1/48 Eduard Bf 109E-4, Oblt. Franz von Werra (Complete)
I watched the movie "The One That Got Away" last night and finished the office on this kit this afternoon.
Many on the forum I'm sure are familiar with the story: von Werra was shot down over England on during the Battle of Britain, crash landed, was taken prisoner and subsequently escaped to return to Germany. I recommend the movie if you haven't seen it.
The One That Got Away (1957) by Roy Ward Baker - YouTube
One of the fun things about this hobby is learning the history of the people and events surrounding the chosen subject.
Franz von Werra's scheme is crisp and snappy and the story of his crash, capture and escape is fascinating. There's also quite a bit interesting detective work to reconcile the color and marking details from the photos of his 109 with his mascot lion cub Simba, the RAF crash photos and the various color profiles floating around. For example, the Eduard profile included in the kit does not match the photos regarding the spinner backing plate and the panel forward of the windscreen.
This will be my first Eduard kit with AK Real Colors and will be completely out of the box. The Cartograph decals look pretty nice. I'm also going to try preshading with "marbling" to create some more depth and variation. I plan to have the engine closed up on this one.
Here's the finished office. Eduard's PE IP's are really nice. It took some time getting used to 1/48 scale after my last few builds, which were 1/32. Buttoning up the fuselage and starting on the wings next.
