I think you will be very lucky to take a mould from a restored aircraft without any damage to the paint finish. Airframes awaiting restoration would be a different matter as any paint damage wouldn’t matter too much and the chances of damaging the structure of a metal aircraft when making a mould would be minimal.
The only problem I can see is that the paint surface on an aircraft in need of retoration is likely to be pretty rough so you aren’t going to get a mould with a good surface finish which will mean any parts made from the mould are going to need a lot of filling and sanding to look half decent.
The solution is to rub down the surface of the aircraft you are using to take the mould to get it smooth before you start. If you can get a good smooth surface this will also ease any problems in getting the mould to release from the airframe but how many owners are going to let you rub down and polish the surface of their aeroplane even if it is in need of restoration?

Several years ago I saw a load of aircraft parts including what looked like a Chipmunk wing on a lorry. From the route it appeared to be going to Hanningfield Metals – a bit of a long shot but could be worth a try if all else fails.

Great work. I saw the wing in the workshop years ago in the early stages of its restoration which makes me appreciate even more the time and effort
that has gone into this airframe. It must have been a long uphill battle and it is good to see it looking far more like a complete aeroplane.

Like others I have never owned a historic airframe but I do know the Drover of old. Restoration was always going to be difficult when we had her at Southend. Another 20 odd years outside and no doubt some damage from being moved around isn’t going to make things any easier. In the UK her rarity must almost work against her as the chances of acquiring many of the parts needed must be pretty slim.
I would love to have her if I had somewhere to keep her and safeguard her for the future for old times sake but I am not so sure I would want to give £4000 even if I had the space and time to devote to putting right the neglect she has suffered ever since her arrival in England.
Given her condition and the money needed to restore her to static condition I personally think the price is high.

Perhaps for ‘significant’ read most ‘recognised by Joe Public’ then… And I suspect the aircraft has spent more of its flying career wearing crosses than it ever spent wearing Spanish roundels.

I think it looks great anyway 😀

Thanks Blue 2 you pretty much summed up what I meant.
Outside enthusiast circles Buchons are far more recognisable as the enemy from the Battle of Britain film than for their service with the Spanish AF.
I don’t know the history of this particular aircraft but I suspect that there is nothing in the history of this airframe that had a greater impact on the general public then its participation in the Battle of Britain film.
The assembly of the aircraft fleet for the film was an undertaking of pretty epic proportions and I do wonder how many Buchons would have survived the scrapmans axe had the film not been made. It is a shame that so few of the CASA 2.111s survived but sadly in those days what was in effect a twin engined WW2 bomber just wasn’t a viable proposition for those interested in operating warbirds.
I have no problem with a Spanish scheme on a Buchon but do think that the B of B film livery was fitting for this airframe regardless of how inaccurate the scheme may be in terms of representing a correct Luftwaffe scheme from the B of B era. I am sure the scheme will help generate airshow work which will in turn help pay the bills to keep her flying.

IKN must have finally disappeared late 60’s/ early 70’s. She was still sitting at the far end of 33/15 when I first started spotting at Southend in 1967.

My father was stationed at Bari in Italy when he was called up shortly after WW2 also spent time at Fayid in Egypt.
I am sure he said it was Bari where there was an old quarry at then end of the runway and any damaged aircraft which were beyond repair were simply pushed into the quarry and forgotten about. Presumerably the quarry has been filled in since then but it could be that there are still aircraft parts there which would include Caproni CA311s which were flying from there in RAF markings after WW2.

And why not, at least once, a Buchon not in these fake colors, but in its original and very pleasant Spanish finish ?

P.S. It would be nice if a Spanish team would buy back a Buchon, probably the only solution to see a Buchon in its real glory.

At the end of the day a Buchon painted to represent a Me-109 is more attractive on the airshow circuit than a Buchon in Spanish AF marks.
It is the old chestnut of presenting something that the ordinary (and usually uninformed) public can understand. Most would understand a Spitfire and a Messerschmitt but a few would understand or want to see a Spanish Buchon.
Unfortunately this is just a fact of life particularly in a world where many youngsters don’t seem to show any interest in learning about history. My other halfs 14 year old grandson is meant to be learning about the nazis and WW2 at school but apparently it is boring. I am sure it isn’t as boring as the doses of ancient history served up when I was at school.
Unfortunately he shows no interest in airshows or historic aircraft either and it appears he is fairly typical of his age group. It is their loss but the worrying thing is that these are the people who will need to support museums and airshows in the coming years to ensure their continued existence.
I look forward to seeing this Buchon again whatever the colour scheme. We are just very lucky to have any flying at all.