cheeley Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 That's looking seriously nice, lovely work on the cockpit. It always seems a shame to close up something that is so beautifully painted. Nice photography too Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thanks Peter and Chris, I agree Chris it's a shame, never looks quite as good as I'd hoped once it's all zipped up in the fuselage. Got the wings on today, seems to build quickly once the cockpit was finished although I skipped the engine of course. Dipped the canopy sections in future tonight and will now leave them for a few days. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 Small update. Getting the seams tidied up and have begone re-scribing where necessary. On the next two pics you can just see where I've re-scribed down the back of the fuselage, quite faint but I'm trying to match the eduard panel lines, will check again when primer is on And the underside has been done. I use the RB productions Scribe-R and some fine line masking tape for the edge. You can see in the picture above that I chopped the tailwheel, I glued the top part as per the instructions and drilled it out, you can just see the hole. I didn't fancy attaching it so early in the build and also thought I would try and add a bit of turn to it for some visual effect later. So here is the rest of the wheel which I've pinned for later, It's been primed along with the main undercarriage. The kit includes part of the brake line system but I added the top section from thin plastic rod and the bottom was thin fuse wire so I could get the shape, this bit was super glued in place. I used to do all the undercarriage bit at the end of a build but always rushed them in my over excitement so now I do them as the build progresses and enjoy it far more. Thanks for looking, Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Nice work Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I'm liking this a lot. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 , interesting, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 Thanks for looking everyone, I really appreciate the comments. Did a little painting on the undercarriage today but will have to wait for some decent light for pictures. Thanks again, Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Shhhh... I'm at work. Got the landing gear painted yesterday, will do a mat coat when it's glued together. Need to get the main wheels done yet. Thanks for looking, Cheers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 WOW... that 's very nice, great work on the pit! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 WOW... that 's very nice, great work on the pit! Andy Thanks for taking a look Andy, glad you like it. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Great work on the landing gear! This is coming along nicely. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 They look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 This is looking really nice so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 The landing gear looks amazing Mike, looking forward to the next update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Thanks everyone for your kind comments. Was away at the weekend so not much progress, I'm busy getting it all zipped up so I can start priming and then the fun bit. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Good morning everyone. Sorry for my lack of updates recently, the Christmas season is getting in the way and also the lack of light has made photo's tricky. I have made some progress and snapped some shots when possible. I had a little trouble fitting the canopy front and rear sections (the centre section is just squeezed in as a mask) but after much fiddling I managed to get the primer on, I used Alclad grey primer on the airframe. The wheel wells are masked with blue tack. I did a very rough pre-shade and then used a mix of RLM 65, highlights of 76 and then back over with the 65. The RLM 02 was a mix of the Tamiya RLM grey followed with highlights using the Gunze RLM 02. This was them masked for the RLM 71. Very thin Gunze RLM 71 was put on and then I highlighted the panels with some Gunze RLM 82, I used this as it's a light green thats nice and bright rather than lightening the 71 with white which may just look a bit washed out (all just an experiment really). I then misted the RLM 71 back over to try and blend it in a little. And this is how it looks now unmasked. Sorry the lights crap today, I didn't get a picture of the bottom. One or two small bits to fix but hope to get some Aqua gloss on later. Will need to pack it all away in a few days for Christmas but may manage a decal or two first. Thanks for looking everyone and please let me know if I've mucked anything up. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 That looks the mutts nuts Mike, love your shading and highlighting work its given a really nice depth to the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Thanks Stu, glad you like it. I got some decals on last night which rather livens it all up a bit, will post some pictures asap. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 That's a real nice finish, I like it a lot... Your skills with the airbrush, are they off the shelf? Where can I buy?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greased Lightning Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Great paint work Mike, I'm about to paint my 109 so I'll be using your work as reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 Dan and Greased Lightning thanks for your very kind comments, I really appreciate them. I managed to get some decals on, I live in fear of decals but never ever have a problem with the ones in Eduard kits. Hit a snag luckily not to late to fix but will have to wait till after the new year. Here is the boob, only a small one but I did call myself a few strong names Should be a simple little respray once I unpack everything again. A picture of the underside, doesn't show up to well in the picture but should take a wash nicely when the time comes. Thanks for looking.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeley Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I'd say that was a successful experiment Mike, that finish looks gorgeous. More please! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Very,very nice looking 109 !! Great finish and weathering !! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Thats looking beautiful Mike, have to agree with you on the eduard decals, they are great (to quote Tony the Tiger) Cheers, Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 very nice, I love how you did the paint job, it's excellent. hopefully the minor respray won't give you any grief! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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