Mig88 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Hello everyone! Here is my Sweet 1:144 Messerschmitt Bf 109F-1 which I built in 2008. It represents the machine flown by Geschwaderkommodore Major Werner Mölders, Stab./JG51, Luftwaffe, from Mardyck, France, in April 1941. The Sweet kit is essentailly an F-4 so I had to make some modifications to make an F-1 (the F-2 is identical - the differences being internal). The changes involved adding a small intake on the starboard side of the engine cover, slightly reducing the diameter of the supercharger intake, filling in a panel line on top of each wing and squaring the oter ends of the main undercarriage bays. A final difference was leaving the bottom forward starboard corner of the (unarmoured) canopy unpainted. The kit was fully painted and varnished with brush. Thanks for looking Miguel 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Hi Miguel, for such a tiny kit, you did a beautiful job! It must have taken the patience of a saint, not to mention a bionic sight to get such a great result! Congratulations!!! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Top job Miguel especially on such a tiny pane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 That is rather lovely. I do like your mottling, I'd struggle to acheive that with a brush in 1/72. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 That’s 1/144?! Lovely model and finish. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Beautiful work especially in such a small scale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 17 hours ago, jean said: bionic sight to get such a great result! I second that one...teeny, tiny decals...wonderful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 Thank you very much @jean, @Walter, @stevehnz, @Max Headroom, @F-32 and @John D.C. Masters. 22 hours ago, jean said: not to mention a bionic sight to get such a great result! I don't know if I had it then but for quite a while now I have been using a headband with magnifying glasses. I don't know how I made it without one! 9 hours ago, stevehnz said: That is rather lovely. I do like your mottling, I'd struggle to acheive that with a brush in 1/72. Steve. Thanks Steve. Basically, I do it using the dry-brushing technique with a little more paint. Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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