IanC Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Airfix's 1/48 Bf 109E-4/7. A kit that went together quite nicely but the soft plastic wasn't much fun to work with and the details are a bit ill-defined. I didn't fancy the North Africa or Russian Front marking options, and I definitely wanted to avoid the usual aces or Hardy Kruger's much reproduced aircraft, so I used some decals from the spares to recreate one from I/JG 27 in August 1940. Main paints were a bit of a mixture - Sovereign Colourcoats ACLW12 RLM 02, Mr Hobby H67 RLM 65, Tamiya XF-61 for the RLM 71 and XF-3 for the yellow. My Airfix Rotte - in formation with the 1/72 version: Cheers and thanks for looking! Ian 44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuuurles Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Chuuurles said: Beautiful! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Very nicely portrayed. Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 A very serviceable Emil, well kept but definitely in use. A very convincing build! A drop of dark grey paint on the open front end of the exhaust sheaths would make it perfect. 😉 Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanP Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Wow. Excellent build! Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_the_drummer Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 That's really quite lovely. Great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Two lovely Emils in classical marking schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 9 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: A very serviceable Emil, well kept but definitely in use. A very convincing build! A drop of dark grey paint on the open front end of the exhaust sheaths would make it perfect. 😉 Kind regards, Joachim Thanks Joachim. Good point about the exhausts. 👍 I also forgot to drill out the stubs, but that's less noticeable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 Oh yes, very smart indeed. I've got a soft spot for this kit despite it's foibles and inaccuracies. In fact, (another example of) the Airfix Club boxing of it has just been delivered and I'm debating how to depict it, assuming I can ever build a kit again! Yours may have given me the push to actually get myself together and find a work space... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Very nicely done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holzhamer Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Real nice work, the whole paintwork blends beautifully. I wonder if the canopy is OOB? Asking myself this question because I’ve build some years ago the E-1/3 box and the canopy was a crude caricature of the real thing, but the one you use here is much more credible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cduckworth Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Ian I appreciate your honest comments on the Airfix plastic and details but it turned out very well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 33 minutes ago, Holzhamer said: Real nice work, the whole paintwork blends beautifully. I wonder if the canopy is OOB? Asking myself this question because I’ve build some years ago the E-1/3 box and the canopy was a crude caricature of the real thing, but the one you use here is much more credible Thanks! The canopy is indeed the kit supplied one. Everything is OOB with just the aerial added from stretched sprue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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