Horst Petzschler's Bf 109 G-10, Fine Molds 1/72

[PlaStix]

Really impressive 109, especially in 1/72. Superb modelling.

Kind regards,

Stix

[Ingo Degenhardt]

I had to double-check that this is really 1/72. Very very well done Bf 109.

How did you do the wavy lines on the wing leading edges?

[Bedders]

On 9/29/2018 at 9:52 PM, Spitfire31 said:

This 09 is just about the closest to perfection in 1:72nd that I think I've seen.

 

Kind regards,

 

Joachim

Joachim nailed it. So have you. I'm not really into German stuff and therefore don't know much about it, but of the 109s I quite like the G-10 with the long tail leg. Lovely job.

 

Justin

Edited October 12, 2018 by Bedders

[109 fan]

Thank you, gentlemen, for the compliments. The leading edge wavy lines were done freehand with an Iwata Custom Micron airbrush and Gunze Sangyo acrylic paints. I think a very good airbrush and excellent paints are a requirement for this kind of work. As I described in my build article (on this site) the process starts with building a jig to hold the model while painting. This was done with cheap "foam-core". It is very easy to cut and sets up quickly using white glue. The propose of this is to fix the model firmly and at a proper angle for painting. Recently I discovered that holding the airbrush with two hands makes this process much easier. I thin the paint at least 3/1 (thinner/paint) and spray at about 18 lbs. of pressure. Not sure what that is exactly in atm's but I'm guessing about 1.2 (?). Here are a few photos of the process:

 

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Again, thanks for the kind words.

 

Barry Numerick

 

 

[ArmouredSprue]

Fantastic!