Roman Schilhart Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Hello and thanks for your interest, this is Hasegawa's 1/72 Bf-109 G14 with Resin engine and photo etch from Aires. The vacu canopy is from Rob Taurus. The pitot tube is a metal item from Fine Molds Accessories. Photographs by Mr. Wolfgang Rabel of IGM Cars & Bikes - a big THANK YOU! The model represents a machine of JG52, photographed after the end of hostilities in May 1945 at Neubiberg. Pictures suggest a quite faded camoflage, I tried to replicate this by adding a drop of White to each base colour. Painted with acryclics from the Gunze/Mr.Hobby range. Weathered with artist oils. This was no quick build; the kit was started back in April 2014. I had to put the model aside a couple of times, getting bored with numerous dry fit runs, sanding, filing and shaping. In the end it turned out quite okay, but several important lessons were learned during construction, of which my future models will (hopefully) benefit. With best wishes for the new year, greetings from Vienna, Austria Roman Schilhart Edited January 4, 2015 by Roman Schilhart 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Beautiful work!! I have to say that I had to check the original title, i just couldn't believe it was in 1:72! Truly, exceptional modelling ~M~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Impressive work indeed, so many details, I can imagine that it must have been quite nerve wracking at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) That is amazingly detailed work for 1/72!! Excellent! Well done. Edited January 4, 2015 by PlaStix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 great looking 109 , nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Fabulous build and attention to detail. As other have remarked, it's hard to believe it's actually 1:72nd scale! I wonder a bit about that bright cockpit hood retaining 'pole'. The hood was retained by a very thin wire; your version looks to me a bit overscale and thanks to its bright colour, it does attract attention where none is really warranted. Summing up – an inspiring display of what a dedicated modeller can pull off in Braille scale! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Fabulous build and attention to detail. As other have remarked, it's hard to believe it's actually 1:72nd scale! I wonder a bit about that bright cockpit hood retaining 'pole'. The hood was retained by a very thin wire; your version looks to me a bit overscale and thanks to its bright colour, it does attract attention where none is really warranted. Summing up – an inspiring display of what a dedicated modeller can pull off in Braille scale! Kind regards, Joachim Thanks for constructive feedback, Joachim! I was unable to fix a smaller 'pole' from stretched sprue, simply because it lacks the stability to touch, apply and fix it with tweezers! You're right about the garish color, it actually 'pops out' on the photographs and is much less irritating on the 'real model', but I will re-work this part with a darker shade of metallic paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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