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That aircraft has been dis-assembled. look at the rear wing spar - no damage to the fitting, so the bolts have been removed. And as someone else said - the gear is down.
And the other wing has been reassembled without the root fairing.
You can paint it whatever and however you like because the scale model you have so far created is not the aircraft 'melange' built by the Soviets illustrated in the photo's you attach.I want to reproduce the ME109 crashed in n Stalingrad. There are several good photos of the same aircraft.
My question is, what colour is it most likely to be? There is clearly a straight edge two tone pattern on the wings, but the fuselage appears to be one dark colour - including the belly which is unusual. It's also unusual that it bears no numbers or markings other than the cross.
I can't find any other reference for a 109 that has no camo pattern on the fuselage.
This thread along with the Mystery Passenger 'Bipe are fascinating. The forensic skills of this forum are amazing.BTW .. a Bf 109E captured at the Stalingrad 1943 ...
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the source: Bf109E Stalingrad 1943 | World War Photos
This thread along with the Mystery Passenger 'Bipe are fascinating. The forensic skills of this forum are amazing.
As to this photo, I noticed the spinner lacks that opening that for years I had assumed was for a canon. I thought that was a standard feature.
It's a complement.Thanks.. I think
So am I right in assuming the main fuselage is aluminium (so I can do bare metal around the damages) but that the aelerones are canvas! Is that why they're basically rotted away in the photos ?