Messerschmitt Me-110 P-2 Single seat fighter

[TomZ]

Messerschmitt Me-110P-2



During 1940 it became painfully clear that the me-110 could not hold its own against single engine fighters like the Supermarine Spitfire. Messerschmitt, in a bid to maintain production orders for the Me-110 proposed several updates to the Me-110 to the RLM.



One variant featured a single tail and updates aerodynamics and led ultimately to the Me-210 and later the Me-410.



Another option proposed was a Me-110 single seater variant. The purpose was to save weight by omitting the second crew member and so gain extra speed and manoeuvrability, As this looked like a relatively easy change to the Me-110 then in production, the RLM gave to go ahead for a series of 50 Me-110 P-0 single seat fighters based on the Me-110 C model.



Although the first operational results were not very hope giving, a second order for 250 P-2 models, based on the Me-110G was placed at the end of 1942. This however was the final single seat Me-110 variant as the gain in performance was judged too small to justify further development.



Moderl: Revell 1/48, canopy from a FW-190

TomZ

[Vulcan7]

Great looking build       

[zenrat]

Nice.   

[NARSES2]

That looks really neat Tom 

[Rick Lowe]

 

[kerick]

That looks very natural and believable. I love a whiff that looks like it could have happened.

[comrade harps]

Neat finish and plausible.

Pst: I too am working on a Bf 110 replacement.

[Wardukw]

Extremely cool Tom ..it looks right ✅️ 😊😊

[Dizzyfugu]

That's looking good. A friend implanted a single-seater canopy (from a Fw 190, too) onto a Ju 88 with a solid nose a long while ago, that also looked great and sleek.

[Wardukw]

That's looking good. A friend implanted a single-seater canopy (from a Fw 190, too) onto a Ju 88 with a solid nose a long while ago, that also looked great and sleek.

Ideas now ..im having ideas now   

[Rick Lowe]

That's looking good. A friend implanted a single-seater canopy (from a Fw 190, too) onto a Ju 88 with a solid nose a long while ago, that also looked great and sleek.

Ideas now ..im having ideas now   

Oops, Watch Out, World! 

[Wardukw]

That's looking good. A friend implanted a single-seater canopy (from a Fw 190, too) onto a Ju 88 with a solid nose a long while ago, that also looked great and sleek.

Ideas now ..im having ideas now   

Oops, Watch Out, World! 

Well I've got 2 Ju88s and a 188 in the stash and in the not to distant..1 more ..there's a plan in my noggin ...something is ticking ..tick tick tick 

[Rick Lowe]

That's looking good. A friend implanted a single-seater canopy (from a Fw 190, too) onto a Ju 88 with a solid nose a long while ago, that also looked great and sleek.

Ideas now ..im having ideas now   

Oops, Watch Out, World! 

Well I've got 2 Ju88s and a 188 in the stash and in the not to distant..1 more ..there's a plan in my noggin ...something is ticking ..tick tick tick 

(In a very Plummy voice) "What happened to the Kaboom? There's supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom!"

[Hotte]

Klasse 

Hotte

[Dizzyfugu]

That's looking good. A friend implanted a single-seater canopy (from a Fw 190, too) onto a Ju 88 with a solid nose a long while ago, that also looked great and sleek.

Ideas now ..im having ideas now