wayne 0 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) Having built a few of the (newish) 1/72 Airfix 109E-4/7 kits I wanted to do an E-1. Rather than try and find a E-1 kit, or use an E-3, I decided I would have a go at modifying an Airfix E-4. This required a change of canopy to the earlier style, and removal of the 20mm cannon, as the E-1 had 7.92mm MG 17's in the wings. I had in my stash a couple of E-1 style vac canopies to suit Heller, Matchbox and Airfix 109, but I believe that this must be for the older tool kit, as the vac canopy was a bit narrow. I have an Avis 109D kit in the stash and it has 2 canopies in it (not sure why). So I used one of these as it fit okay and while not great, it was acceptable by my standards. I did a work in progress, but can't figure out how to link here. It was an enjoyable build,however next time I think I will use a Tamiya E-3. Built as Yellow 14 of 6 (J) TrGr 186 1939-40 using Print Scale decals. Painted with GUNZE aqueous RLM 70/71/65. This is the first time I have used these paints on the exterior of a model, and they spray beautifully. Edited August 3, 2015 by wayne 0 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 a nice and clean build of the early Emil. I like it! Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Cracking build and finish Wayne,love the scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Very nice, the paint job does look pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_Ukraine Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Very nice Emil! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 That's a really neat and spotless machine, as beoves an early Emil from the prewar/early war era. The fact that the ailerons are subtly deflected down because of the fully deployed flaps is duly noted. Bravo! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne 0 Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 Thanks for the kind words everyone. I put a bit effort into making holes where I thought they would enhance the build (including the tail wheel frame). Some were worth the exercise, and some maybe not so much. All good experience, that hopefully improves my builds. Pics aren't that good. If a bright sunny day becomes available soon, I may see if i can get a better photo. Looking forward to trying some other brands of 109, amongst the ever growing cue of other aircraft types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 This is a very clean build, beautifully painted. I have kept an E-4 kit to do an E-1, like you have. Just do not have a canopy yet... How did the decals behave as I have the same decal sheet to use. Great show JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delis Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 nice job there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Nice job on that Wayne, the 70/71 uppers really do give the Emil an unusual look. How did the Printscale decals perform, they look good on the finished item & seem to have good colour opacity? Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne 0 Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 This is a very clean build, beautifully painted. I have kept an E-4 kit to do an E-1, like you have. Just do not have a canopy yet... How did the decals behave as I have the same decal sheet to use. Great show JR Nice job on that Wayne, the 70/71 uppers really do give the Emil an unusual look. How did the Printscale decals perform, they look good on the finished item & seem to have good colour opacity? Steve. Thanks. Though far from a decal expert, here is my take. The print scale decals have a thin carrier film (if not a little on the big side around the 14). This resulted in me botching the second wing walk marking, so I replaced them both with the Airfix items. The colours are opaque enough, though some very slightly out of register on the port witch's hair. I was mostly pleased with them, will use more from the "Emil" sheet and others that I have, and would buy others as they seemed to me to be reasonable value. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Fantastic E, a very nice scheme and certainly different to what is usually seen, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 There are some great '109's on the site at the moment, this one included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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