**** DONE: GB-53 1/48 Morane-Saulnier MS 410 - Eastern Front

[T Bolt]

User Name: T Bolt
Name: Glenn
Category: Advanced
Kit: Hobbycraft Morane-Saulnier "Swiss" MS 410
Scale: 1/48th
Accessories: None at this time



I will be building the Finnish MS 410 shown below using a combination of decals from the kit and my spare decal stash and masked &painted markings.
One thing I can see right away is that the yellow "1" in the profile is incorrect. The B/W photo shows the yellow stripe as a much darker color than the "1". I believe the "1" should be white or possibly a very light blue. I will more than likely be going with white.

 

[T Bolt]

About the only thing I know about it from a Google translation of a Finnish caption that says that the pilot was Sergeant Uolevi Jaakkola, that winter mask and washed away at the end of April, and what looks like a date of Feb 20, 1943. I also have a caption in what I think is Russian that I've had no help from Google translate with. I am posting pictures of both below in the hope that someone can make more sense out of them than I have been able to.

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

I found this, which seems to be more accurate when compared to the B&W photo, plus it also has left, top, and bottom views.

 

[Crimea_River]

Cool choice Glenn.

 

[Wurger]

I have gathered a couple of shots with different Finnish MS.406/410 that may come in handy ...

The MS-624 without the winter camo ...

and the other kites ...

the pic source: Finnish Air Force Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 mixed photographs and images

 

[T Bolt]

Thanks Wojtek, those are some very nice pictures and will be very useful.

 

[fubar57]

Need any detail shots Glenn?

 

[T Bolt]

cockpit, tail ski, and landing gear shots if you have any George

 

[fubar57]

PM sent

 

[Wurger]

A couple of shots of the cockpit you may find here ... **** DONE: 1/72 Morane Saulnier 406 - Pacific Theatre of Operations II

and three shots with landing gear seen .. also with the radiator lowered.

 

[Wurger]

And two shots more with the details of theMS.406 landing gear ... side view and from the back ... more nice images with the link ..

the source: Finnish Air Force Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 mixed photographs and images

 

[Wurger]

Here two shots of the Finnish MS.406 during trials with the non retractable skies.

the source: the Internet

and here skies used for towing by the ground maintenance crews ..

the source: the net.

 

[Wurger]

The landing gear details with wheel bay seen ...

the pic source: Finnish Air Force Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 mixed photographs and images

 

[Wurger]

the tail skid ....

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool stuff.

 

[T Bolt]

Here's the kit. Typical early Hobbycraft.
It looks like it has all the decals I need except for the "1" on the tail

I've built this same kit before some 20 years ago. It had been sitting undisturbed on a shelf in the basement for at least 15 years and was in need of a bit of dusting off

It cleaned up pretty well with the exception of the decals which I may replace with the ones from this new kit. I built this one straight from the box and can see there's room for some improvements with this new build.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice weathering there Glenn

 

[T Bolt]

The blizzard of '43