I think these poor Buchons are getting a lot of stick just for being painted in colours that will captivate younger audiences more, and can as – accurately as possible for the current time – portray the Luftwaffe in displays, and in film and television in order to make such important history come alive.
If you want ‘real’ 109s (Many of which are converted Buchons anyway!) go to Germany, or the FHC in America. Apart from that, unless they are sold abroad, or brought overseas by operators, then there they shall remain so we should utilise the next best thing (Which regardless of what people say is still technically based on a ‘109 airframe).
If it wasn’t for the Buchons in Battle of Britain I may not have been so drawn in to learning more about the battle, and subsequently learning more about ‘real’ 109s and other wartime types.
Sabrejet your examples are bordering on complete hyperbole. The Magna Carta and a McDonalds menu look in no way similar, whereas a replica would at least give a good visual representation. A Hurricane looks none like a 109 in the slightest. A Buchon is actually a 109 airframe just with a Merlin up front, so at least in that way it looks accurate!
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