Bish Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I had been wanting to get some early 109's for ages. Originally i had planned on getting the Avis kits. But when AMG brought out there's, i decided to opt for one of those. Decided to try the B-1 first. Kits come with PE, mask and one small piece of resin, so this will be an OOB build. Started with the pit (of course) which has detail added to the side walls, and one small piece of PE. After painting with Xtracolor, i used some flory wash and then added some light dry brushing. Cockpit was fitted after adding PE seatbelts and decals for instruments. Fuselage then went together and wings added. Fit is pretty nice. The rear of the centre wing section needed a little sanding. And of course i over did it and had to fill a bit. The lower wing doesn't join the top along the back edge, but just ahead of the flaps. Buts its better than in the review i had read. I rather like the molded on detail of the engine. I won't be having it open on this, but i do plan on getting some more of their early kits so will show it off on one of those. Thats all for now. More soon. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Looking good so far! Which colour scheme will it be? Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Cheers Mike. I am doing the aircraft in the box art, 70/71 on top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I'll be following this. The part count for the front end is quite high so it will be interesting to see how it all goes together. Nice start. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Cheers Duncan. I am just geting to that bit so will find out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Going to follow if you don't mind ? I always did like the 109. Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 Glad to have you on board Dennis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroubos Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Is the AVIS kit the same plastic as this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 Sorry sroubos, i missed your post before. I don't believe so, according to scalemates these are new tooled kits. Construction on the 109 was done by the middle of last week, just getting the 111 done and then i can paint. Fit has been good with one exception, the radiator. The rad itself fits onto the nose and then the 2 piece cover goes on. Even after the covers were thinned there was still a big gap. I clamped and used super glue and left it over night, there was still a gap but small enoug to fill. The canopy masking was a bit tricky. The mask is similar to Montex, which i am not a fan of. And the canopy has next to no frameing so its tricky to figure out where to put the masks. Hopefully should be able to get some paint on before the weekend is out. Just need to remember to mask the pit and wheel wells. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 I know its been a while, working on 2 at a time has slowed things down. But finally able to get some paint on. I like the look of the 109 in this scheme, makes a change to the motteling or the blue high up the sides. As you can see on the first pic above, the vinyl mask came away where the edge was on a curve in the canopy, just like the Montex masks. I am woundering if Eduard 109E masks would work on this, might have to try that. So i did need to clean up the canopy a bit with a polishing stick. Then the decals went on, these went down very nice and i was pleased with the tail band, the red and white has gone down well over the dark paint. It then got some exhaust streaks and a very light flory wash and a matt coat. Really pleased with this kit. Ashide from the radiator cover and the masks, its been a joy to build. Will deffinetly be getting more, a Condor Legion C for starters. Just a few final touches, landing lights, antenna cable etc and then i can add it to the base and sort out some figures. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 lovely model but are the under carriage legs installed the right way around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 Cheers elgar, and ye, they only fit one way and i did check referances first. I think they should be splayed out a bit more though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Wrapped this one up by placing it on the base and adding a couple of figures. Another simple dio. Really pleased with how its turned out, nice kit with some minor issues that are easy to over come. I can deffinetly recomend AMG and this won't be the last i do. Nice to get some pre war subjects on the shelves. Most of my German aircraft and armour are mid to late war. Before this i had done 2 aircraft from 1940. And next up some armour from the Polish campaign. Thanks for following along. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Very nice. I do like the WW2 types in their very early incarnations with the two bladed props. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Cheers John. I do like the look of the fixed prop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Beautiful ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 Thanks you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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