Black Knight Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 An unboxed kit, no decals nor instructions and actually from 'scrap' kits. Years ago I got a load of mixed 'scrap' kits. By sorting through them I've managed to get a complete 109 The yellow sprue was in a different 'scrap' bag from the brown wings sprue and the one fuselage half and the prop was in a bag of mixed scrap parts. I had to find a canopy for it in my spare canopies box but I think its a Matchbox one as it fits perfectly I actually found three Matchbox 109s mixed up like this in the scrap bags Decals will come from my spares. I have plenty of decals for 109s but I'll see what takes my fancy as the build commences 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Well done Fred, I can never resist the temptation to salvage / rescue a scrap / incomplete kit and build it , so it's great to see this one on here. Best of luck. Cheers Pat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Agree, there’s something special about resurrecting what was once thought to be a bin-able kit, so its great to see these moulds receiving a second lease on life. All kits deserved to be built, so two thumbs up for a great save. Cheers, welcome aboard and best of luck.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 I've made a start on this as the first to be started The Messer 109 had lots of holes on the nose parts. None of these are on the Matchbox kit so I decided to put some of them in. Once started it became, 'just another one, then another' Starboard side fuselage half. Untouched, top, and some holes cut in, lower. I've gone over the holes with a pencil so you can see them The top of the engine cowling, untouched, left and with holes cut in, but some fillers not smoothed, right Underneath the nose, the oil cooler radiator air inlet and outlet cut away. Don't worry about the size of the holes, this will be dealt with later in the build I'm building 3 of these kits at the same time. Two props just about ready and three sets of main wheels painted The pilot doesn't look too happy I've decided this will be a Spanish Air Force E3, post-SCW 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Lovely work Fred I hadn't realised you were building 3 of these in the same build thread ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Nice work! Adding these details is really worth the effort. Cheers Greg 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Three,love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 5 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: I hadn't realised you were building 3 of these in the same build thread ! ah, let me make it a bit clearer. I'm building 3 Matchbox Messer 109s 1 x on here in this GB 1 x on another forum which is also running a Matchbox GB at this same time 1 x on my workbench as it was another 'scrap' kit but too far built to be eligible for either GB Thus, as I work on the 3 simultaneously some photos will show parts and workings for 3 kits 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 24 minutes ago, Black Knight said: 1 x on another forum which is also running a Matchbox GB at this same time Oh Fred, and to think that Dave and I thought you only loved BM and this GB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 I show no favouritism to any of my favourite children .. . . .but the others ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 You know there’s a name for ‘Two Timers’ like you BK!!! All good Fred, I see and hear your logic and building three will just add confusion to me and my build list. These 109’’s are looking great. Cheers.. Dave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: You know there’s a name for ‘Two Timers’ like you BK!!! All good Fred, I see and hear your logic and building three will just add confusion to me and my build list. These 109’’s are looking great. Cheers.. Dave It's OK Dave, he's promised us the nicest one for our GB, the others can get the "also rans" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 More cutting and drilling On the tail end, I've opened up the tail wheel recess and drilled the hole just in front of the tail planes on the fuselage sides The hole for the pitot is too far forward so I've filled it and drilled a new hole. I've drilled the holes on both wings for the aileron mass weights The 'E3' I've chosen to do appears to have been fitted out as an E1 first. It has the machinegun holes in the wing leading edge next to the 20mm canon Doing 3 at a time means industrial multiplicity 6 u/c legs 6 u/c doors [the ones on the right come from another kit] I'm missing one Matchbox under-wing radiator unit so I've made a latex rubber mould of a good one so I can cast a resin copy Time for a group photo chaps I'm painting up a gang of pilots for some of the different kits I'll be doing 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Coming along your not alone with the extra work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 All coming together nicely BK and I hope all those pilots are behaving themselves over at your place.... you must be getting low on Heineken's by now! Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 Hi Fred When we last heard from you, you were giving Messerschmitt a run for their money on production of 109's. How are you getting on ? Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 Weeks ago I got the 109 mostly assembled and then undercoated with grey paints Sort of half-way through the undercoat painting; But the paint went funny and I got severe orange-peel [no jokes please, I'm not in the mood for them] I had to strip the paint off, which also removed some fillers, affected the glued joints allowing parts to come off and the MrMuscle affected the plastic surface I've been very busy on other things so I've only just got around to start into rebuilding the 109 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 The extra work you are doing will lift this to another level, great job so far, sorry to hear of the paint woes and subsequent issues. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galligraphics Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Always a pain when the painting stage goes wrong. However, somehow you will appreciate this particular little beast even more once it has been completed, I promise… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Sorry to hear that Fred I had a similar issue on a Fulmar when the paint went all weird, I had to strip and repaint, a real pain at the time but seeing it finished I'm glad I did it. Hope it goes well. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted April 8, 2022 Author Share Posted April 8, 2022 I've got the 109 mostly re-built and I've put on an undercoat of Humbrol 1 on the fuselage and tail I have to finish shaping the aileron mass balances. I drilled through the fronts of the wing radiator intakes and glued in very thin lengths of HSS for the rod thingies you can see on the real ones ~https://i.pinimg.com/736x/fb/a7/dc/fba7dc60b7d6d34426240b4f827db2f4--me--luftwaffe.jpg I'm now waiting on the very poor enamel undercoat to dry so I can do the wings [with a different paint] 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Great stuff Fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Still seam filling, smoothing down, re-priming, seam filling, smoothing down. . . . . Nearly done with that Getting a good primer finish is important to me. A bad primed surface will only give a poor top coat finish I don't always prime but with these very colourful Matchbox kits the primer is useful 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 Despite the various shades of grey on it this 109E is just about ready for its main colours to be applied White on wing tips and rudder first and some RLM 02 on some details, then RLM 65 underneath and RLM 63 on top side 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 Wing tips and rudder painted white then masked off for the underside blue-grey Topside grey nearly done. I need to mask off the fuselage belly to finish that part 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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