Messerschmitt Me 209V1- World Speed Record 1939

[Courageous]

Here is my recently completed Me 209V1 using the Special Hobby kit in 1/72, built OOB.

Build Log here: 

 

 

 

 

 

The Me 209V1 (1939) parked alongside the Heston Napier (1940)

 

Thanks for looking.

Stuart

 

[Wulfman]

Two lovely builds !

 

Wulfman

[BerndM]

Very nice builds.

[RidgeRunner]

Nice one, Stuart. You do like your racers, dont you

 

Martin

 

[Terry1954]

Cracking good 209 Stuart. Very impressed with the blue finish.

 

That Belgian beer seems to work wonders!

 

Terry

[MACALAIN]

1 hour ago, Courageous said:

Here is my recently completed Me 209V1 using the Special Hobby kit in 1/72, built OOB.

Build Log here: 

 

 

 

 

 

The Me 209V1 (1939) parked alongside the Heston Napier (1940)

 

Thanks for looking.

Stuart

 

The 12 are very nice.

 

Alain

[echen]

Nice builds.

The wider landing gear would have benefitted the rookie 109 pilots if it had been retained from the 209.

[Pete F]

56 minutes ago, echen said:

The wider landing gear would have benefitted the rookie 109 pilots if it had been retained from the 209.

True but moving the landing gear mechanism close in to the fuselage gave them more space in the wing to play with. I assume this was enable better weapons systems but maybe they improved the wing profile? Interested to know. The Spit followed the same design with the same drawbacks/advantages.

[Pete F]

Nice build BTW. I really like what you've done with this little kit.

[echen]

1 hour ago, Pete F said:

True but moving the landing gear mechanism close in to the fuselage gave them more space in the wing to play with. I assume this was enable better weapons systems but maybe they improved the wing profile? Interested to know. The Spit followed the same design with the same drawbacks/advantages.

FW190 managed ok.

[Pete F]

1 hour ago, echen said:

FW190 managed ok.

Good point. They moved two wing guns close into the fuselage didn't they. I presume they shot though the prop?

[Courageous]

5 hours ago, Wulfman said:

Two lovely builds !

 

5 hours ago, BerndM said:

Very nice builds.

 

4 hours ago, echen said:

Nice builds.

Thanks guys, the Heston Napier is here: 

 

4 hours ago, RidgeRunner said:

You do like your racers,

Cheers Martin, yes, I just hope I've got enough time to build them .

4 hours ago, Terry1954 said:

Cracking good 209 Stuart. Very impressed with the blue finish. That Belgian beer seems to work wonders!

Thanks Terry, beer works wonders, if only that was the case .

3 hours ago, Pete F said:

Nice build BTW. I really like what you've done with this little kit.

Cheers Pete, wasn't smooth sailing all the way but we manage.

 

Stuart

 

[Bertie McBoatface]

They immediately reminded me of the GeeBee racers. 

 

Nice work Stuart.

[Giampiero Piva]

Very Nice !

[Serkan Sen]

Both look very beautiful. Nice works Stuart.

Serkan

[Courageous]

@Bertie McBoatface @Giampiero Piva @Serkan Sen, thanks guys, much appreciated.

 

Stuart

[Vultures1]

Very nice work, well done!

[Lightningboy2000]

Really superb racer in a neat setting. Apart from your list of upcoming float planes I hope there's some more classic racers to come.

1st class as always!

 

Martin 

[Courageous]

8 hours ago, Lightningboy2000 said:

Really superb racer

Thanks Martin, much appreciated.

 

As far as future racers concerned...

  

I have one or two to choose from but need to get my Canadair Sabres done first.

 

Stuart

[Ngantek]

Lovely build, good choice of colour in the end. The Heston Napier looks fantastic too, especially given the nondescript blobs from whence it came. Looking forward to having a go at this kit as well; I too have a soft spot for inter-war racers.

 

Quite the stash you have there! My vote is for that Karaya(?) Gloster III

[corsaircorp]

Congratulations Stuart, Have a Rochefort on my behalf !!

Really nice racer !!

I really love it !! 

Nice pair too !!

I mean nice pair of racers..... 

Then, a fine stash of waiting models !!

Sincerely !!

CC