109 fan Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 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". 44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Excellent Anton ... great build ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 the finished product looks great! Does the kit have options other than the Spanish civil war?\ Regards, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 The end result is nothing short of spectacular. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Excellent! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niknak Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) Excellent finish . been thinking of getting the kit Edited October 12, 2017 by Niknak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 That looks fantastic, good enough to eat....!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 !/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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Always like early 109s, and this looks superbly made, I recall making the Heller kit in the 70s, time for a really nice tool to be made😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Another absolute beauty Barry. Very nicely done! Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny akes Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Tremendous result, especially in that daft scale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Very nice `109 there, great looking paint job too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Nice model. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Magnificent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romel Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 great job and great model too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Fantastic build. Paint finish is truly awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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