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Thanks Bill and Herb! Yeah, the wings look too short somehow.

Since it´s a longer time my dad built a Russian subject, he decided to start the new Clear Prop early Rata kit i bought him this year for his birthday. Lots of parts, better detail and fit than the Eduard I-16s so far. DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

Thank you, appreciated!

Thanks a lot guys!

finished and RFI DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

#27/2023 Dear fellow modellers, this is most probably my dad´s last finished model for this year. So we already wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2024. LF Models kit built oob, only added Eduard PE seatbelts and EZ Line for the antenna wire. Painted with Tamiya XF-5 Flat Green, XF-10 Flat Brown, XF-82 Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) and an old selfmixed RLM65. It´s a typical shortrun kit but overall not a bad one. It´s full plastic, no PE, no resin no vacform. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235131500-failed-rival148-heinkel-he112b-1-royal-hungarian-airforce/ The He112 was the Bf109 rival which never really made it to success. Besides being hardly in German Luftwaffe use, 30 went to Japan, another 30 to Romania. 19 were used by Spain and only 3 flew with the RHAF. Our Austrian Airforce also ordered 42 (later reduced to 36) He112B in late 1937, but due to our Anschluss to Germany they never were delivered. During summer 1940, tension rose between Hungary and Romania over Transylvania and both mobilized their forces. If the conflict would have became hot, it would have been the first encounter between He112s. In April 1941, during the Yugoslavian campaign, the Hungarian 112s received the typical yellow recognition markings for that area but never saw any combat. By spring 1944 none of the Hungarian He112 were servicable anymore. All three were destroyed most probably during the Allied bombing attacks on Hungary in summer 1944. DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0009 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0013 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0016 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0017 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0020 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0021 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0022 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0023 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0024 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0025 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr and together with a Bf109D (Classic Airframes) and a Ju87B (Italeri) DSC_0026 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0027 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0029 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0030 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

gotta say with the help of Micro Liquid Decal Film and Micro Set the 50yrs old decals turned out great DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

some more subtle weathering like exhaust stains to come and then it´s done DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

decals done and subtle oilpaint wash applid DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr more loadout progress DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

Thanks Dave!

decals started DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

decals almost done DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

started with the ordnance only gonna add one Maverick, an AAQ-14 LANTIRN pod and the Sidewinder mount DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

tailwheel added mast set the cockpit-under canopy area is handpainted, have to do some repainting becuause there is no "border" line for the canopy DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

some paint progress with the engine area DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr the two windshields are undersized, more like 1/72 masking more or less impossible, have to brushpaint it freehand, not that easy with an orange paint which usually doesn´t cover well DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

Thanks Roman! Yes, lots of 109s, but my dad sorts out the oldest ones slowy but steady. He refreshes them, I take some new and final pics and than they go to plastic heaven. 😄 Thanks a lot for your kind words!

primed the whole thing and applied a selfmixed orange DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

main landing gear installed DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

some more decal progress and detail painting DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

finished and RFI DSC_0030 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

#26/2023 After Eduard´s new K-4, my dad has finished another Eduard 109, this time a G-14. Hauptmann Franz Wienhusen served with JG77 and JG5. In October 1944 he became CO of the IV.Gruppe, JG 4, and flew this Erla G-14. A partial pic of this aircraft with the typical Erla camo exists. On December 3rd 1944 he was KIA in a Regensburg G-10 near Aachen/Germany during ground attacks on an American convoy. The two aircraft are mixed up sometimes in profiles, models and infos. Used the decals from Eduard´s Regensburg G-10 kit for Wienhusen´s G-14. Painted with Mr Paint RLM 74/75/76, EZ Line used for the antenna wire, plastic rods and lead wire for the brake lines. Build thread here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235131498-late-war148-messerschmitt-bf109g-14-hauptmann-franz-wienhusen-co-ivjg4/ DSC_0007 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0008 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0010 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0014 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0016 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0017 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0018 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0019 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0020 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0022 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0023 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0025 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0026 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0027 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0028 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0029 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0030 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

gaining shape DSC_0006 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

panel wash done DSC_0004 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0005 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

and the whole thing painted DSC_0001 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr stripes turned out ok on the outside too DSC_0002 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr getting the main landing gear done DSC_0003 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr

getting the wings together too kit has pre-drilled holes in wings and fuselage for the rigging, nice feature for a 50y old kit DSC_0010 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0011 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr DSC_0012 by grimreaper110, auf Flickr