Bf 109G-6 - a little bit different..

[Wolwe82]

  Hey guys, after few centuries the miracle happened and i have finaly managed to finish a model..   Well, sort of..

 

 The kit is the "new tooling" Eduard 1/48 Bf 109G-6. It was in shelf of doom´n´shame for some time already and as i have moved the box here and there, i have lost some of the little parts (antene column, aileron counterwights and more) and managed to damage the back part of the canopy. So i have decided to finish the kit in what-if scheme -  in the end it is an Australian shark  

 I wont bother you with some background storry, so making long storry short - plane was captured in Tunnisia and then delivered to Australia as a birthday gift to one of the top officiers. The plane had part of the canopy cover broken, so it was covered by aluminium sheet. Part of the gift was special marking, based on markings used on the unit´s spitfires at the time. To make it even more special, sgt. A.J.Cangaroo painted blue shark head on nose of the plane.

 

 So well,here it is, i have tried to make some dusty weathered surface. I m sorry for the photos, i have problems with backlight and the white is not well balanced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking and have a nice day guys  

 

 

[stevehnz]

Not sure what to make of that scheme on a Gustave, but whatever I come up with, you've made a helluva nice job of that, really well done, good shark too.

Steve.

[Reini78]

great idea, love it! excellent painting and weathering

[PLC1966]

That is a quality build.

 

[Zarichta]

Ual! Nice wash man! Diferent, but really nice.

Cheers;

[Gerrardandrews]

Aircraft what if, colour scheme of the month , and looking so good😊

[John_W]

Very nice.

The colour suits it.

[F-32]

Very cool, looks good in that scheme

[Basuroy]

Superb model , the weathering is fantastic

[cger]

very nice model with top class weathering , congratulations ! How did you do to make the rivets stand out like that ?

 

best,

 

Christian.

[Wolwe82]

Thanks guys, i m realy happy you like the result, even though my humble modeling skills got even more rusty over the last months

 

Cger - the rivets were highlighted by wash (highly diluted paint, like 5-10% of paint vs 90-95% of thinner). In my case i have used few shades of the new Adam Wilder´s Weathering oils mixed together to get sand-like tone, thinned by white spirit (but you can use any oil colours or huge range of finished washes), applied generously around the surface and after some time i have cleaned the excess by paper towel. On the engine cowling i have used wash from brown/black shades around the panels which could be opened on the real plane and various tones of washes here and there. I m sorry if i m explaining something you know already But if you were not using washes yet, you can send me personal message and i can explain you in short way what you need for it

[Max Headroom]

Bonkers but in a good way 

 

Trevor

[Gorby]

I like to see something a bit different - and top quality as well.

[Bangor Lad]

Love it! Not very often does a model put a smile on my face but this one did straightaway!

 

I forgot to mention but it's a beauty!

 

Cheers

[woody37]

Great weathering and a rare bird, gorgeous

[Mancunian airman]

You dont see many quality builds like that very often.

The overall appearance is very attractive to the eye and the small details such as the chalk marks are beautiful.

 

Congrats on a Top class model.

Ian

[Jason]

Absolutely love it. Well done on that excellent finish

[cger]

3 hours ago, Wolwe82 said:

Thanks guys, i m realy happy you like the result, even though my humble modeling skills got even more rusty over the last months

 

Cger - the rivets were highlighted by wash (highly diluted paint, like 5-10% of paint vs 90-95% of thinner). In my case i have used few shades of the new Adam Wilder´s Weathering oils mixed together to get sand-like tone, thinned by white spirit (but you can use any oil colours or huge range of finished washes), applied generously around the surface and after some time i have cleaned the excess by paper towel. On the engine cowling i have used wash from brown/black shades around the panels which could be opened on the real plane and various tones of washes here and there. I m sorry if i m explaining something you know already But if you were not using washes yet, you can send me personal message and i can explain you in short way what you need for it

thanks for the explanations, 

I often use washes  but never managed to get such a clean effect, I should try your method. I also like the way the propellor blades are treated by the way,

 

best,

 

Christian.

[stevej60]

Excellent build Wolwe,love the idea!

[Wolwe82]

Cheers guys

 

Bangor i m happy the model managed to make you smile - well, i hope it was smile of a joy

 

Cger - it is important to have semi-gloss (or gloss, but sometimes gloss is little bit toooo much ) surface before the wash is applied. Acrylic semi-gloss clear coat protects the paint from enamel washes (enamel or oil paints washes thinned by white spirit) and also helps you to clean the excessive wash better (on matt surface the wash holds on the slightly rough surface and it is hard to get it off sometimes).

As for the propeller blades, i have painted it by surfacer primer, followed by the colour of the blades. Next clear coat, coat of chipping fluid (you can use water based/disolved hairspray as well) and then soft coat of dusty shade acrylic paint. After 10-15 mins you can gently wet the blades by water and by using soft brush, gently rub down/chip down some of the dusty shade paint. Then fix it all with satin clear coat. Next use a little bit of sand/dust/earth pigments to get the dusty look , more towards the outer edges of the blades (closer to the ground when taking off/landing). Then fix the pigments by white spirit. As last i have used some sharpened toothpick and made scratches through the pigments/dust layers down to the colour of blades (but not too much to go to the plastic part - for this it is important to have the surfacer primer as it helps the paint to hold better to the plastic with so many following weathering steps )

 

 

Steve thanks!

[Bangor Lad]

Hi Wolwe

Very much a smile of joy

[Mark4700]

Love it. The weathering is just superb. 

[old thumper]

The 109 looks great in Australian markings, what a brilliant idea.

[PlaStix]

Hi Wolwe. Well....what can I say? A superbly built aircraft, beautifully painted in an interestingly different scheme and weathering applied by a true artist! Wonderful aircraft modelling. 

Looking forward to seeing the next one.......hopefully sooner rather than later! 

Kind regards,

Stix

[Convair]

A great 109 and a superb careful painting work. The chalked number #174 on propeller blade is an interesting detail. I loved the fuselage code letters "U.F.O."... :-)