, I make a pedestal of builder's foam, with attaching points in the wheel wells and rear fuselage. This clearly wouldn't work here; there is simply too much stuff in the wheel wells. The further out on the wing you go, the more obstructions you find. The wingtips also won't work since I would be concerned about the wing flexing and snapping. So the fuselage it was, with primary fore and aft supports and wing trailing edge braces just to keep things snug. The entire thing is made from foam core, a remarkably sturdy and inexpensive product that can be found in art & craft stores. The front "remove before flight" item is a tab made up of several bits of foam core. It is designed to slide in after the plane is fitted on the other supports and prevents the model from sliding forward and out of the wing braces. It all actually works. All attachment points are lined with, well let's just call it fluffy paper...

 

The whole thing fits into a cookie tin (thank you Rot Sutherland). These things are great for transporting models. They are light, nearly indestructible, and invisible to airport X-ray machines. BUT, if I had a dollar for every time someone asked me for a cookie as I walk past I'd be retired by now.

 

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Again, thanks for following along.

Barry