Jet Me-109 What-If

[Faust]

The fun part about modelling is that you can be as exacting or as imaginative as you want to be, depending on the subject. Normally, planes don’t lend themselves to much in the way of imagination, but there are plenty of niche types that offer some creative freedom. A perfect example of that is the realm of “Luft ‘46”. This umbrella covers real and conceptual aircraft that were being designed for the future Luftwaffe before the end of the War in 1945.


Luft ’46 is one of my favourite subtopics, and in fact is the reason I got back into building plane models about 20 years ago. Early on, I couldn’t find a lot of good Luft ’46 kits, but that didn’t stop me from making my own! On perfect example of this is my jet conversion of the ancient (and terrible) Me-109 from Heller/Airfix. This is an old build, but I still like it, and I thought I should share it.

Check it out, and don’t tell me the Germans didn’t come up with weirder ideas!


adamrehorn.wordpress.com/1-72-messerschmitt-me-709-a-1/

[Firemist]

As I see it, that looks like an excellent conversion! As for the concept, of course the ME 109 did not offer the swept wings of the ME 262 or 163 Komet, but then again neither did the HE-162 nor England's Gloster Meteor or the P80 from the US; which were all WWII vintage aircraft or designs. Considering how the Germans towards the end of the war were looking for more economical "Wonder Weapons" ; like the HE-162 ; which employed wood in a good deal of its construction coupled with the fact that ME 109 was one of the most prolific designs of all the German fighters; it comes as no surprise that Messerschmitt had actually done a study on fitting the ME 109 with jets. The link below describes Messerschmitt's design proposal for a twin jet powered 109.

Military Factory's BF109 Jet Article