VG 33 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 (edited) Hello Here is my 1/72 Special Hobby Hispano Aviación HA-1112 Buchón dressed like a Messerschmitt Bf 109E for the Battle of Britain 1968 movie. I built her from the box with the original transfers. I have just made a hole in the propeller spinner. An easy kit and which could still be available. Patrick Edited August 26, 2021 by VG 33 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Very neat 'Franken-Emil'! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Great job,she looks lovely.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nice build. I'm not a fan of the Buchon pretending to be a 109, but this is a nice model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Very nicely finished. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Looks great, finished mine as a hurrischmitt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Very nice build. It is a pity they don't do a 1/48 scale version. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Double Lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Nice job Patrick, what can be wrong with modelling one of the stars of my favourite ever movie. You've given me an idea here, not one of these but similar vein. Steve. Edited September 2, 2019 by stevehnz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 4 hours ago, Greg Law said: Very nice build. It is a pity they don't do a 1/48 scale version. Hobbycraft did one in that scale. I wish it was readily available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Tacka - Tacka - Tacka - Tacka ! Sorry had to do it. Great looking Buchon. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Wow! "Special Hobby" and "easy kit" usually don't belong in the same phrase. You did a really great job of it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilfish Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Sturmovik said: Hobbycraft did one in that scale. I wish it was readily available. Academy did the whole range of 1/48 109's including the Buchon. It was available as a Spanish one. or movie plane, but both come with "German" markings. I did mine with markings from the spares box to do Yellow 7 from the BoB movie. The kit can still be found.... Yellow nosed sweetheart by Paul Carter, on Flickr Edited September 2, 2019 by Devilfish 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Nice job! Strange how an aircraft "pretending" to be another can become a star in its own right. It's a favourite movie of mine, since I went to see it at the cinema with my Dad (I was a starry-eyed six year old at the time). No hi-tech CGI in those days and the Buchon was the closest airworthy plane to portray the Messerschmitt 109. Thanks for showing your fine build. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted September 2, 2019 Author Share Posted September 2, 2019 13 hours ago, SoftScience said: Wow! "Special Hobby" and "easy kit" usually don't belong in the same phrase. So far, I have built many Special Hobby kits and I suppose I am now a bit seasoned. The most easy were the AH-1 Cobra and the SMB2 kits. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_Ukraine Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Gorgeous actress of German-Spanish descent! With some British roots of course! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Very nicely finished indeed! I have one in my stash but I¡ll be going for a Spanish operational machine. Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilfish Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 An interesting side note. To make the "109"s more like the Emil model, and to differentiate theme from the Spitfires in the film (for non-aeronautically minded), the producer had the wing tips squared off. The Spanish Air Force's head pilot argued that this would ruin the plane, but once he took one of the modified planes up, he asked why they hadn't done that themselves when they were in service! Apparently they were much more responsive to roll. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) It would indeed - which is why the Spitfires introduced clipped wings after problems with the rapid-rolling Fw190s. It has occurred to me that the Hurricanes in India would have benefited similarly against the Oscar. However the penalties are inevitably a lower performance at altitude and a shorter range. So it becomes a matter of competing priorities. In the case of the Spitfire, it was also used to reduce wing-root stresses, after a number of wing failures diving in the fighter-bomber role. In the case of the Buchon, at this date who cared? PS thinking of operational Buchons, the cannon in the wing and the rockets underneath would both have reduced roll ability. But clipping the wings would also have reduced lift, needed at the heavier weights. Trade-offs again. And in the end, as the only real role was in shooting up a few insurgents, would it have been of any real value? Edited September 3, 2019 by Graham Boak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Mig88 said: Very nicely finished indeed! I have one in my stash but I¡ll be going for a Spanish operational machine. Miguel I have already built 2 Spanish Buchon like this one : or this one : Patrick Edited September 3, 2019 by VG 33 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Wow! Great job on both too. I hope mine comes out as well as yours! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Very nice pseudo Emil. Also nice to see a Buchon in its proper clothes! Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 9/2/2019 at 2:04 PM, VG 33 said: So far, I have built many Special Hobby kits and I suppose I am now a bit seasoned. The most easy were the AH-1 Cobra and the SMB2 kits. Patrick I enjoyed their DH Vampire (ex-MPM), and I'm currently working my way through the Brewster Buffalo and Barracuda. They are challenging, but fun kits. I'm interested in seeing more about the SMB2. Do you have a work in progress thread? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Lovely little kit by the looks of it, nicely done to all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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