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Me 109 K-14 1/48 conversion Finished


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I have gone against my original plan of finishing my Battle of Britain movie Buchon before starting this one but i am waiting for some bits and bobs to arrive for the next stage of work on that so have dived headlong in on this project .

To save the pain of Britmodellers haveing to read my poor typing i took the liberty of photographing the aircraft history from the instructions.

 

I am useing the Revell Bf109 G-10 (kit no 03958 as the base model . I have not come across a 1/48 kit with so few parts for years . All 40 parts aare used and there is no marking option . It reminds me a bit of one of the small free kits that came with

34951267703_c590fc38d6.jpgprod_img-198128.jpg.thumb.319.319 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

I think that the full tital for my project could be

Bf 109 Kellogs -14

The conversion parts come from the New Antares Models set made from hard yellow resin

34951274773_8dd4cc285c_b.jpgP1020344 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

35720206596_74aa1f119f_z.jpgP1020343 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

34951276053_67e61afaca_b.jpgP1020340 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

35720208316_e40f14a509_z.jpgP1020339 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It looks like a simple conversion with the main work involving the underwing gun inserts ,new 4 blde prop , tail weel insert and scribing some new access panels .

 

Going to go and do some chain drilling and cutting now .

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That Revell kit brings back a lot of memories, nice and interesting project.

There were aircrafts in the cornflakes boxes ?

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On 14/06/2017 at 19:37, BerndM said:

That Revell kit brings back a lot of memories, nice and interesting project.

There were aircrafts in the cornflakes boxes ?

Yes i remember in the 1960'sgetting a Spitfire and Huricane and a few years later you could save up tokens and get a complete RAF airfield including nisan huts and control tower . I have the airfield in one of my display caases.

 

I have just edited my thred to remove dead P/B links and replace them with new pics . not sure if correct order but better thn nothing .

 

Now my Buchon is safe and sound on my 109 shelf next to my Allycat 109 b conversion (they do look neat together ) , its time to get the K-14 together .as there aroun 40 parts icluding the conversion it should not take to long .

 

Firt a test fit of the Revell parts .

35629407021_ace4b84ddd_z.jpgP1020349 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

I am plesently suprised with how good the fit is , it may well be filler free (not including the cconversion parts)

I think that anyone who has recently battled with the likes of  an Eduard 1/48 bf 110 could do spend some time with this kit as therapy to aid the healing process.

 

35629404481_380fdba9b6_b.jpgP1020369 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

I wont dwell on the side wall detail as there isnt much to dwell on .

 

The cockpit detail more than makes up for it ...one word   superb . Looks like revell based the seat on my Grandmothers comfy chair .

34951270173_c6346b53f0_b.jpgP1020370 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

The wing sections have been removed

34951268403_4cbbb37524_z.jpgP1020352 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

and the new resin 30mm cannon insert instald

34951270913_057f5135a6_b.jpgP1020362 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

They were an ok fit .gaps were filled with plastiv strip and super glue/talk mix .

Going to get fuselage buttond up next so i can remove the tail wheel secttion.

Forgot this pic to explain what a K-14 is all about

35720204996_e2a3aba38e_k.jpgP1020345 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

35629405071_b921136c29_b.jpgP1020346 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

34951271773_02131cb13b_b.jpgP1020347 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

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An interesting conversion Alistair, I love doing things like this too. That Revell plastic looks almost soft, what's it like to work with? 

Max 

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13 hours ago, galgos said:

An interesting conversion Alistair, I love doing things like this too. That Revell plastic looks almost soft, what's it like to work with? 

Max 

Yes its soft so easy to glue . There is little flash but very little in the way of sharp edges . The sharpest detail is here

35650910061_4a477b1e8b_b.jpgP1020383 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

I will remove the Revell made in china logo as this must be unique to the G-10 as there are no clear pics of any K-14's having this :speechless:

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With the nights now drawing in progress has picked up .

1 Wings are now in the paint shop . Have had a coat of primer and have been pre shaded 

35829920351_975c49b1c6_b.jpgP1020389 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

Undersurfaces are going to have bare Aluminiu ,RLM 76 ,and RLM 84 (sky Green ) areas .I will use a redbrown mix for the putty 

35152553843_83d77368f9_b.jpgP1020388 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

I used Alclad for the Aluminium .

2 fuselage has been primed and pre shaded

35152555503_cdf2ac1ed9_b.jpgP1020386 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

The metal and resin tail wheel is attached

 

35829923051_42de0c893f_b.jpgP1020387 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

The work bench in my Messerschmitt modelling  room (not as tidy as the benches in the Junkers ,Dornier ,Arado and Fw modelling rooms) ;)

I am also working on the new Revell Me 262 night fighter

next job is some white for RV bands ,spiner spiral and yellow nose

I'm going to see how many colours i can get on this bird (it is a what if sheme )

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On 21/07/2017 at 05:35, Kahunaminor said:

Looking good Alistair,

 

Glad to see you keep your benches to one brand each. Very organised of you! :) How is the 262 to build?

 

Regards

 

Thank you Max , BerndM ,Kent and Stix .

Kent , iv got a little way into it and can say that fit of parts is excellent ,however i think i found a built in fault that requires some plastic trimming to get some parts lined up .  There is some lovely dtail and of course its 100% Revell value .

Im co host of the Me 262 G/B next year so i hope you can join us there for some jet fun . (this also applies to anyone who who reads this here.)

 

The bottom is almos finished so while she is on her back heres a naughty pic .

 

36162818695_98abfacf17_z.jpgP1020391 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

Going to crack on and get her finished this week ...i hope

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All finished apart from a coat of mat varnish

 

Have used as many colours as possible for some what if markings from the spares box .  masked the spiral to my own desighn .

 

35418025283_51bc7edf3b_b.jpgIMG_0005 by Alistair Pearce, on Flickr

 

Thanks for looking and in the fashion of Mottlemasters method of short endings ..............................................

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