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Revell's 1:72 Messerschmitt Me P.1099


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After finishing my Spitfire, I decided to build this little kit that I found at Hobbies Moròn for a good price.

 

Only three sprues inside the medium sized box, two in dark green and one clear sprue.

 

Instructions are of the pre-2017 Revell style, I.E a photocopy with very clear construction steps.

 

Decals were printed in 1996, making this kit as old as I am. I tested a small decal on my paint mule, and it didn't break, so I'm relieved I won't be having to look for 1:72 German insignia (I mainly build 1:48 akd 32).

 

Boxart:

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Sprues:

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Decals and instructions:

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My main attack plan will be to paint all the small parts while they're on the sprues, and then assemble them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nice kit that has a few options.  Nose guns, side remote guns, etc.  Since it’s a Luft 46 it’s pretty much build as you want.  I didn’t fit the nose guns a bit more like the P1099A than the B.  Here with the Horton

 

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Hello guys, I've made some progress on the Me P.1099.

 

Cockpit built up:

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Cockpit and wheel well glued to the left fuselage half:

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Spent some time at the bench and built the wings. Instead of moulding them with a single lower wing and two upper halves, Revell did them in a left and right assemblies. Aligning them will be a bit tricky.

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Also, fuselage halves glued together.

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Here you can see the extra weight I put in the cockpit.

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And the nose gear well glued to the fuselage.

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And here's the airframe completed. Aligning the wings wasn't that tricky after all.

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Now it's onto painting. The campuflage will be of RLM 74/75/76 with a yellow lower nose panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I painted the camouflage. I used Revell Aqua acrylics for the RLM 74/75/76, and yellow for the lower part of the nose.

 

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After allowing the gloss varnish to dry, I added the decals. In spite of being 26 years old, they worked perfectly, and reacted nicely to Microsol.

I then let the decals dry overnight, and applied the matt varnish the nect day.

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