jean Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hi all, I would like to enter this GB with the 1/72 Airfix Me Bf 109 E-4. I started this kit a couple of years ago, and only built about 20 % max of it. I will take a couple of photos of the plastic in a day or two, and leave the final decision to our learned and esteemed leaders!!! Here is a photo of the box: As usual, I shall be boring, and build the box scheme. Not my fault if I like it! But before I start, I have to finish my Stuka who is in the last throws before completion. In addition I owe it to @JOCKNEY to finish the MS 406, that is over 90% finished. So the 109 is likely to be built along the Huey I am working on, in the Helicopter GB!!! I love kidding myself that all these kits will be built within the allocated time frame! Photos soon. Cheers JR 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Hi JR Great to see you joining the GB, and especially good that my Hurricane with have something to chase in the GB Best of luck. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share Posted July 7, 2020 Hi guys, just a few photos showing the state of the build, for our dearest management's decision as to whether this kit will qualify for the GB. So here is the damage done to date to an otherwise very nice kit. Cheers JR 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 You'll be fine Jean, that's well under the 25% threshold Nice detailing, by the way Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Nice start Jean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Hi, while looking for the last after market bit I need for my Stuka, I have splashed some paint on the cockpit and finished the paint scheme of the prop and spinner. Next, all the small cockpit details to paint... Fun! A great little kit. JR 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Nice progress Jean, looking good mate Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Good progress, and I like the extra detail in the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Hi guys, while looking for A.M. thingies for my Stuka build, I did find the following goodies. In the great scheme of things, this is a useless post as I never intended using them on this build. But I will show them anyway, as it is Sunday evening and you are bored to tears after modelling all weekend!!! A bit late for the cockpit, but the Yahu IP is tempting... Plus I know I have some SAC guns as well somewhere. I must not be tempted... Keep having fun. JR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Nicely done. What colour have you went for on the spinner? I have seen green and also red with the white and as a 3rd spanner in the works I have read that in the crash report it was black and white?! That IP does look great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 34 minutes ago, Valkyrie said: Nicely done. What colour have you went for on the spinner? I have seen green and also red with the white and as a 3rd spanner in the works I have read that in the crash report it was black and white?! That IP does look great Hi Valkyrie, re the spinner, I have painted it black and white, like on all the other 109s of this Staffel at that time, with a spinner base plate in RLM70 Schwartzgrun (sorry, no Umlaut on my keyboard!) Re the IP, I may keep it for my next 109 that I want to build with an open cockpit. But these Yahu IPs always look splendid. Cheers JR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 5, 2020 Author Share Posted August 5, 2020 Hi there, well, my Stuka being finished, I can bring back the 109 to the front of the stage, along with the Huey (and the MS 406 that is so close to the finish line!) Once this decision had been made, I checked my RLM paints and discovered with horror that my tin of Xtracolor RLM 02 had turned into a sticky mess... What little is left in it may be used on small parts with a good dilution, but definitely not on the airframe. Damn! Anyway, I am going to carry on with the 109. When I reach the painting stage I will attempt to mix a RLM 02 I am happy with by using a very old tinlet of Humbrol Authentic colors RLM 02. This paint is so far off the true color, that it is scary! It is almost black green! I will have to find a good mix ratio with white and yellow in order to get close to what I see as RLM02... I am not panicking just yet. I am sure I'll get something decent (positive thinking....) Cheers all. JR 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 Hi Ladies and Gentlemen, I have just resumed the 109 build, as I need a break from the rather stressful Huey. Nothing earth-shattering: only finalizing the cockpit, one step at a time. Because of the artificial light, the RLM 02 looks a lot darker than what it really is. Next step is to finish painting the cockpit sides. Then the airframe will be close to being put together and buttoned up, as all the various items are ready. Cheers JR 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 Hi all, the build is still on schedule. Painted all the cockpit walls, etc , then clear varnish, a very light wash and some highlights + mat varnish! Everything ready to be glued together! And once more I was right: once the fuselage is buttoned up, 90% of this work will be invisible. Once the canopy is glued on top of the whole lot.... So why did I carry on ? Good question for which I have no sensible answer. Anyway, here are a few photos: So there you have it. Time wasted, but I am happy with that! Thanks for watching. Keep having fun! JR 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 OK, Started gluing the cockpit into a half fuselage. So things are underway, as they should. Cheers. JR 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Nice work Jean, she's coming along very nicely indeed Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Some good work in the cockpit area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 11, 2020 Author Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) Good evening everyone, just a quick photo before turning our generator off for the night. Both half fuselages have been glued together and the top and lower cowlings have been added. Once the seams have been sorted out, the wings will follow and then this model will start looking like an Emil! Thanks for looking. JR Edited August 11, 2020 by jean 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 Hi guys and girls, after painting in brown the leather protections on the flanks of the undercarriage bays, I decided it was time to glue the wings that had been put aside, ready to use. So this little kit is, at long last, looking pretty much like a 109. Once the horizontal tail surfaces have been glued and the seams taken care of, it will be time for some primer. I am a bit worried about the horizontal tail surface supports, which seem to break more often than not, when removing them from the sprue... A sharp blade should help... Deep breath. Thanks for looking! Cheers JR 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Methinks it is time for some small sprue cutters, the one-sided ones. Not the (overpriced) Tamiya ones, but there are several Mr.Tool Trumpy clones available that work just as well. Really saves major headaches with cutting small parts. Just hold the part instead to prevent it pinging off into the wild blue yonder! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Or a small razor saw perhaps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 Hi @alt-92 and @Jabba thanks for your advice. To be honest, a sprue cutter is a tool I have wanted to buy for a long time and never managed to get... The Gods' message is clear: "Stay away from sharp thingies!". So when the sprue gates are too big or the parts fragile-looking, I use any of the following: a PE saw, a pair of scissors, a large nail clipper... Sometime I am too impatient and I start with a not too sharp blade.... that's mostly when disaster strikes. Anyway, procrastination will come and bite me in the posterior one of these days. So note to self: Order a sprue cutter and make an offer to the Gods. Cheers guys. JR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 13 hours ago, alt-92 said: Methinks it is time for some small sprue cutters, the one-sided ones. 👍 Exactly! With regard to the brand, I am biased. I paid the money for Tamiya eons ago and consider it one of the best investments I've made. On Trumpeter, I bought a Trumpeter panel line scriber must be at least 10 plus years ago. Brilliant, still going strong. Thought I'd invest in a new one. Exactly the same model. It's rubbish. Relegated to bulk styrene cutting. Still using the old one for scribing. 3 hours ago, Jabba said: Or a small razor saw perhaps. 👍 Exactly! Small razor saw remove from the sprue and high quality sprue cutters to remove the nib if required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Fabulous job Jean, great detailing work around the cockpit. I used this kit in the 75th Anniversary group build and it makes up really well. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone, I took a deep breath and managed to cut the horizontal stabilizers' supports off the sprue without any breakage and glue them in one piece and pretty much at the right angle! So all in all yesterday evening was a good modelling session. Next the seams, the cockpit and then primer time... Edited August 14, 2020 by jean 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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