Blohm & Voss BV.235

[Spey_Phantom]

Back History:

in 1942, the RLM recieved a specification from Luftwaffe High Command and Admirality of the Kriegsmarine to develop a new flying boat for the Luftwaffe and KriegsMarineFlieger. the request was made in order to find a suitable replacement for the older Do18 and Heinkel He115's. Blohm & Voss was already working on a new generation flyingboat, similar to the british Shorts Sunderland, the BV.222. The company stated that it could develop a smaller aircraft that would fit the requirement, as the BV.222 was concidered to be to big and expensive to be used for Search and Rescue missions over the North Sea. the new flyingboat could also be built in a version for Anti-Submarine Warfare.

the first BV.235 made its first flight in December 1944, and entered Luftwaffe service in June 1945. the German Navy also ordered for 40 of these aircraft to be part of the Kriegsmarineflieger. the Luftwaffe bought 100 of these aircraft and used them for SAR missions, supplyflights and recconaisance. the Kriegsmarine used them for a similar task, with addition of anti-submarine warfare and U-boat supply flights. when the war ended in 1949, the plans for the BV.235 were captured by the Russians and produced localy as the Beriev Be.6, NATO codename "Madge".

Model: Revell 1/72 Beriev Be.6 Madge
Decals: from the spares box.


Pictures:

[Dizzyfugu]

The idea is odd (also have a plan for one of these VEB Plasticart Be-6s), but the German markings look disturbingly good on the flying boat! 
Colors are somewhat light/bright? Is this late WWII RLM 82/83?

[TallEng]

That is good :thumbsup:it looks every inch a B+V product.

Regards
Keith

[PR19_Kit]

That is good :thumbsup:it looks every inch a B+V product.

Regards
Keith

Must have been designed by a sub-office, Dr. Richard Vogt would only have fitted it with one engine, out on one wing.  

Oh yes, and a one sided tailplane.... 

That does look very Germanic though, and a very believable back story too.  

[DogfighterZen]

Nice work! I like the colors on that big bird. 

[NARSES2]

That does look very Germanic though, and a very believable back story too.  

Very much so and it looks like something B&V would have come up with while Dr Vogt was busy at his drawing board and distracted by asymmetry