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Revell Messerschmitt Bf 109 G10 1/72 - Defence of Berlin (picture heavy)


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Dear Fellow Modellers,

I've finished yesterday my first Luftwaffe fighter: Revell's Bf 109 G10 in 1/72. Of the two options offered by the kit, I chose the option of the IV. Gruppe/JG 27, early 1945, Berlin aircraft, with yellow underside wing tips.

The WIP thread is here

My main objective when I started this build was to learn how to paint mottled camouflages. I managed to do it successfully and also learned a lot more.

The notable learning points of this build were the following:

  • this was my first Luftwaffe mottled camouflage
  • also my first use of resin parts: the exhausts
  • I scratch built several parts:
    • seat belts, using painted masking tape and electrical wire for the buckles
    • armoured glass support structure made out of plastic sheet
    • armoured glass and gun sight made out of acetate
    • I cut the canopy piece and assembled the moving part in the open position
    • canopy's support arm made out of elastic fishing line
    • engine cover hinges made out of elastic fishing line
    • navigation lights on the wings' tips
    • cannons made out of plastic rods and masking tape
    • cannon cartridge ejection holes on the belly
  • first use of chipping fluid
  • first use of pigment fixing fluid (this didn't result very well)

Here are the pictures of the finished build. I apologise in advance for the large number of pictures.

First, the general views:

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And now, some details.

The cockpit with open canopy, showing the seat belts and (further down) the instrument panel:

 

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The cannons:

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The exhausts and exhaust stains on the sides of the fuselage:

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The chipped paint on the port wing root, over which access to the cockpit was made:

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The weathering of the wings' top surfaces, showing dirty streaks along the direction of air flow, and the navigation lights on the tips:

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The same for the under surfaces:

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The fuel tank, landing gear and wheel wells:

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And to finish with, the Bf 109 together with my other finished models (Spit Mk I, Hurry Mk IIc and Grumman Duck - I've published RFI posts for all of them):

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I hope you liked. All comments are much appreciated.

Cheers,

Jaime

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That's a superb and very ambitious build, resulting in a truly amazing model!

One of the fundmental flaws of the Revell G-10 kit is almost impossible to correct, unless you replace the entire lower wing half – the main gear legs are too wide apart. On the other hand, you have to be a 109 purist to notice and it's not visible from the side…

Splendid modelling!

Kind regards,

Joachim

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Marvel Onkey, Spitfire31, thank you for your kind words. It really is 1/72 but I'm a bit obsessed with detail, I'm afraid... I wasn't aware of the gear legs inaccuracy but I tried to correct other more glaring errors, as described in my WIP thread.

Cheers

Jaime

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Thanks for your kind words, CedB. Yes, I'm very happy with the results and especially with what I learned building this model :)

Cheers

Jaime

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Thanks, Leonl. I tried not to overdo it, since these aircraft didn't fly much, due to lack of fuel by the end of the war.

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Hello Rato, thanks for your kind words. As I said in my WIP thread, your own build of this kit was truly inspirational for me and I tried to replicate several of your techniques. Thanks :)

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