Randy Lutz Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 This is the Tamiya 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, finished in the markings of Oberleutnant Albrecht Drehs, of Stab III/Jagdgeschwader 54 in France, August 1940. Respecting my minimalist approach to modelling, I only performed the following minor enhancements to the kit. A note to fellow modellers in regard to the spinner colours. Hussar suggests a red and white spinner, and while quite attractive, is incorrect. The RAF Crash Report states the spinner is dark green and white. Fuselage - kit seat replaced with Ultracast seat - antenna wire made from stretched sprue - upper cowl intake opened - cowl gun barrels replaced with Master brass barrels - engine starter crank opening and lift points drilled out - kit propeller and spinner replaced with Ultracast resin parts - exhaust replaced with Ultracast resin exhaust Wings - wing gun barrels replaced with Master brass barrels - kit wheels replaced with Ultracast resin wheels - tail planes modified to eliminate the anhedral Paint and Decals - airframe painted with Xtracolor X202 Hellblau RLM 65, X201 RLM 02 Grau and X205 Dunklegrun RLM 71 - all markings are from Hussar 48D003 Messerschmitt Me 109E3A/E4 - model is weathered with chalk pastels References - Model Art No. 375 Messerschmitt Bf109B-E - Aero Detail No. 1 Messerschmitt Bf109E - Jagdwaffe Volume Two, Section 1, Battle of Britain Phase One July-August 1940 Special thank to Dave Wadman for providing info on this subject. Cheers 45 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werdna Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Excellent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Beautiful build and finish Randy,restrained weathering look spot on with that matt finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgb40 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Good to see you are still hacking Slim. Another beauty. Look foreword To seeing you when all this madness is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbow Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Fantastic build !! Love the colors !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Very nice build.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Fantastic looking model. The paint finish and weathering is most realistic- great skills!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Sudnik Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 24 minutes ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Fantastic looking model. The paint finish and weathering is most realistic- great skills!!! Definitely agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango98 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Another first rate job Randy, very well done. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lutz Posted December 11, 2020 Author Share Posted December 11, 2020 11 hours ago, Werdna said: Excellent work Thanks much Cheers 11 hours ago, stevej60 said: Beautiful build and finish Randy,restrained weathering look spot on with that matt finish. Thanks Steve. Much appreciated. Cheers 8 hours ago, rgb40 said: Good to see you are still hacking Slim. Another beauty. Look foreword To seeing you when all this madness is done. Hey Georgie Boy, thanks a lot. I am still hacking out models and it does not look like I will be seeing you anytime soon. Stay safe and hopefully we have a beer next year. Cheers 8 hours ago, Longbow said: Fantastic build !! Love the colors !! Thanks much. I can't take credit for the colours. That's all Xtracolor. Cheers 7 hours ago, swralph said: Very nice build.😀 Much appreciated. Cheers 5 hours ago, dov said: Perfect! High praise and I thank you for it. Cheers 4 hours ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Fantastic looking model. The paint finish and weathering is most realistic- great skills!!! Thanks Colin. Cheers 4 hours ago, Piotr Sudnik said: Well done! Thank you Piotr Cheers 4 hours ago, SAT69 said: Definitely agree! Thanks much Cheers 2 hours ago, RMCS said: Fantastic Thank you Sir. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Superb model, Randy. Can you tell me how you made the insulators on the aerial wire ? I have a Bf 109F to build and I'd love to be able to add them. Edited December 11, 2020 by Starfighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Good looking 109. Very impressive mottling.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Excellent Emil, great build and finish ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Man, you do nice work Randy! Great looking 109 sir, thanks for showing your fine work! 🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Lutz Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 16 hours ago, Starfighter said: Superb model, Randy. Can you tell me how you made the insulators on the aerial wire ? I have a Bf 109F to build and I'd love to be able to add them. Thanks much. To make the insulators, I apply a small drops of Micro Scale Kristal Klear to the antenna wire and when dry I paint them gloss white. Cheers 8 hours ago, Vinnie said: Good looking 109. Very impressive mottling.👍 Thanks Vinnie Cheers 7 hours ago, Wulfman said: Excellent Emil, great build and finish ! Wulfman Much appreciated Wulfman. Cheers 39 minutes ago, Gary Brantley said: Man, you do nice work Randy! Great looking 109 sir, thanks for showing your fine work! 🍻 Thank you very much Gary. Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Always great to see and Emil, and especially one that looks this good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deroonenator Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 (edited) Great - highly appreciate the precise weathering. Truly magnificent. Edited December 12, 2020 by Deroonenator Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Fantastic build. Colors and weathering are perfect Regards Djordje Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Great work. I like your restrained weathering. Very neat finish all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Randy Lutz said: Thanks much. To make the insulators, I apply a small drops of Micro Scale Kristal Klear to the antenna wire and when dry I paint them gloss white. Cheers Thanks Vinnie Cheers Much appreciated Wulfman. Cheers Thank you very much Gary. Cheers Thanks for the tip regarding the insulators, Randy , I'll give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Flawless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Superb . The attention to detail in the build and paint finish is fantastic. Cheers Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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