Did the Luftwaffe put floats on a 110 in the real world?
As far as I know, they didn't. My rationale is the Luftwaffe's need for something less vulnerable than the Heinkel He 115. During the war most of the He 115s operated out of Norway as the air opposition was lighter there. My floatplane Bf 110 is a sort of replacement for the He 115 which was pretty close to obsolete early in the war.
Latest progress shots:
The fuselage is all putty-fooed and sanded down. I added a tail cone extension that was used on the Bf 110D variant- the extended tail cone housed a two man dinghy in case the aircraft ditched. I figure that's a damn good feature to have in a 110 floatplane. Tonight if I have the chance I'll start working on a more presentable (in this scale) cockpit.
The wings are assembled and I forgot just how absolute crap this Minicraft kit is. The slinging and sanding of putty ensued, probably the most PSR I've had to do in this scale. Not to mention the Marianas Trench panel lines (for what few there are- flaps, ailerons, elevators, rudder).
The main struts for the floats are attached, once dry I'll fill in the gaps where they join the floats. It occurred to me that twin engine float planes for the most part don't need water rudders as they can steer with differential thrust. Those were cut off the floats, they looked like crap anyway.