stevej60 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 (edited) Airfix 1/72 ME109E Franz Elles 8/JG Western desert April 1941. Hi folks,here,s my second Me 109E. It,s the Tropical version of Airfix,s newish tool 109.I was going to build the Bulgarian option in the box but this scheme brought back fond memories of the Matchbox kit I built as a kid.Many thanks for looking in. Edited February 25, 2015 by stevej60 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 One more shot folks just to give another view of the upper surface scheme 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Another little beauty. Very nice. A cracking model. Great camouflage. Very well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg136 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Another excellent 109 Steve!! Camouflage looks great. Can I please ask how you did the blobs? (Technical term???!!!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Excellent, like that... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 What a beauty. Almost my favourite Me-109 camo scheme. Again, the new Airfix ones are just little gems, who are looking as good as the Tamiya ones with a good paint job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eludia Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Very nice, I like it...a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Excellent that colorscheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Nice work! Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Nice one Steve! (Another sufferer of 'Matchbox nostalgia' here ) Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 A beut, love the scheme and love it even more knowing its brush painted! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris FFZ Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 She is a real beauty, very well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Another excellent 109 Steve!! Camouflage looks great. Can I please ask how you did the blobs? (Technical term???!!!) Thanks Stix, just a good old fine brush,I noticed from some original colour photo,s of these aircraft that the "dots" looked more like they had been brushed on rather than mottled as we normallly see on German aircraft that,s why I opted for this scheme I thought I could get it nearly right! I am just starting a Fiesler Storch which has a desert scheme with the green paint looking like "spaggetti" and I,m thinking of trying a marker pen to reproduce the scheme which will be a first as far as I,m concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Excellent job, I've made one or two of these and think they are fun little kits, much better than the old airfix 109. I love the camo on the desert one too and you've done a great job with it! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Hi Steve, you are pretty much spot on compared to the colour photos existing of that plane. Congrats, as it looks the part beautifully. I agree with you with the brush painted blotches and yours are just right. Just one small point: I have never seen -109s with the tips of the propeller blades painted yellow. Nor any other German aircraft for that matter. Of course you are going to produce THE photo that proves that this very airplane had them in yellow.... If so, I'll take it on the chin without a bitch!!! Great job as usual StEve JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Hi Steve, you are pretty much spot on compared to the colour photos existing of that plane. Congrats, as it looks the part beautifully. I agree with you with the brush painted blotches and yours are just right. Just one small point: I have never seen -109s with the tips of the propeller blades painted yellow. Nor any other German aircraft for that matter. Of course you are going to produce THE photo that proves that this very airplane had them in yellow.... If so, I'll take it on the chin without a bitch!!! Great job as usual StEve JR Thanks Jean,and you are right all the photo,s I have just looked at don,t seem to show any yellow tips at all I just assumed they would well you live and learn! I will correct this now before they go on the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Thanks Stix, just a good old fine brush,I noticed from some original colour photo,s of these aircraft that the "dots" looked more like they had been brushed on rather than mottled as we normallly see on German aircraft that,s why I opted for this scheme I thought I could get it nearly right! I am just starting a Fiesler Storch which has a desert scheme with the green paint looking like "spaggetti" and I,m thinking of trying a marker pen to reproduce the scheme which will be a first as far as I,m concerned. Great build Steve and good job on the mottling... very topical and the subject of much angst elsewhere (poor Mr P!). Ironic when you think the originals were probably done by some bloke with a spray gun randomly splorting around. "Ja, I just paint them". German Stew Dapple, unquote! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Top work, love the mottling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Excellent, I always liked the desert 109 colours. You've nailed it with this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 very nice job on that - really impressive. I've got a 1/48 109 in the stash that I'm now inspired to do in a similar scheme. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 My favourite scheme on a 109. More trips down memory lane there. Did the Matchbox one in that scheme and the Romanian one as it was different. 70p for the two kits in those days. Cheers Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks excellent Steve . As a brush painter myself, I have been tempted to get this kit to do the scheme, but was not sure if I could apply the green 'dots' convincingly. I might well have a go, after seeing the good neat job you have completed here...just hope I have the patience to apply the mottling! I'm interested to see how the Storch spaghetti cam scheme comes out, that is another one I would like to attempt, either on a German or Italian plane. In an old model making book I have, it suggests using a calligraphers ruling pen for the squiggly lines. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 My favourite scheme on a 109. More trips down memory lane there. Did the Matchbox one in that scheme and the Romanian one as it was different. 70p for the two kits in those days. Cheers Steve I am sure it did have the Rumanian version in the original boxing,I,ve certainly built one in that scheme years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 Looks excellent Steve . As a brush painter myself, I have been tempted to get this kit to do the scheme, but was not sure if I could apply the green 'dots' convincingly. I might well have a go, after seeing the good neat job you have completed here...just hope I have the patience to apply the mottling! I'm interested to see how the Storch spaghetti cam scheme comes out, that is another one I would like to attempt, either on a German or Italian plane. In an old model making book I have, it suggests using a calligraphers ruling pen for the squiggly lines. Rob Thanks Rob,I was thinking along those lines too for the Storch,or a marker pen one that will allow gloss coat to be used on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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