Rogue.

Very nice, great weathering, spot on 👍

Nice, don't see many winter camo schemes in the aircraft section. Well done on a good finish.

It doesn't contain white spirit, its water soluble (still try not to breathe it in though) and can be cleaned with water, however I use Vallejo Airbrush Cleaner.

Airbrushing. Like you I was brought up using enamels, I have only recently returned to the hobby and have decided to go down the Acrylic route. I just ensure I leave any clear coats to dry thoughly. Weathering and pigments have not been affected in any way.

I use Humbrol Clear in Gloss, Satin and Matt over Vallejo Air Acrylics. It's water soluble and self levelling.

Hi Anil, Yep, I have wiped with acetone but not tried soaking it! The better half has had me out on retail therapy this afternoon and I completely forgot all about Halfords. I'm not dragging myself all over telford again just for spray so ordered some of this from Amazon, arrives tomorrow 👍

Thanks for the replies, off to Halfords it is 😀

A great looking pair👍 Whats the story behind the aircraft with the striped underside?

Brilliant build.

Perfection in minature 👌

Yep, lovely detailing, the diorama really sets it off.

Thats very good, especially the brush mottling 👍

Nothing wrong there as far as I am concerned, if you messed it up then you did a great recovery job 👍 I'm loving everything WW2 German atm. I don't bother counting rivets either, I leave it to the competition modellers. keep on enjoying your hobby and your 100% there.

Brilliant modelling, brilliant photograpy😳

Love it, especially the tone variations. Must have taken a while to achieve all those layers 👏

I glue the fixed end of the belt first with CA Gel, then use tweezers to bend and push into place. You can then add another dot of gel to hold the unsecured end in position.

Nice 👍 A kit that is definitely on my to-do list.

Looks like a 'Hook' to me for underslung loads, usually a shiny metallic grey. Great looking build 👍

An interesting build, looking forward to seeing this completed 😃 The black and white underside was for identification purposes, but was only used early on in the war (1939/40) and was then replaced more commonly with Sky/Sky Type S.

Thanks for all your kind words and support, much appreciated. Thank you for the additional background on this Paul, I have a few books on the Jagdwaffe but not the one covering 1941-1942.

Suggestions please for priming PE brass when using acrylics, I find it just rubs off until sealed. I know there is Mr Paint Primer R but is there another product I can use? I did think about maybe matt coating it before painting?

Great detail and paint👍

Looks brillant, great work 👏

Very nicely done 👍

After recently returning to the hobby after a very long break I jumped straight in feet first with an aircraft I never managed to make during my childhood, a Messerschmitt Bf 109. This has turned out as a build of many firsts for me, mainly: First model but for 33 years. First time building anything from the German Luftwaffe. First time using acrylic paints. First time airbrushing. First time using PE. First time I have applied weathering. Probably the first time I have publicly shown anything I have built. The aircraft was flown by Oblt. Frank Liesendahl 0f 10.(Jabo) Staffel/JG 2. I chose this as it had a mottled camo scheme that would not be too difficult to replicate for my first attempt. As far as the kit was concerned, it went together really well, very impressed with the detailing of the Eduard kits and a big improvement over the kits I used to make. My greatest achievement while building this, is that I never managed to break the pitot off once (although I did manage to break the antennae mount from the tail). The oil cooler flaps didn't seem to want to sit right and the canopy seems a little narrow but it will do for me as a first attempt. I used Vallejo Air acrylics, Flory washes and AK pigments. The weathering is perhaps a little heavy, however considering the amount of action it saw I am quite happy with it. I have learnt a great deal from this forum and hope I can one day contribute as much as others to its pages, maybe even a WIP next?