"Black 8" JG-27 dio

[T. van Vuuren]

Hi all.

Here is my Tamiya 1/48 ME 109E 4/7 in the colours of JG-27 in Lybia WW2.

IIRC this plane was used by Marseille (please correct me if wrong)

The mechanic is from the 1/48 ICM kit ,the rest of the stuff if balsawood.

Testors paint freehanded with airbrush.

The plane is being repaired, therefore the spinner and rear canopy is off.

Very nice kit to build!

Theuns

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[andyrobs]

Thats a cracking little dio Theuns, very impressive, five stars from me mate!!!!

Cheers, Andrew

 

[Kressy13]

Great looking 109 and the base really sets it off well. Great job.

Cheers

Kresten

 

[Vajled]

nice diorama of wonderfull plane

just only thing I must notice,... silvering on right wing of red stripe decal but all other is just great

 

[papa 695]

A great diorama Theuns well worth 5 stars

 

[stona]

Nice job Theuns,love the little dio.

The aircraft you have done belonged to 2./JG27 and was normally flown by Fw. Franz Elles. There is a well known picture of this aircraft flying along the Libyan coast which is very often MIS-captioned as being Werner Schroer. Schroer's log book shows that he only flew this aircraft twice.

It's not Marseille's either,it's the wrong Staffel. Marseille remained with 3./JG27 in North Africa. We know of three,possibly four,Emils that Marseille flew in North Africa before JG27 converted to the F series. His first F he used briefly before he was sent on sick leave to Athens and we don't know much about it. On his return he started to fly his well known series of "Yellow 14"s.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Ian M]

Nice little dio there Theuns.

Ian M

 

[T. van Vuuren]

Yes the African sun can defenately make the red line "silver" a bit LOL!

Thanx fir the info on the Pilot, makes for some interesting reading.

T

 

[MORIARTY1177]

Cracking stuff Theun 5* from me.

Regards

Chris

 

[saguy]

neat job Theuns ...rgds ... Lindsey

 

[dubster72]

Really good work there, Theuns! The 109 is very well done as is the dio base. It gives a lovely snapshot into the work being done.

Patrick