Messerschmitt Me 609 now finished!!!

[matrixone]

Here is the 1/72 scale Huma Me 609 I recently finished.

This model was painted free handed with Model Master enamels shot through my Iwata Revolution BR airbrush.

The kits decals were rubbish so I used decals from my spares box, otherwise the kit was built SFTB.

As can be seen in these pictures the landing gear is really funny looking with the main wheels set further in than the nose wheels...I suppose it might have worked but does look strange to me.







The pic below shows the last thing many B-29 crews had seen before being shot down...



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[Captain Canada]

Nice work !  Love the camo and colours. Funny looking aero tho.....I kept scrolling down, thinking there would be an angle that made it look good to me !

[matrixone]

Thanks Captain Canada,
From ground level there is no viewpoint where this thing looks good, its ugly no matter how you look at it.

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[Ed S]

Nice one.  Definitely a strange looking bird with that LG arrangement. I suppose that it would probably look a lot better in flight with the gear up.

Ed

[Weaver]

Good looking model and great photography as usual.

Definately some odd layout choices there arn't there? I'd have thought it better to put the main gear outboard of the fuselages and have it retract outwards, leaving the center wing section clear for a concentrated battery of guns (some of them prop-synchronised, of course)..

[PR19_Kit]

I'm with Weaver 100% on that. Super model and WONDERFUL photography there Matrixone. 

But it must have been designed by a committee, one that sat every 6 months perhaps and even then disagreed on every point of conflict. 

[dumaniac]

get away Matrixone ! - none of your stuff is ugly - you want to see ugly, go look on my hobby desk

nice build - interesting concept - lovely paint and decals

very nice indeed

[SPINNERS]

Very impressive and I just love the painted swirl on the spinners. Well done!

[McColm]

Great build .

[NARSES2]

Lovely model complemented by stunning photography, what more could you want ? 

[Hotte]

Nice Zwilling 

Hotte

[matrixone]

Thanks guys!

I agree with Weaver too, the main landing gear should have been on the outside of the fuselages instead of the inside wing section. One thing is certain though, this landing gear setup would still have been better than the standard Bf 109 fighter.


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[lancer]

Absolutely brilliant as usual Matrix. Gotta agree with everyone though, i5t is a wierd u/c arrangement, but it looks interesting though

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Lovely model complemented by stunning photography, what more could you want ? 

I'll echo that! Well done again.

[matrixone]

Thanks for looking lancer and Glenn!


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