Romanian Bf 109Ga-6

[ModelingEdmontonian]

I have begun a project I am calling "the Minor Gustavs," attempting to model Bf 109Gs that served in the air forces of "smaller" countries (i.e., not Germany and Italy). I wanted a quick way to get into this, and a "surprise" day off from work gave me the opportunity to challenge myself with a "blitz" build of HobbyBoss's "easy assembly" Bf109 G-6 "late" kit. I wanted to see if I could complete it in 24 hours, and that did not happen. But, she was all done in 66 hours, and anyway I had a blast! In the spirit of keeping it quick, I built this as a Romanian Ga-6 (main difference being teardrop MG blisters) with a single Russian blue colour (Tamiya XF-23), using decals from an out-of-print RB sheet I managed to procure from a hobby shop in California. I cut off the kit rear wheel and used a spare from an AZ kit, and RB provided resin for the unique blisters, but otherwise this is all OOB.

 

 

This is the WIP thread, if interested:

 

[Wulfman]

Lovely build and excellent choice of a post-war Gustav, looking forward to more !

 

Wulfman

[Spitfire31]

Very neat build, although to my eyes it looks as if it had been left to roost after the primer coat was applied. I mean, the full size one. 😉 Did they really paint the prop blades? I don't think I've seen that before…

 

Different!

 

Kind regards,

 

Joachim

[ModelingEdmontonian]

4 hours ago, Spitfire31 said:

Did they really paint the prop blades? I don't think I've seen that before…

Honestly I did very little research myself and mostly relied on RB, which certainly notes that the prop blades are painted too.

 

 

I found this photo which suggests painted blades as well, I would say.

 

 

And @Troy Smith dug this one up (perhaps in a different scheme at this point), but obviously doesn't help us with the prop!

 

[Mig88]

Lovely work on this rarely-seen scheme.

I agree, the top photo clearly shows the blades were painted.

 

Miguel

[Bertie McBoatface]

I like this theme of yours, partly for the lack of swastikas but mostly because they make such a refreshing change. The blue blades are a unique feature in this case I think.

[opus999]

Looks great for a blitz build!  I too appreciate the varied subjects, and this one is especially fascinating to me because I didn't realize those types of blisters could be found on 109s.  Nice work -- looking forward to the rest!  

[Roman Schilhart]

A very different Gustav!