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Airfix 1/24 Bf109E (12002)


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Hot on the heels of my 1/24 Stuka and 1/24 Hurricane, here is the old Airfix 1/24 Bf109E. As with the other two builds this is another one that is being made forty years after the last one I built! Forty years hasn't been too kind to my peepers and fingers but at least the larger scale is much more fun (and less frustrating) than the smaller scales!


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It was built for the ATF 2017 Messerschmitts Group Build. National markings, swastikas, fuselage markings and "Ace of Spades" were painted using Montex Super Mask Airfix Bf 109 E-3(K2403).

 

Aftermarket items used were Airscale 1/24 Messerschmitt Bf109E Instrument Panel (AS24 MEA), Eduard 1/24 WWII Luftwaffe Seatbelts (23003), Master 1/24 German 7.92mm MG 17 Barrels x 2 (AM-24-002), Aber 1/24 German 20mm Oerlikon MG FF Barrels x 2 (A24 004).

 

I've got the Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Vb, Typhoon and Mosquito in my stash to do but I need to find room to fit them in first before I start on them!

 

Dave

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Great to see such a nice and clean build-up of this old classic!

 

In fact, I have that kit in the attic, bought in the autumn of 1972 as a start of my grown up model building period. The kit is still in its box, though… One of these days, I now I've got some inspiration!

 

My only remark would be that perhaps the finish is too dead matt – Luftwaffe paintwork usually had a slight but marked sheen.

 

Nice work!

 

Kind regards,

 

Joachim

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