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AMG 1/72 Bf 109 Anton


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This is my recently finished AMG Bf 109 Anton in 1/72. The full build thread can be seen here:

 

 

 

Construction of this one was a challenge, but in the end I was very pleased with the appearance of the finished kit. AMG has captured the shape and "sit" of the early 109s better than any attempt so far.The parts are well defined and the subtleties of the Anton are represented very well, even including the spade grip on the control stick. This build was out of the box, since I wanted to see how kit assembled. In a word - lousy. The fit and engineering of some major assemblies terrible. But nothing some putty, superglue and Mr. Surfacer 500 couldn't overcome. All of the gory details are outlined in the build thread. The entire airframe was riveted with various sizes of Rosie the Riveters and the model was painted with home-brew mixes of Gunze Sangyo paints to represent the German "Silberweiss".


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4 hours ago, Dazey said:

 

Does the kit have options other than the Spanish civil war?\

 

Regards,

David

Oddly, the SCW option doesn't actually come with the kit even though that is where all the Antons ended up. All the AMG 1/72 109 variations (A, B, C & D) come with various decal options for RLM70, 71, 65 schemes only.

 

Duncan B

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!/72!?  Crickey.  It could easily have fooled me into thinking 1/32nd.  A beautiful finish on that model.  I like the Silberweiss.  It's the sort of coat I was trying to achieve with my Pfalz DIIIa but, unlike you, I failed miserably.

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On 10/12/2017 at 6:07 PM, Duncan B said:

Oddly, the SCW option doesn't actually come with the kit even though that is where all the Antons ended up. All the AMG 1/72 109 variations (A, B, C & D) come with various decal options for RLM70, 71, 65 schemes only.

 

Duncan B

Dear Duncan,

 

Thanks for the reply. I like the look of the early 109s, and fancy the look of your nmf/silver bird. Perhaps another aftermarket decal set would be my best bet.

 

Regards,

David

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5 hours ago, Dazey said:

Dear Duncan,

 

Thanks for the reply. I like the look of the early 109s, and fancy the look of your nmf/silver bird. Perhaps another aftermarket decal set would be my best bet.

 

Regards,

David

Hi Dazey

 

There are plenty of after-market decal sets that cover the SCW subjects, Xtradecal have just brought out a few sets.

 

The model above, as much as I wish it was, isn't actually mine but having bought each of the AMG kits for stock I thought I was qualified to answer your particular question on the markings.

 

Duncan B

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