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

[jrlx]

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And now, some details.

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

 

 

 

 

 

The cannons:

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

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

 

 

The same for the under surfaces:

 

 

The fuel tank, landing gear and wheel wells:

 

 

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):

 

I hope you liked. All comments are much appreciated.

Cheers,

Jaime

[Marvel Onkey]

Are you sure that's 1:72? I'm taken aback at how detailed some of that work is.

[Spitfire31]

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

[jrlx]

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

[CedB]

Really impressive Jaime - some lovely detailed work there - you must be very pleased with it

[jrlx]

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

[Gremlin56]

An excellent build Jaime, hard to believe it's in 1/72 scale. :thumbsup:

[batcode]

nice 109 looks great.....

[kira666]

A nice Me 109.

Revell kit is a god choice: best result with a cheap kit.

[PlaStix]

That is excellent! A beautifully detailed model. Well done.

[jrlx]

Gremlin56, batcode, kira666, PlaStix, thanks for your appreciation! It means a lot!

[Leonl]

Very nice, I think the weathering is very well done.

[jrlx]

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.

[Rato Marczak]

Hey Jaime,

Great build, man! Loved the camouflage scheme you have chosen.

Rato Marczak

www.ratomodeling.com

[jrlx]

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

[Mitch K]

Lovely work!