Fine Molds 1/72nd Me 410 Complete

Thanks Clint. No real problems with the fit. I had read a review that the engines were a bit tricky. After some test fitting i noticed that the location tabs hinder it. So i removed those and with a bit of wiggling got them in place. Canopy is a little tricky because the rear sides are seperate pieces but they fit fine.

I have a couple of the 109G-10's and a K-4, look really nice, i am hoping to get to one of them soon.

My 410 build has slwed down a bit the last week or so, but finally started to get some where. With the main construction finished it was masked up and ready for some paint.

Then after the primer some paint. First did the light blue on the tail and patches on the side, followed by the grey and green.

I tried for a patchy effect underneath but once again went a bit to far, i keep forgetting my own rule that when it looks like it needs one more pass leave it.

Then time for the decals. There is a seperate sheet for the stencils but this says for the A-1/3 variants. But i did use some that were above the black undersides as this would have covered the lower ones.

Also touched up the underside with some lighter areas and added the exhaust stains. Not sure where that lighter band came from, tried going over it with the thinned colour i was useing but didn't cover it up. I decided to leave it rather than make it worse.

Next up some light weathering washes and add the remaining parts.

Thanks Chad. Hopefully i can change your mind

Well my friend, here’s another one I have listed on eBay but want to keep!  I’ve always thought the Me 410 was a beautiful aircraft. I’m following. 

Cheers guys. I did manage to get the engines on last night, not as bad as what i had read. I did find i had to remove the location tabs that are on the end of the wheel bay, they seemed to hinder the engines. Just a little bit of sanding tonight and she will be there.

Fantastic start, looking forward to more.

Your Friend Toshi

Looks good Bish.  Cool airframe 

Cheers guys.

Andy, they don't have a massive range. They were probably best known for their Star Wars kits, which before bandai were considered by many to be the best around. Their armour kits seem to be mainly Japanese as area lot of their aircraft kits. They do have a large selection of later 109 variants as well as a fewother subjects, such as an F-14. The 410 kits seem to be some of their earlier kits dating from the mid 90's.

You have to go looking for them, not somthing you tend to see in the LHS, at least not over here.

Looking really good so far Bish! Don’t think I’ve heard of fine molds before.

I have a couple of the G-10's and a K-4 and they look very nice. FM has its own PE sets for those. I plan on doing one of the G-10's next year, but i know jack (jgeratic) has done one and it looked good. They do some interesting armour subjects as well.

Thanks Bruce. Ye, it is, i couldn't find much info on it. I used a couple of on line pics for referance. fermis done a great job on the same kit last year, amazing pit detail he hand painted. I found that helpful. I would not have known about the frame in the cockpit other wise.

Nice start on this one, Bish. The cockpit looks very good. This is a very interesting aircraft, I have the 1/48 Meng kit, and will be watching with interest.