Doug Rogers Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 (edited) This will be my other build for this GB, an oldie but (hopefully!) goodie; Not as many parts as a state of the art kit, but should make for a slightly simpler build; Using these transfers, should be an interesting scheme, depicts an aircraft flown by Gerhard Barkhorn; Looking forward to getting started! Edited January 3, 2013 by Doug Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I've never seen this kit before. Will be interesting to see how it builds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 I've made it before, and it goes together pretty nicely. Shapewise I think it's reckoned to be good and with a bit of fettling it can be made to look as good as a much newer mould. May do this one in flight, not sure yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Nice choice Doug and great to see this venerable kit being done. As you mentioned I too have heard that shape-wise the kit is very good. Look forward to the build. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Built the Airfix many years ago oob and i was pleased with how it came out .Seem to remember that it was a good fit but decals rather thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 3, 2012 Author Share Posted November 3, 2012 Hi Mottlemaster, I won't be using the kit transfers so hopefully the aftermarket ones will be a little better. Probably just as well as the kit ones are all curled up and sort of brown! Made a start on some detail work today, while I'm waiting for my Master gun barrels and some AM resin exhausts; The kit spinner is a bit...plain looking; Freshened it up a bit by drilling out the cannon blast tube; Again the wings are a bit featureless, so thought I'd get a bit of action into the radiator flaps; Before; After; Was going to do the same with the lower wings, but not sure I need to. Don't want to overdo it; More soon... Doug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Nice start Doug, that little bit of tweaking with the flaps will really add something extra to your build, some nice visual interest. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Looking good Doug, got to drill out the cannon tube on mine, looks like the airfix stub is a lot more circular than revell have managed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 Thanks guys. Wasn't sure what size drill bit to use for the spinner, used the spinner on my Fujimi G-10 as a template, turned out to be 1.2mm. Going to seperate the flaps and other control surfaces too, makes a big difference to the finished model I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Nice idea, are the leading edge slats seperate like on the airfix 109E? I stand ready to be corrected but i think these were normally deployed on 109's at rest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 No, they're moulded in, so I think I'l going to leave them alone. Pretty sure I read somewhere they can be in or out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 (edited) Exhausts and gun barrels arrived in the post this morning, packets duly ripped open and; Before (yuk!) After; Gun barrels before; and after; These barrels are really nice and will hopefully improve the overall look. Just held in position with some Blu-tack at the moment, I think the gun barrel holes still look a bit small so may have to just open them a little more. Should be able to start gluing and painting some bits tomorrow hopefully! Edited November 5, 2012 by Doug Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 They really do improve the look of the kit parts. Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerPaulo Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Now that's love for your craft!! The barrels look quite nice, this is gonna be a very cool build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Crackin improvement Doug, good job. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Two areas that always catch the eye your parts sharpen up the kit up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Looking great Doug, like the others have said the guns and exhaust really spruce the old girl up. Any plans on scribing? Cheers, Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 It's an odd combination of engraved lines on the wings and raised lines on the fuselage. The thing is the raised lines on the fuselage are actually quite nicely done so my concern is am I better off trying to make the most of the existing detail, or do I risk making a hash of scribing the panel lines?I'm inclined to leave them as is and focus on the paint and transfers to give me a nice finish, with some weathering, drybrushing and pigment type things.Got a while to think about it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Good progress Doug. To rescribe or not to rescribe? The eternal question. I suppose it comes down to personal choice and what you want to achieve. Would you use the existing raised lines as a guides and scribe alongside or obliterate and start over? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 If I was going to do it I'd use the existing lines as a guide. They are very fine though, so don't want to overcompensate and end up with some Matchbox style trenches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) While I was fondling the sprues on the new 109E-1 from Airfix, I thought the pilot looked vaguely familiar. Had a look at the one in the 109F kit and; Looks like the same mould, but the new one looks a lot sharper. F was moulded in 1978, so 34 year gap. Got a bit done, propellor is finished; Funny how when it spins, you can mostly see the white; More soon. Edited November 13, 2012 by Doug Rogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Nice work on the prop Doug. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 The props looking great Doug, any news on the E-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Going to be starting on the E-1 soon, this kit is a lot simpler so I'm just sort of getting them to the same stage. Finished chopping all the moveable surfaces off this one now too, thank God for Airfix making all the control surfaces on the E seperate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racedees Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Looks great. I also didn't expect that the small part of white on the spinner would be that clear while spinning. Thought it would be dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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