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Spinner and prop blades for Bf109G-2/3/4/5/6/8/14 in 1/32 scale. It is ready to install direct to Hasegawa Bf109 (poly cap mount) and need some minor modification to install the prop shaft for Revell kit. You don’t need to sand a sprue and drill mounting hole on the backplate. All is ready to install.
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Acquired for less than a tenner from an amaz*n seller - This is my first group build as I'm new to britmodeller, I've been having a look at the other builds and it appears I've got to raise my game! Well, there's not a lot of plastic in this kit compared to the 1/35 tanks I've been building, it's a bit soft and bendy and covered flash. So, to the bench (desk!).
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Hello all, starting to get brave now! My builds are not quite up to the stunning standards usually seen here but as I've said in numerous posts each of my models gets that little bit better each and every time (even if it's in a two steps forward and three steps back sort of fashion!). Therefore as I start to finish off the log-jam of projects I currently have on my bench I will share them with you for your kind (notice I said kind please!) constructive comments and criticisms. As a prelude to my BoB GB builds I started building a couple of Bf109E's as a confidence booster having not modelled a Luftwaffe subject for some 30+ years. I first started the Airfix boxing that became Yellow 12 of 3./JG27 which as I chose to "bottle the mottle" had a straightforward RLM70/71 splinter scheme over RLM 65 fuselage sides and underside (oh yeah and a big yellow nose & tail). This is almost finished now and I will RFI this in the coming days/weeks. When the Airfix Emil was almost complete I was feeling more comfortable working with the up til' then unfamiliar Gunze Aqueous acrylics, so I started the Tamiya E-3 and chose one of the mottled schemes to see if I could master the technique. Now obviously being a tart of the highest order also had me choose the option with a great pair of flaming red lips stuck on the underside of the nose! The markings for both came from the Southern Expo BoB 70th Anniversary sheet that I have been slowly working my way through (those who know the sheet can deduce that my next Emil, if I have time to to start it for the GB, will be 3.JG3's Yellow 4!) and I have found these transfers to be a delight, reacting well to Microset and Sol. This plane is marked as White 2 of 4./JG51 and on 9 July 1940 whilst being flown by Johann Illner it was in a collision with one of Al Deere's Spitfires but managed to return to France (unfortunately F/Lt Deere's Spit was not as fortunate as it crashed in Kent with Al Deere surviving to fight another day). The build was a little fretful and my main schoolboy error is with the dihedral of the wings. When fitting the fuselage to the wings there was a huge gap on both sides that I really really should have shimmed with Evergreen, however not having done that before at this stage, I chose to use Tamiya Extra Thin and tape the wingtips together across the fuselage and hope that when the tension was released they'd be at the correct angle, yeah right! OK standing on its own it's not blindingly obvious but next to any plans (or the Airfix Emil) it is quite a few degrees too marked. I also think I went a little heavier on the mottling than I had planned, but hey ho we'll have to move on to the next one to see if we can do better. Anyways let's cut the blathering and let the dog see the rabbit. I present to you White 2. Thanks for checking in on me!!
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Hello Guys, Because I have to wait 8 weeks now for the missing part and damaged part to arrive from Revell Germany for my Revell 1/32 Spitfire Mk.IIa, I'm now going to start a new kit that will be my 2nd entry into "Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary GB" both on here and on YouTube- hosted by Ukscalemodeller and CharlesScaleModelling. This is Eduard's "Weekend Edition" of this model. You can buy what is called a "Profi-Pak" version that is more glitzier, that includes a full color booklet, photo-etch and more color/marking options. This kit was kindly given to me by a modeling buddy and so the sprues had already been taken out of their bags and some parts had been removed from their sprues. The Box is made from a two-ply card base and a single-ply lid making it very sturdy, which I prefer moreso than the single ply Revell boxes that open at one end. The box contains a 8 page black and white instruction/assembly/painting and decaling booklet. Only one option of color/markings is offered, that of Major Otto Bertram's aircraft who was a Luftwaffe ace fighter pilot with 22 kills credited to him that earned him the "Knights Cross of the Iron Cross".... The instructions look straight-forward and the color call outs are for Mr. Color and Hobby Color only, so conversions to your preferred paint will be necessary. Front Page 1 and Back Page 8 Pages 2 and 3 Pages 4 and 5 Pages 6 and 7 There are two sheets of decals/stencils that are very thin, nicely registered, almost zero carrier film around the edges and they are a nice satin/matt finish. Decal Sheet Stencil Sheet The kit comes with 6 olive colored sprues and one clear sprue, but as mentioned earlier, because this kit was given to me, the sprues had been taken apart. But, here are photos of all the parts on their sprues or removed with some close ups too, to show the nice fine panel line and rivet details and also how nicely molded these parts are. There is zero flash on the majority of these parts, with the tiniest amount in a few places. The parts are crisp and clean with zero warping/distortion and ejector pin marks are absent from seen surfaces. One thing that I'm excited about is that this kit includes a Daimler-Benz DB601N engine and removable cowlings to display it if you wish to do so, unlike the Revell 1/32 BF109G-10 build I did recently that didn't include one... The Clear Sprue is very clear with thin molded parts that include riveted frame details. They are free of any aberrations and very little distortion of image when looking through them... At first sight, this kit looks like a really nice kit, well engineered and excellently molded, although it would have been nice to have one or two more options of color/markings. This kit is available from on-line USA distributors for $35.85, which is about 24.00 quid in the UK, which is $12.00 (8.00 quid) more than I paid for the Revell 1/32 BF109G-10, although the Revell kit didn't have an engine and open cowling options. At the end of this build, I'll let you know my thoughts on how well it goes together and compare it to the Revell kit I built to establish my personal opinion on whether it is good value for money. Okay, with that out of the way, I can now go and wash the parts in readiness to make a start on her next Monday! I have the grandson coming soon and he's here until Sunday evening! In the meantime, if you'd like to see my YouTube "In-Box-Review" video for this kit, here is the link: https://youtu.be/H23GCnQS9os Happy modelling and have fun! Cheers Martin : )
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Revell 1/32 Messerschmitt BF109G-10 "Erla" "Final Reveal" There are two options available with this model and I chose to do the version as flown by Ace of Aces Luftwaffe Pilot Erich "Bubi" Hartmann who was credited with the highest number of aerial victories ever recorded- 352! This is another great newly tooled 1/32 scale kit from Revell of Germany (GmbH); very nice crisp clean moldings with great details including recessed panel lines, rivets, a great cockpit, undercarriage, movable flaps, elevators, ailerons and rudder! The decals are cartograf and go down very nicely indeed. My only issues with this kit are: 1) For this size kit, I was expecting it to come with a detailed Daimler Benz DB605 engine, but it doesn't. That would have been another nice addition to this kit to be able to have the engine cowlings hinged open to show off the engine, which then allows further options for after-market maintenance men, or "black-men" as they were known due to wearing all black overalls, to be posed working on the engine. 2) The main undercarriage have a sloppy fit between the axle lugs and their locations within the wheel-wells. This could be improved with simple modification in the mold tooling to increase the geometry of the lugs so they are a nice slide fit/tighter fit within their location points. I had to super-glue mine in position one at a time and hold their position until the fast acting super-glue had set solid. Super-glue is highly recommended for ensuring that the main undercarriage is fixed solidly. 3) The assembly instructions have some incorrectly numbered parts ie the part numbers in the instructions do not match the part numbers on the sprues. 4) The kit has some alternative parts, such as three versions of rudder and two styles of vertical stabilizer, but, they're are no references indicating which one of the optional versions to use with the two different options of aircraft that can be modeled. So, again, this forces you to do research to find out from available images which versions look correct for the particular plane you build. 5) The painting instructions have color call-outs that are mixed around on the orthographic views; which could confuse a younger modeler that doesn't bother to research and check where the grey/green and grey violet camo colors go. ie, you could easily end up having the green camo airbrushed/painted where it should be grauviolet and vice-versa. 6) The two upper camo color call outs are for RLM 74 Graugrun and RLM 83 Lichtgrun over RLM 76 Lichtblau, In my opinion and following research, the RLM 83 Lichtgrau is incorrect and should be replaced with RLM 75 Grauviolet, which is what I did. 7) As with the part numbering and color call out references, some decals are incorrectly referenced, too. My conclusion is this kits instruction/assembly booklet missed the quality control checks during manufacture/production and hence the issues pointed out above. But, that said, I still believe it to be a great value for money kit that is engineered very well with some great details. I paid $22.50 for this kit and it is available on line from Hobbylinc.com and Scalehobbyist.com for $23.95, that's about 16.00 quid for our British friends. Anyway, with that out of the way, let's move onto the "Final Reveal" photos, and forgive me, there are 37 of them?!! I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed this build! Well, there she is! My conclusion to this build is that this is a great value for money kit that is well engineered, goes together great and offers some great details and options. I paid $22.50 for this kit, and it is available from Hobbylinc.com and Scalehobbyist.com for $23.95; that's about 16.00 quid for our British friends. If you've been thinking about buying/building this kit, you won't be disappointed, I really enjoyed building her. I'd give this kit 4.5 stars out of 5 or 9 out of 10, based on my points mentioned above. Thanks to everyone that has followed this build both on here and on my YouTube channel, and, for leaving encouraging comments, greatly appreciated! In the meantime, if you'd like to watch my "YouTube "Final Reveal" video for this build, then here is the link to that: https://youtu.be/_q-AcPsBLTU If you didn't catch my "Build Update" thread on here, for this build, here is the link to that thread, too: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234984450-revell-132-messerschmitt-bf109g-10-erla-as-flown-by-erich-bubi-hartmann-build-update-4/ Until the next build, happy modeling and have fun! Cheers! Martin
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Hello Guys, This will be my second Revell 1/32 Scale model that I have built and will go alongside my first one- the Revell 1/32 Arado AR196A-3 Seaplane in a diorama that I have planned. This kit retails in my Local Hobby Store for $27.50, but I had a $5.00 coupon to use making it only $22.50 (about 15.00 quid in the UK), which at first hand appears to be great value for money! Erich "Bubi" Hartmann was the Ace of Aces with the highest number of air victories that totaled 352, which earned him the "Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds". Introduction to the kit: The Box Art: The Box Contents: Inside the box are 4 clear bags of grey sprues, 12 in total and 1 clear bag containing 2 clear sprues. There's a 16 page black and white assembly/instruction/painting and decaling booklet and a sheet of cartograf decals. The Sprues: Sprues A and B: Sprue C: Sprues D, G and H: Sprue K: Sprue M: Sprue N: Clear Sprues O and P: The 16 page black and white Instruction/Assembly/Painting and Decalling Booklet: And finally, the decals: Initial Observations: The molded parts are very crisp and clean with zero flash apart from a couple of little areas. the parts have nice fine recessed panel lines and some rivet details. The clear molded parts are very clear and not thick with zero aberrations. The decals are excellent looking with zero carrier film beyond the decal edges. The black and white instruction booklet appears to be clear and concise, but the two paint and decal options would be better in color. There are three blank pages at the end of the booklet. The color call outs are in Revell colors only. I will make a final report when the build is complete indicating any issues that I come across. In the meantime, thanks for taking a look and I hope you enjoy following along with my build, which I started already, but haven't had the time until now to start this post thread due to family from Florida staying with us for the last 10 days. Anyway, if you'd like to see my "in-Box-Review" video for this kit, here is the link: https://youtu.be/PNScSYj4E6c My Build Update #1 report will follow shortly! Cheers, Martin
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In the last years I have built many models Bf 109 in scale 48. This is now my first speed-building. I found by clean up my office a Hasegawa kit. It is very old - from the 88ger years of the last century. So I decided to quick assemble this kit and make a extraordinary eyecatcher camouflage. In the collection "Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutsche Luftwaffe" Volume two I found this template for my kit. The JG53 is known for exceptionally camouflage in this time. Here ist my kit template: I reconstructed with help of images from other machines in this fighter squadron in exactly this period, the complete camouflage. This is my result in sclae 48: And this result is also too my airbrush template for my kit. This Bf 109E-4 has had a basic camouflage from 1940 in RLM65/02/71, modified with RLM70 and a mixing from RLM02 and 65 for wing upperside and fintail. This is a good eye catcher!
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Ok, gentlmen. My lateset completion. This kit really took it out of me. I had lots of trouble with gaps and steps around the wing joins. Must have been me, because I've seen no complaints about this in other WIPs of these kits. Kit: Hasegawa 1/32 Bf 109 F Trop Aftermarket: Aires cockpit, HGW harnesses Paint: Model Master RLM 79 over Mr. Color RLM 76. Mr. Color Off White ID bands and Tamiya custom mix for RLM 04 Weathering: This was my first use of AMMO products. Used their panel line washes, airfield dust set, and exhaust and engine products. Absolutely wonderful stuff. I'll never use anything else again. As always, thanks for looking in.
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Next in the queue are these two, partly because having bought the first five volumes of the Luftwaffe Crash Archive I want to make a start on utilising the fabulous research therein. Tamiya Emil by jongwinnett, on Flickr Airfix Emil by jongwinnett, on Flickr So far actual modeling progress has been limited to a waft of Halfords finest primer. Coming next... by jongwinnett, on Flickr Ideally I would like, to do one as Boehm's E-3 which was the first Bf109 to come down in the UK. However, whilst I have most of the necessary decals, the White 4 edged red eludes me. I think Boehm's plane featured in one of the Cutting Edge decal sheets in 1/48, but I haven't found a source in 1/72. Suggestions welcome! I haven't decided on how to finish the other. I do have decals for Priller's E-3, but I would prefer to model another that came down in the Uk. I know nothing about German planes, having never built one before, but am I right in thinking that the E-3s were largely upgraded to E-4 standards, or is that nonsense? I haven't found another suitable prototype yet. But the research is half the fun.
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This is my second build of 2015. Two models in two months... man, I'm getting slow in my old age. I remember when I could build twenty in one year! This is the 1/48 Eduard Bf 109E-3 Weekend Edition that I received as a Christmas Present. Being a freebie, I decided to add a little aftermarket to this one, which consisted of a resin seat by Ultracast, metal barrels by Master and decals by Hussar. Wanting to do something different, I decided on a not-often-modelled Royal Romanian Air Force example. The model was painted with Lifecolor RLM 65, Tamiya Dark Green and Vallejo Deep Yellow. As is usually the case, I couldn't quite match the yellow on the decals, which are a bit brighter than the yellow I used (hindsight's a b***h ain't it?). Fortunately you can't really tell in the pictures. The rudder stripes were masked and painted instead of using the supplied decal. The Eduard 109 is a fantastic little kit, however, my only complaint is that the landing gear legs seem a little too long, giving the aircraft too much of a nose high stance. For those of you wondering, yes, that is Donald Duck on the rear fuselage Comments, good and bad, are always welcome. Regards, ANS
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Hi again Folks Here's my latest offering, this is, without doubt, a unique model. Story is I bought an Academy 109G on ebay. when I opened the box I found: 1) A Hasegawa 109F with instructions and some critical wing parts missing and no decals 2)A partially made Fujimi 109 fuselage with cockpit detailing and decals but no instructions 3)An Academy 109 minus the fuslage no decals So, I used the hasegawa fuselage(with the details from the Fujimi cockpit) and fitted the academy wings. Still with me !!! I have a Revell 109F in the stash with two sets of decals, so robbed one of those with the stencils from the Fujimi sheet was able to produce Hans 'Assi' Hahn's machine from JG2. Hope you like it....I'm quite pleased with the result....but feel free....
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Ive started Re doing or Giving myself something to do well ive got this far today , your tips and comments please
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Hi guys, I realise this is not exactly "modelling". however it is awesome reference material. This short file may be old hat to some of you, but I just came across it and was very impressed! it is called The German by Nick Ryan. It features a nice dog fight between a Spitfire and BF109 during the Battle of Britain. http://player.vimeo.com/video/31202906?autoplay=1 Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Ok so here is my Trumpeter BF109F - a model I have been looking at but shying away from making for 12 months! I finally plucked up the courage to do it in a mottled scheme and indeed it is the first time I have done the mottling thing so its far from perfect so please go easy on me! It took me 5 goes to get it to a stage where I was reasonably happy with it. So i build it OOB with no extras and I used Mr Color paints which are my new favourite and ProModeller washes. The kit itself was a real joy to build and I will certainly do more from Trumpeter. The scheme I chose is unusual I think and I did get some advice from BM - whether the mottling is correct for the wings is open to debate but I didn't get 'hung up' on this as I wanted to practice my mottling. Having looked at the photo's I realise there are a couple of small jobs to finish on it but otherwise it is one of my most enjoyable builds this year Chris
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Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/N Trop 1:48 Airfix The Bf109E-4/N Trop kit is exactly the same kit as the Bf109E-4/E-1 kit I have previously reviewed here. There are some slight differences with engine filters etc but the sprues for the two kits are identical Decals Decals are provided for two schemes. Maj Eduard Neuman, 1/JG27, North Africa 1941-42 (As box art). Lt Peter-Paul Steindl, Stab II/JG54, Aradm Romania March 1941. Conclusion This is an excellent kit of a popular model choice from Aifix. The model makes into a great looking kit and is excellent value for money for a new tool kit. Review sample courtesy of
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Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/E-1 1:48 Airfix There has been much written and published in print and in the web concerning the Bf109 which I will not repeat here. The E-4/E-1 model here was used in the high-speed fighter bomber role operating from France against targets in England. It was also operated in the Med, North Africa, and the Eastern Front. This is Airfix's new tool of the Bf109. I have built the club kit version of this in the markings for a captured Aircraft and found it a very easy kit to build. The kit comes in two sprues of what seems to be Airfix's choice of light grey plastic. The parts are well laid out, feature nicely engraved panel lines and restrained fabric effects were needed. The only two areas of criticism are that some of the sprue gates are a bit large, and the pilot figure is a bit generic. Parts are provided for the flaps and leading edge slats to be deployed or or which is a nice touch. Construction begins traditionally enough with the cockpit. The seat associated parts are assembled and added to the one part cockpit base along with the rudder pedals and control column. The instrument panel and gun-sight are then added. The modeller can chose to use the supplied pilot or paint the raised detail seat harness. Following on from this the propeller assembly is put together. A few parts are then added to the cockpit sides (which feature moulded on details as well). Once this is done the propeller assembly & cockpit are added tot he fuselage and this is closed up. Engine bearers can then be added to the moulded in engine if the modeller is going to want to display the engine cowling off the model. Finally for this stage the muzzles for the cowling mounted machine guns are added. The next stage involves construction of the wings. This is conventional in that the bottom wing is one part onto which the two top parts are added. The wing assembly is then mated to the fuselage. The engine radiator is then assembled and added along with the wing radiators. Tail planes and there struts are then added. The modeller then needs to decide if they want the flaps and slates down or up. The parts are moulded with the right tabs to mount these in the down position. If they are going to be closed up then the tabs need to be removed. Final touches are adding the moving tail surfaces and rudder which can be positioned how the modeller would like. The correct gun inserts need to be added then to the wings, and the appropriate engine intake added to the port side. The landing gear is then assembled and added. The tyre have a flat spot so this must be positioned in the correct place. A single bomb or a rack containing 4 smaller bombs can then be added as needed. lastly the correct canopy needs to be identified and fitted. The sprue gates on the clear parts are large and brittle. I know as I managed to break one canopy trying to remove it so care does need to be taken. Decals Decals are provided for two schemes. Oberleutnant Hannes Trautloft 2./JG77, Germany August 1939. Unteroffizer Ernst Poschenrieder, 7/JG53 Le Touquet-Etaples Sept 1940 . Conclusion This is an excellent kit of a popular model choice from Aifix. The model makes into a great looking kit and is excellent value for money for a new tool kit. Review sample courtesy of
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When not building airliners, I do build other subjects... Like this one. An overall nice kit and my first attempt to paint mottle using the airbrush.
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Hello, yesterday bought kit Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6, AZmodel 1/72. Its perfect!!!! I am going to build it. I will make the swiss plane. First shoots only about the box. I will sart building very soon
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Hi all, with the new term fast approaching I was pleased to discover that when I popped into work today my Project Airfix order had arrived. I'm endeavouring to engage some of our more challenging students with a hobby. I'll be recording our students' progress on here, and as their confidence grows we may make a separate account for them to post their own work with. Hats off to Airfix for an affordable entry-level pack (£80 for 30 kits with paints, glues and brushes) which means that students from deprived backgrounds get a chance to try something new. I hope you'll all agree that this is a worthwhile venture and support us with our project (although I think even I can manage the old Mk.I spit!) Cheers, Mr. B.
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After making my first model in 15 years, I have caught the bug again! (see my related post for my first Spitfire build)... I always wanted to do an Me109, so I bought the new tool kit: I wanted to improve on my Spitfire, and try new tips from various model forums. This time, I brush-painted with Humbrol Enamel paint. I also used the new Humbrol Clear varnish, applied after painting to help with decals, which were also applied using Humbrol DecalFix. To finish off, I sprayed a light coat of Humbrol Acrylic Matt varnish from a spray-can, to take it back to a matt finish; I painted according to the given instructions, in the colours of Franz von Werra's machine from the Battle of Britain. A few of the small parts were damaged trying to remove them from the sprue. One of the elevator supports snapped when trying to remove it from the sprue, so I had to do a fix, which worked fine. The aerial pole over the canopy also snapped, and is a bit crooked; and I didn't even attempt to fit the tiny fixings under the wings - these just disintigrated trying to get them off the sprue! I also left off some of the small stencil decals. As it is only 1/72 scale, I didn't want to make the finish too 'crowded'. Anyway, my second model after gap of 15 years...here are the pics: And here it is together with my first build, the Spitfire Mk1a...once enemies in the Battle of Britain
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To give myself a break form all the filling and sanding that my Italeri Hurricane is going to need I thought I'd start on my Eduard BF109 1/4 scale cockpit panel. Its going to be built straight from the box using Vallego and Tamiya acrylic paints. I intend to build it in parallel with my Hurricane so it could take a long time. Anyway first off a shot of the box. So far all I've done is made a start on the Revi gunsight (Tamiya Flat Black) and spray the two panels Vallego Model Air schwartzgrau (RLM66). The paint is still wet in the shots hence the slighty mottled effect, in real life they look ok. Well thats it for now. Yours aye Iain
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This is an entry for the Bf109 STGB, which I finished on Christmas Eve. I wasn't sure if posting GB entries in the normal RFI forum was the done thing, but I see a number of other finished STGB entries have appeared here too in the last few weeks, so I thought I'd give the pics an airing here too. Apologies to those who have already seen this - it's deja vu all over again. It gives me something to do whilst waiting for the next Group Build... This is 99% OOB, the only addition is some PE seatbelts from Lion Roar. The kit fell together pretty well, the cowling was a bit fiddly but the rest was straightforward. Paints are all airbrushed Tamiya, various homebrew mixes. Top coat was Klear mixed with a bit of Tamiya flat base. Light weathering added with a silver pencil. cheers, Chris
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Well, since my SAAB Safir never dries (see Swedish group build!) I'll quite likely bite off more than I can chew and try to participate in TWO group builds! I've already mentioned the kit in the GB chat, but here it is again: A Italeri Bf109 G-6 with some Eduard PE. Unsure about markings yet, but my guess is it will involve balkenkreuz and mottle... As you obviously saw right away, the kit is started - I cut out the wheel well shape from the bottom wings two months ago. I think I'm clear of the 25% rule! Sprues more in detail: Okay, next photo shoot I'll make an effort to remove the discarded tape... Finally a shot of the PE: As you see from the year stamped, it's quite an early effort from Eduard. Just bare bones PE, not pre-painted or self-adhesive or anything. Will probably not use all of it. Not least because I'm a bit anxious to get to the mottle - I've NEVER mottled anything before. This will quite likely end in a public disaster.