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Against the Odds...1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109G-14/AS JG77


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#26/2018

Look, another 109 by my dad 😄
He´s trying to get rid of his 109 kits by building them.

This was the Hasegawa G-10 JG300 boxing, but in fact both included schemes are G-14/AS. So my dad converted it by filling the wrong and engraving the correct filler caps on the fuselage. Decals are from the kit, only the Balkenkreuz which had the typical Hasegawa "ivory" look were replaced with decals from the sparesbox. As usual Gunze and Tamiya acrylics used, Eduard seatbelts, EZ line for the wiring, plastic rods for the brake lines.
Build thread here
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235043049-against-the-odds148-messerschmitt-bf109g-14as-jg77/

Model shows an aircraft of JG77 stationed at Twente/Netherlands in 1945 and later found by the Allies.

 

p.s: The Antenna wire is supposed to look that way, explanation is below in the comments.

 

 

44423661505_0449f50978_b.jpgDSC_0001 by Reinhard Spreitzhofer, auf Flickr

 

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18 hours ago, russ c said:

Got a bit of a `thing` going on with `109`s there Reini? 🙂

Great build and pic`s though-as always

 

yes, one or more 109 will follow this year 😄

the next finished model will be a Fw190 for diversion 😆

 

15 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

I can only say I hope im this good someday 👍 I really enjoy your fathers work.

 

14 hours ago, fubar57 said:

Very nice

 

14 hours ago, Duncan B said:

Very nice as always. Hasegawa seem to have a habit of getting the decals wrong, I have a 1/32 G10 box where both the decal options are actually for ERLA Built G10s.

 

Duncan B

 

Yes, not that long ago, G-14/AS were often mistaken for G-10, and the different G-10 types weren´t considered at all. For example, most of the aftermarket 1/48 G-10 decals are for Erla machines, but there is still no kit....

 

14 hours ago, MikeR said:

Nicely done!

 

Mike.B)

 

thanks a lot for the comments, appreciated

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Most excellent and well researched build, this particular machine is a G-14AS indeed.

Some sources suggest the fuselage number "7" was red, not green - but that's almost impossible to tell from b/w photographs.

Unfortunately the radio antenna wire did not turn out as perfect as usual .. a minor distraction, though.

Best greetings!

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50 minutes ago, Roman Schilhart said:

Most excellent and well researched build, this particular machine is a G-14AS indeed.

Some sources suggest the fuselage number "7" was red, not green - but that's almost impossible to tell from b/w photographs.

Unfortunately the radio antenna wire did not turn out as perfect as usual .. a minor distraction, though.

Best greetings!

thanks!

The wire is supposed to look that way. When the mast was on the Erla canopy, the antenna wire was connected with the canopy locking system and was only tensioned when the pilot locked the canopy. My dad and I found this out about 1-2 years ago. Always something to learn.

This Croatian G-14/AS is a nice example, wire hangs through because the canopy isn´t locked.

https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-109G/JG2(Kroat)/pages/Messerschmitt-Bf-109G14AS-Erla-2-Lovacko-Jato-Vladimir-Sandtner-Croatia-16th-Apr-1945-03.html

 

Here´s a video of a freshly restored G-14, move to 06:50 there you can see how the wire loosens when the pilot unlocks the canopy.

 

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3 hours ago, Reini78 said:

thanks!

The wire is supposed to look that way. When the mast was on the Erla canopy, the antenna wire was connected with the canopy locking system and was only tensioned when the pilot locked the canopy. My dad and I found this out about 1-2 years ago. Always something to learn.

This Croatian G-14/AS is a nice example, wire hangs through because the canopy isn´t locked.

https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-109G/JG2(Kroat)/pages/Messerschmitt-Bf-109G14AS-Erla-2-Lovacko-Jato-Vladimir-Sandtner-Croatia-16th-Apr-1945-03.html

 

Thank you very much for detailed explanation!

Now, I've learned something new again!

 

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That sorry ol Hasegawa 48th Bf-109 line looks FANTASTIC in your Father's hands!!  I've never bothered to replace my stash of Hasegawa kits.  Mine don't look as good as your Father's but good enough for my display case.

Question to the 109 expert.  Didn't M'Schmitt a/c have longitudinal panel lines on top and bottom of aft fuselage with approx same weight as the vertical ones??  

Again, Kudos to your Father!!  How young/old is he???

Bo

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I would say a comment about the wire antenna (for me the only thing pulling it down) but I read the explanation and I just need to say WOW! What a model.

Very well done and the paint is just superb.

Cheers

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9 hours ago, Demon said:

That sorry ol Hasegawa 48th Bf-109 line looks FANTASTIC in your Father's hands!!  I've never bothered to replace my stash of Hasegawa kits.  Mine don't look as good as your Father's but good enough for my display case.

Question to the 109 expert.  Didn't M'Schmitt a/c have longitudinal panel lines on top and bottom of aft fuselage with approx same weight as the vertical ones??  

Again, Kudos to your Father!!  How young/old is he???

Bo

 

The Hasegawa 109s are still good kits, but as it seems Hasegawa doesn´t release later models (like G-6/14, G-10, K-4) anymore. During the last years I´ve seen only at max a G-4 released and the other versions are more and more hard to find as second hand kits.

Yes they did have panel lines there, but due to filling and sanding the fuselage halves joint you hardly see it on the model. There´s the panel wash discussion again 😃 on most real aircraft you don´t see hardly any panel lines, also on the 109 because they were usually filled and sealed. Nevertheless my dad does a wash, brings the model more to life and it doesn´t look like so toyish.

He recently turned 71.

 

2 hours ago, ArmouredSprue said:

I would say a comment about the wire antenna (for me the only thing pulling it down) but I read the explanation and I just need to say WOW! What a model.

Very well done and the paint is just superb.

Cheers

 

thanks a lot guys!

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14 hours ago, Greg Law said:

Looks like that bf 109 had a hard time. It looks like it has been pretty heavily patched up with spare parts. You done well getting it to look like that. Must have taken awhile to paint.

 

Not really patched up, was a common late war camo colour mix, unpainted wing undersides were also common. 

Didn´t take that long,  my dad has a lot of Luftwaffe camo experience after building dozens of 109s and 190s 😄

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