AndyC Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Second build! Issued in 1978 and superseded by many kits (Hasegawa/ICM/Zvezda). I have bought some Sky decals for this and I'm not sure which I will do - I have just been reading part 1 of Air War in the Med by Christopher Shores so I fancy a desert F! Box-shots etc... I was going to do this in flight but have decided against this. See you soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Your work bench/kitchen counter must be getting a bit crowded Andy? That decal sheet has plenty to it - certainly more parts than the kit anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Looking forward to this one,a kit I have built many times since it,s release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 Last bit of modelling before Saturday Sprayed RLM 02 onto all the innards - I've decided to mount this on a stand in flight so the little guy will be sat in here - not going to go OTT on the detail painting Flory wash and some detail painting for those obvious bits. The control column went AWOL and a piece of rod will have to do instead The 'pit was then glued into one half and left to set. The driver is under primer in my garage ready for painting. I'm almost certainly going to a Western Desert F, so he will be in desert trim. I might try and buy some canopy masks at Telford! More next week and thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Cracking on quietly with this. It's a nice kit - there has been a bit of filling but that may have been my ham-handedness in fitting the cowl pieces. Generally it's not been too bad. Main problem has been that the desert air filter pieces have gone AWOL (not even sure they were ever in the kit tbh - it was an eBay purchase) so my idea of a JG27 build has gone... Sadly I had already painted the pilot in anticipation of that...hey-ho I'm leaving him as he is and I'm going to do an early F based in N. France in 1941/2 instead. This means MOTTLING! something I have resolutely avoided! Anyway here she is buttoned up and sanded As you can see I had drilled out the holes ready for the desert filter and had to re-fill and sand Bought a canopy mask at Telford for the Zvezda F and it fits OK to the Airfix and this was applied and the canopy glued in place Underside radiators fitted and undersides filled and sanded The prop boss has parted company with the fuselage and is rattling around merrily inside so I may just glue the prop or look at another way of attachment. Anyhow she is in for primer. Thanks for looking! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Nice work on the pilot and general construction Andy. Pity about the tropical filter - may be worth putting a post in the wanted section to see if anyone has a spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Looking good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) Good work! Do a JG53 (EDIT: your decal sheet seems to have the "Pik As" emblems) plane in Sicily so you don´t need the trop filter but your pilot can bask in the sun with his tropicals. Regards, V-P Edited November 15, 2013 by vppelt68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Thanks Col, Steve and vpp...I did consider asking on here in the wanted section but then I thought that this GB would be the perfect opportunity to lay the mottling ghost to rest...so I will get my paint queen out (an old Monogram P-40 that I screwed up) and PRACTICE The Sicily idea is a good one but I'm kind of limited with available decals and a nice yellow nosed F in RLM 70/02/65 will do just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Andy, I've got the Trop filter bits left over from my 109 GB build. Shout if you want them, I'll get them in the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Doug that's a really kind offer - I may revert to you if the trial RLM 70/02/65 looks cr*p and I admit defeat and go back to RLM 78/79! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 No probs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Hi all the Friedrich has been primed, so while I had the airbrush full of Tamiya White for my A-4, I sprayed an undercoat to the nose, rudder, spinner, backplate and rear fuselage ready for the RLM 04 Then sprayed Xtracrylix RLM 04 in two coats This was then tightly masked and Lifecolor RLM 02 was sprayed as the first part of the splinter camouflage Next up (tomorrow) will be the RLM 71 splinter and hopefully by the evening the RLM 65 Hellblau will be done as well.. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 So here I am way out of my comfort zone - having lost the desert intake bits I am forced to do a Northern Europe/Eastern Front 109 which means mottling! I masked up the RLM 02 with a splinter scheme and the sprayed the RLM 71...all well and good with no bleed The it was onto the Lifecolor RLM 65 - I cannot praise these paints highly enough - they are fantastic! The lighting has washed out the colour in the picture but it looks way more accurate than Xtracrylix Next up was...clean the airbrush thoroughly and practice on my paint queen. 15psi with and light pressure with the cup loaded with RLM 71...a big deep breath and on we went...this was the first pass... I then went for a lighter 'swish' across to darken the mottle... The I took the masking off the upper fuselage and had a third pass to remove the delineation between the 02/71 and the 65 again mottling. It seems to have worked! Here she is with all the masking tape removed and the RLM 04 in Technicolor! I will sand out the seam line. I'm well pleased with that and have slain a modelling dragon in completing it. God...I may even try other Luftwaffe stuff! Thanks for looking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Rogers Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Nicely done Andy, looks really sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Me likes! V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 That's certainly gone well for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Looking good so far - excellent work. Is the Colgate mouth wash some secret modelling tool?! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 Thanks Doug, V-P and Col - much appreciated! Also thanks Trevor - the Colgate bottle is my airbrush cleaner 'dump'! Could be an interesting re-cycle exercise on a What-If! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I can see why you're pleased Andy Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 I can see why you're pleased Andy Cliff Thanks mate. Not perfect but I trust it will pass muster once sanded and blended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hi all I'm calling this done! Finished as a 109F of 9/JG2 in Caen, 1942 piloted by Oberleutnant Roders. Thanks to all for watching and all comments welcome as ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Looks a cracker!very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mac Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Superb Andy, she looks a belter. Well done with the mottling, it looks great, I've yet to cross that bridge, hopefully I'll have the same success as you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 It's another good 'un Andy Cheers Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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