nimrod54 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 This Special Hobby 109E is my second entry for the GB and here are the box and its plastic contents. I will add more photos of the sprues before I start the build. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touvdal Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Interesting to se how this one goes together. Cheers Jes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Hi John, Please let us know how it compares with the Airfix kit, which you did build a while back. The box art is depicting the paint scheme I am planning on my Airfix 109 E-4. Have fun! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Coming right up to date with this kit John. Sure a few of us will be anticipating your thoughts on it with great interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 I am just about ready to make a start on this build, so here are the sprue shots along with a few close-ups of some parts. by John L, on Flickr One fuselage half. by John L, on Flickr And one upper wing half plus an enlargement showing some of the finer details. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr The Special Hobby kit comes with a separate engine block and here is one half of that detail. by John L, on Flickr The instruction booklet, decals and canopy parts. by John L, on Flickr John 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Hi John, this kit does indeed look real nice. A lot of surface detail, which is always a good thing. Have S.H. hired the mad Chinese riveter, that scared so many of us from Dragon and other mainland China's companies?... Hopefully these little craters will look fine once painted over!!! I m sure you will have a super time building this kit, and we will all have a great time watching! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Special Hobby are one of my favourite manufacturers so its nice to see their latest generation of kits being built. Things don't look to be going well for the RAF according to the box art 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Mottlemaster said: Things don't look to be going well for the RAF according to the box art And it looks as though he is about to claim a third kill as well Alastair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 38 minutes ago, nimrod54 said: And it looks as though he is about to claim a third kill as well Alastair. Indeed, he got a fourth that mission as well, he certainly earned his combat pay that day. Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 On 30/06/2021 at 21:07, jean said: Hi John, this kit does indeed look real nice. A lot of surface detail, which is always a good thing. Have S.H. hired the mad Chinese riveter, that scared so many of us from Dragon and other mainland China's companies?... Hopefully these little craters will look fine once painted over!!! I m sure you will have a super time building this kit, and we will all have a great time watching! JR Hi Jean, My apologies for missing your earlier post. The details on the kit are not quite at the 'crater scale' shown in the images above when viewed at actual kit size, so please don't be put off by my photos. I started work on the cockpit last night and painted up the fuselage interior areas with RLM02 (well Aeromasters version of RLM02). I'll take some photos later before I get too far ahead. Regards John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Here are a few photos of the work so far. The cockpit floor had the rudder pedals and a trim wheel added before receiving its initial base coats of paint, and the fuselage sidewalls have been painted up before I start to pick out some of the details. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Cheers John. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 That's very tidy work John Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 I'm another who has this lurking in the stash so will follow with interest. The surface detail does look very good, amazing for 1/72. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 I have finished the detail painting of the cockpit and sidewalls and everything has had a wash followed by some highlighting. I used tape to add straps to the rudder pedals and these were painted in a leather colour, and the seat was brushed over with aluminium along the edges and back to accentuate wear. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr A rummage through extras box turned up some Eduard belts and I have used them instead of the decals provided in the kit. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr John 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Looks super John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I'm a big fan of those superfabric belts John, it's a shame that Eduard seem to have discontinued them. The cockpit looks really good mate Cheers, Stew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Hi John, this is a great cockpit you have created! Splendid! I have never used these new fangled seat belts. They actually look really convincing. Have fun with this lovely kit! JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 45 minutes ago, Stew Dapple said: I'm a big fan of those superfabric belts John, it's a shame that Eduard seem to have discontinued them. So that's what they are. They do/did look good, Missed them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 @Johnson, @Stew Dapple, @jean, Thank you for your comments chaps. I have had the seatbelts for quite some time, I am not sure how well they were accepted by the modelling community, so it comes as no surprise that Eduard may have ceased manufacture, however there are sets of 3D printed decals of Luftwaffe belts produced by Kits-World which could be a suitable alternative. Update time. After gluing the cockpit into one half, the last task before closing things up was to fix the tailwheel in place. A prominent feature on 109's are the panel seams that run along the top and bottom of the rear fuselage and I felt these needed enhancing slightly, so I gave the outer edges of each fuselage half a light scrape with a scalpel - remembering to stop at the fin fillet on the upper side. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr The lower wing section of Special Hobby's (SH) kit includes the oil cooler section of the lower cowling and should make for a neat join on the underside as can be seen in this test fit of that part. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr The next job for the fuselage is to sort out the engine and fix that in place, and I can also start to paint up some of the wing details such as wheel wells, radiators etc. This may be it for this week though because I must push on and try to complete my French Drummer for the weekend. John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Hi John, I have never tried to leave the top and bottom longitudinal fuselage joints apparent, knowing full well that if I tried to re-scribe them it would not look too hot. You have just shown me how easy it can be... Dare I say I feel stupid, never to have thought of it. Doh! Ergo, my next 109 will be subjected to the Nimrod technique... Have fun JR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 22 minutes ago, jean said: Dare I say I feel stupid, never to have thought of it. Doh! And me! 22 minutes ago, jean said: Ergo, my next 109 will be subjected to the Nimrod technique... And mine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted July 6, 2021 Author Share Posted July 6, 2021 Hey Jean @jean and Charlie @Johnson, Don't feel too bad guys, it was a tip that I have picked up along the way, and felt just as stupid for failing to realise how I had been overcomplicating such a simple task. Keep checking as you are scraping away, the lines on this kit were virtually non-existent so I only needed to knock the corners off. Cheers John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 Whilst waiting for bits to complete other projects I have been able to get back to work on this build today. Having previously painted up the engine and bearers I set about adding those parts and had a near miss when I suddenly remembered that I hadn't fixed the exhausts in place. So following some quick work to undo the engine fit, the exhausts had some rust brushed on followed by a Nuln Oil wash and a dry brush with Citadel Leadbelcher. once dry they were fixed in place and then the engine was refitted. Next it was the guns turn for some attention, they had a couple of thin coats of black brushed on and that was followed by a brush over with some graphite powder to give them a metallic look, I also used the same process on the engine block. by John L, on Flickr One of the last jobs on the fuselage is the addition of the two small side panels which can be left off if you wish to display the gun bay and ammo boxes, I have just popped those in place for the moment while I decide if that is what I want to do. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Wings next. John 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, nimrod54 said: followed by a brush over with some graphite powder to give them a metallic look A good idea! Hadn't thought of that. It really looks very good John. We seem to be approaching the level of 1/48 detail with this kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 58 minutes ago, Johnson said: It really looks very good John. We seem to be approaching the level of 1/48 detail with this kit. Thanks Charlie. As you probably know, the detail is definitely a step up from the Airfix kit, and it's well worth getting one for that special build. The Airfix kit is a great option for multiple builds. The fit on this kit has been really good so far, though I did have to remove a smidgen from the rear of the engine mounts along with a ridge at the nose where the alignment pin is, the only other issue being that the instructions can be a little sketchy when it comes to parts placement - checking and dry fitting is a must at times. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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