ragnarec Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Here are a few photos of my last finished model. It was built from Eduard's excellent 1/48 kit of the Bf 108 Taifun (Profipack edition). The model portrays a Taifun used by Norwegian regional airliner Widerøe's Flyveselskap for photographing and target tugging duties from the late 1940ies until the middle of the 50ies. I was in touch with Arctic Decals regarding custom decals, but they had troubles making the required cream colour. In the end, I got some APLS-printed decals in white, but ended up using the decals as templates for masks made from Tamiya masking tape. The exception is the logo on the motor cowling. Here, I over-sprayed the white decals with a mixture of transparent acrylics from Tamiya (mainly yellow) prior to application, in order to get the desired cream colour. The small text on each side of the fuselage behind the cabin window was taken from Lima November Decals' sheet of decals for Widerøe Beaver and Otter. Regards, Ragnar Edited February 2, 2019 by ragnarec Spell correction 56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Nice model and the big effort on the decals worked out very well. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Nydelig 🍻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Beautiful model of a sweet aircraft. Lovely colour scheme and beautifully finished. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Wow , that's a super little model , the paint and finish is just wonderful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold55 Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 (edited) Very nice job! Love the detail you put into getting it just right. Edited February 2, 2019 by Harold55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Outstanding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 What a pretty little thing. Lovely build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Great looking Messerschmitt ... Always nice to see something done in civilian or alternative markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 That is really nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Superb work and a very convincing model of this attractive machine! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 What a great looking machine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrritableRabbit Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 So, so very nicely done. Gorgeous paint work, and the big canopy gives a hint of an interesting cockpit. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Lovely, very clean build - especially like the special color of this bird. Good job with the decals. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarec Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 Thank you all for nice comments! Regards, Ragnar 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank083 Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Lovely build & original scheme! 👍👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Hi @ragnarec, I've just found this RFI from 2019, and I wanted to say what a great build this is - the Norwegian civil scheme really suits the Taifun! Could I also how you achieved the dropped wing leading-edge slats? Many thanks! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 This model is a gem. 🙂👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragnarec Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 On 9/1/2023 at 4:36 PM, 2996 Victor said: Could I also how you achieved the dropped wing leading-edge slats? Oh, yes, how to start... I'm the kind of model builder that tends to experiment and do drastic modifications of the models I'm building. In this case, I used two different methods for the two slats. The port one was made from Milliput, and the starboard one of aluminium sheet and epoxy resin. In both cases, I used the plastic slices that was removed from the top wings to form the wing skin under the slats. For the Milliput slat, I tightly wrappen a piece of plastic wrap around the leading edge, held in place with tape, and then pressed some Milliput over it. After the Milliput had hardened, it was carefully sanded to match the contour of the wing. Not fast and not easy, but it worked! The other method for the port slat also worked after some fetling. For my next model with dropped slats, I will probably try something different... On 9/2/2023 at 11:07 AM, Remus389 said: This model is a gem. 🙂👍 Thanks! Regards, Ragnar 🙂 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted September 3, 2023 Share Posted September 3, 2023 Hi Ragnar, Thank you very much for describing how you achieved the dropped slats! Both methods are very effective, and contribute to a beautiful model. I'm tempted to try a similar modification on my kit when I build it, although it might be better to try the techniques on a scrap model before I commit to the Taifun! Many thanks once again, and I'm looking forward to your next build. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Very nice! Saluti Giampiero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bissyboat Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 Well played. Looks great. ⚓🙌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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