Roman Schilhart Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Dear fellow Britmodellers, here's another AZ Model Bf-109 (#17 in my collection) representing the aircraft of Lt. Wöffen of 6./JG 27 in March 1945 at Rheine-Hopsten airfield. The main differences of the Erla G-10s compared to those built at WNF or Regensburg plant consisted of a new engine cowling (“Type 110”), differently shaped gun throughs, a wider oil cooler, missing chin bulges and different rudder. AZ failed to replicate some of the small changes to this particular version, such as the position of filler caps, but only the 'experts' will detect them. More concerning is the shape of the front lower cowl, which seems not deep enough at the junction of the wing root and fuselage. The difference becomes evident when you compare the AZ Model Bf-109 to the Fine Molds offering. On the other hand the AZ kit is considerably cheaper than the FM kit, and readily available in many different versions - and it does look convincing enough to my eyes! The model was painted with Gunze/Mr.Hobby acrylics, for weathering I used Winsor & Newton artist's oils. All photographs by Wolfgang Rabel. I have not seen a photograph of this aircraft, and AZ Model instructions are a bit sketchy. For painting, I referred to a color profile in "Bf 109 Late Versions", MMP Books, p.75. This aircraft seems to carry an overpainted fuselage number which I replicated with a paper template cut from Post-Its. The DF loop is a piece of scrap photo etch rolled around a cocktail stick. The pitot tube is Albion Alloys 0.3mm steel wire. The morane mast under the wings is from a Brengun photo etch set. The very fine IFF antenna under the belly is 0.1mm Albion Alloys steel wire. Thanks for your interest, best greetings from Vienna! Roman 59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Had me fooled there for a moment - had to go back to the title to see the scale! Cheers Hans J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 A wonderful job as always!! Lovely finish! I have a few AZ Model Bf 109s in my stash and hope to get round to building one soon. Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Fantastic! Your paint and finish look so realistic... beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Nice one Roman. AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 nice baby 109 😄 my dad can´t wait for Eduard to finally release their Erla G-10... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Another beautiful build Roman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Yet another beauty, Roman. A masterful paint finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Step Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 interesting variation of an often build type - and a great looking model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Beautiful, one of my favourite aircraft of the second world war. The later variants look great, especially with the variety of camouflages used, although nothing beats a yellow nosed Emil. The weathering on this is spot on. How long did this take to build and is there a WIP I can look through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dog Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Another great looking 109 you got there Roman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: Beautiful, one of my favourite aircraft of the second world war. The later variants look great, especially with the variety of camouflages used, although nothing beats a yellow nosed Emil. The weathering on this is spot on. How long did this take to build and is there a WIP I can look through? Thank you for feedback, Adam! The whole build including painting took me around 3 weeks. A full build review is scheduled to be released in an upcoming edition of Scale Aviation Modeler International. Edited October 13, 2019 by Roman Schilhart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Very nice G-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) A very build nice complemented with a great finish. It certainly doesn't look like a 1/72 sake model. Very inspiring especially as I have some AZ 109s t make a start on. Thanks for posting. Cheers Edited October 13, 2019 by Bangor Lad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Perfect! Luiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Another nice one Roman. I am back building some 1/72 Bf's after a break from them of a couple of years and I'm struggling with my mottling so it's great inspiration to see one of yours again. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Hi My Friend Roman!!! Superb build as always, great work and wonderful weathering, like a huge lot. Maybe one day will get a nice AZ bird as there arevery scarce in this side of the pond and follow all your great samples to finish with.a nice decent kit. Thank you very.much for sharing! Cheers, Luis Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Now that is seriously nice, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Another excellent build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Hi Roman. Well, what can I say? Apart from that your 109 is another absolutely beautiful model. Stunning on all levels. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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