**** DONE: 1/48 MS 406 - Winter War / Eastern Front WWII

[Donivanp]

Coming along very nicely. I was reading Hans Rudels "Stuka Pilot" and I believed he mentioned this subject in there. I had not recalled the plane till you did this build and then it came up in a book,

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good Steph.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

 

[Wayne Little]

Look forward to the paint...

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,
I almost finished painting but something but something troubles me...
This photo was taken during August 1941 but no yellow fuselage band... Or just a part...?

Normally, the FAF painted eastern front markings in mid June 1941...

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Is it a part band behind the shoulders or light reflection the same as seen lower down the fuselage behind the right mans elbow! Just thinking.

 

[Wurger]

It is quite to difficult to say if there was the yellow band at all . An image taken in the September 1941 ( ten victories at the leading edge of the fin ) and a shot of the MS-327 taken at the end of the 1941 show the yellow strip clearly. It is possible there still were Ms.406s without the band at the beginning of the 1941. But later all got the yellow strip. Therefore I would say yes the band was there. Have a look at the pic of the MS-308. The band at the fuselage top is almost unseen. If the black spot wasn't applied there, you wouldn't say it was there.. Just the yellow and the green colour are interfusing in the B&W image. Because the MS-237 seems to be still retaining the origin camo scheme and the pic might have been taken with the isohromatic negative , it is very likely we can see the same effect in both of shots.

 

[le_steph40]

Great explanations Thanks Wojtek

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure.

And here is another example of the same effect. The yellow band is almost unseen in the picture of the MS-306 White 8. The enlarged and clipped shot shows that the strip was there. Its left edge can be noticed at the fuselage top because of "damp patches" or dark smudges ( possible a camo dark spot ) at the area. But the shade of the two colours there is almost the same. The right edge of the band is seen partially beelow the pilot's right hand kept in the right pocket. Also the small bar of the plane number MS-306 can be noticed there.

 

[le_steph40]

8)

 

[le_steph40]

Here is the painting...

I keep working...

 

[Wurger]

Looking great. However I think , there was the blue-grey colur at the top of the fuselage at the rear window area and a little bit behind it. Then the green colour like in the colour profile in your first post. Also I'm not sure about the yellow undersides of the wing tips. But I would say - yes.

 

[JKim]

Sweet! That's a clean camo job!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Very nice and clean spraying Stéphane.

 

[Wayne Little]

Like it! Looks great...

 

[chris brown]

Nice paint job!

 

[rochie]

Wow, very nice

 

[Crimea_River]

Beautiful Steph.

 

[le_steph40]

Thank you for your nice comments
Decals done !

 

[Wurger]