Duxford Buchon

That first shot of the Buchon…. 😮

Here’s some detail shots I took for you yesterday. It’ll be a challenge to do these in 1/72… 😮

I am hoping that these will be close enough in 1/72
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Thanks chaps. It was an amazing pass! I managed to get a nose shot as the Buchon whizzed past.

DSC_0023BUCHONCR by llihmot, on Flickr

Another one from September.

DSC_0032BUCHONCR by llihmot, on Flickr

Two from Flying Legends 2010

DSC_0112BUCHONCR by llihmot, on Flickr

DSC_0069BUCHONCR by llihmot, on Flickr

TJ

No, they’re actual holes in the engine cowling. For what, I’m not sure, however…!

Cooling, perhaps?

Is it just me or has someone painted eyes/eyebrows on the rocker cover bulges?

New kiddies book coming out?
Manfred The Messerschmitt…

Baldomero The Buchon?

Héctor The Hispano….

Sorry but you are wrong. They were specifically manufactured by the film company and sit in the area where the original cannon were fitted. We have original B of B film barrels fitted to G-AWHE and used them as the design shape to copy for the ones fitted to G-BWUE. Connie Edwards told me this week when he visited Duxford, that he has dozens of barrels in his hangar at Big Spring. 😎

CLANG !!

Hang on Roobs i’ll give you a hand to pick up that name you just dropped….;)

Sorry but you are wrong. They were specifically manufactured by the film company and sit in the area where the original cannon were fitted. We have original B of B film barrels fitted to G-AWHE and used them as the design shape to copy for the ones fitted to G-BWUE. Connie Edwards told me this week when he visited Duxford, that he has dozens of barrels in his hangar at Big Spring. 😎

I believe that the “cannon barrels” in the original 1968 film aircraft were simply Browning 0.303 barrels,even though that is obviously the wrong calibre.

Colin

How can you say badass with a smile like that.

I know the Messerschmitt purists will jump on me for saying this, but the Buchon is one badass looking aircraft, especially head-on…!

I was just thinking that – fab photo! 🙂

Duxford – September 2010

DSC_0020BUCHONCR by llihmot, on Flickr

TJ

‘king awesome!!

Here’s some detail shots I took for you yesterday. It’ll be a challenge to do these in 1/72… 😮

Duxford – September 2010

DSC_0020BUCHONCR by llihmot, on Flickr

TJ

Waddington 2010:

Legends a week later:

Hope it helps!

The guns were borrowed from G-AWHE and slaved in for the initial ground based photo shoot that I took and released, as the originals were not with the aircraft when it came from Breighton. As they had not been fitted in that rebuild, they were not part of the original technical certification and so new items were manufactured and a modification approval had to gained before fitment for flight. This took a while and so initial flying was undertaken without the guns fitted, hence the blanking plates at that stage. They were subsequently fitted and have been on ever since. From memory they were put on just before Legends this year. I think it looks best with the guns fitted, myself. 😎

They were fitted the day before the show I believe.

The guns were borrowed from G-AWHE and slaved in for the initial ground based photo shoot that I took and released, as the originals were not with the aircraft when it came from Breighton. As they had not been fitted in that rebuild, they were not part of the original technical certification and so new items were manufactured and a modification approval had to gained before fitment for flight. This took a while and so initial flying was undertaken without the guns fitted, hence the blanking plates at that stage. They were subsequently fitted and have been on ever since. From memory they were put on just before Legends this year. I think it looks best with the guns fitted, myself. 😎

Thank you I will finish the model with guns fitted then;)

The guns were borrowed from G-AWHE and slaved in for the initial ground based photo shoot that I took and released, as the originals were not with the aircraft when it came from Breighton. As they had not been fitted in that rebuild, they were not part of the original technical certification and so new items were manufactured and a modification approval had to gained before fitment for flight. This took a while and so initial flying was undertaken without the guns fitted, hence the blanking plates at that stage. They were subsequently fitted and have been on ever since. From memory they were put on just before Legends this year. I think it looks best with the guns fitted, myself. 😎

Hi i’m not really sure what you guys are talking about but heres a top shot of G-BWUE taken in September that may or may not help:confused::confused::confused:

FILM STAR!!! by Gaz West, on Flickr

(click the pic for a bigger view)

I believe they were fitted just prior to the September show.