Roman Schilhart Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hello and thanks for your interest. This is another AZ Model Bf-109 from my workbench, The markings represent the mount of Gefr. Alfred Michels of 16/JG53, who crash-landed this plane behind American lines on January 1, 1945. A number of pictures of this machine exist on the internet - an interesting feature is the placement of 'Blue 2' which sits upon a patch of colour where a previous number had been overpainted. The "Blue 2" is on the second fuselage segment behind the cockpit, on the left; It's on the first fuselage segment behind the cockpit, to the right. The number itself seems very pale or weathered. Therefore, I misted the "2" and the Gruppen-Balken with grey paint while still on the decal sheet - not my best idea. While it worked well on the number itself, it left traces around the Gruppen-Balken where I failed to eliminate the carrier film. It seems as if a squadron badge had been overpainted on the cowling. The model was painted with Gunze/Mr.Hobby acrylics in RLM 74/75/76. Weathering was done with artist's oils. I added Brengun photo-etch to enhance some details like cockpit, flaps, antennas. The canopy is a vacu item from Rob Taurus. Thanks for your interest! Cheers from Vienna, in the pouring rain. 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) That is a superbly made, detailed, painted and weathered 109 - especially for 1/72! Well done. Shame about those couple of decals causing a problem but they don't let it down. Edited December 1, 2014 by PlaStix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixup_1 Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Thats one lovely little 109, love the idea that the number had been painted over with new one. Great finish! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Roman,, your skills are BRILLIANT and turning out GORGEOUS models like this are a joy to see .. Keep it up.. well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Very tidy! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 That is quite wonderful. It's difficult to believe that it is only 1/72. Until I saw it propped up on two paint bottles, I would have been convinced that it was 1/48! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuad Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Oh ja! Es sehr gut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 very nice work, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightRambler Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thats a great looking G-14! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Lovely Gustav, Roman - brilliant work! It looks like those AZ Models "G"'s turn out quite nicely. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I'm amazed you mangaged to acheive this result from an AZ kit. Th only one I have ever tried (and binned) from them was the Attacker wnd we all know what that is like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Impressive work on a very small kit, your paint work is simply awesome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 (edited) I have re-worked the problem zone around the Gruppen-Balken (group bar) on the fuselage. It's still not perfect, but that's as good as I could do with Vallejo paints and a fine brush. After correcting the nasty overspray visible on the carrier film, I've shot a few coats of Gloss Cote from Alclad followed by some coats of Matt Varnish. So, here's the results.... BEFORE: AFTER: This is only a minor improvement, I know. At least it looks better on the finished model, and while these close-ups reveal some areas that are not quite 'clean', please mind that in original scale and size - 1/72 - it's hardly visible when viewed from a normal distance. Have a good day, Roman Edited December 7, 2014 by Roman Schilhart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Again, your 109 is a stunner ! The whole work is spot on! Cameras see a lot more than the human eye, i learned that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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