François Escudé Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Hi Gents , I present to you my Helmut Wick Me 109 E4 as it was at the time of his fate in November 1940. I must admit that my tag " BoB" is not precisely appropriate , as common agreement of end of BoB is October 1940.. Forgive me for that. Anyway, For me this scheme is interesting as it shows , in my opinion , the Luftwaffe transition move from "offensive" scheme on aircrafts , to "defensive" one." "wind is turning" Not far from that, RAF would change for fighters from DE/DG to MG/DG scheme .. Guys, not pretend to be 100% pertinent on that 😉 So this plane camo was toned down with brush application of green all over light parts ( included yellow nose identification markings) and previous double chevrons markings were overpainted , choose to represent it with RLM 02 to stay compliant with " toned down" overall apparence . just a kind of feeling :-)) Painted with Gunze paints. seing pictures... see that there is things to improve/clean.. 😉 On to the Pics ! Any comments welcomed ! Hope you'll like it ! Cheers !! 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 opus.. OG instead .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I don't know about color accuracies, but it looks dang fine! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, Thom216 said: I don't know about color accuracies, but it looks dang fine! painted with RLM 70/ RLM 02 scheme , but pics could reflect the exact shades ..:-)) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 The sponge dapple is not that bad considering the scale and the overall aspect does not betray the real machine. Pics of our models are the best teachers for us. Well done François. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 Salut Jean ! merci pour ton commentaire ! Your'e right !! Was a " little bit " heavy handed " on my sponge activity ! was several years ago, today I would probably be more ..subtle?? :-)) Pics don't really show the way it's looks. but when it's done .. it's done :-)) Always appreciate your kinds and appropriate comments . Merci l'ami ! A bientôt ! cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Beautiful job,lovely looking 109.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 12 minutes ago, Vince1159 said: Beautiful job,lovely looking 109.... thank you , islander neighbor ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Beautiful, the dappled paint looks excellent to me. As does the whole model. The weathering is excellent and perfectly in keeping with a heavily used fighter at the height of the Battle of Britain. Richie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 26 minutes ago, RichieW said: Beautiful, the dappled paint looks excellent to me. As does the whole model. The weathering is excellent and perfectly in keeping with a heavily used fighter at the height of the Battle of Britain. Richie thanks Richie ! Appreciate !! cheers ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 22 hours ago, François Escudé said: Hi Gents , I present to you my Helmut Wick Me 109 E4 as it was at the time of his fate in November 1940. I must admit that my tag " BoB" is not precisely appropriate , as common agreement of end of BoB is October 1940.. Forgive me for that. Anyway, For me this scheme is interesting as it shows , in my opinion , the Luftwaffe transition move from "offensive" scheme on aircrafts , to "defensive" one." "wind is turning" Not far from that, RAF would change for fighters from DE/DG to MG/DG scheme .. Guys, not pretend to be 100% pertinent on that 😉 So this plane camo was toned down with brush application of green all over light parts ( included yellow nose identification markings) and previous double chevrons markings were overpainted , choose to represent it with RLM 02 to stay compliant with " toned down" overall apparence . just a kind of feeling :-)) Painted with Gunze paints. seing pictures... see that there is things to improve/clean.. 😉 On to the Pics ! Any comments welcomed ! Hope you'll like it ! Cheers !! thanks to all of you guys !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Klaatu Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Nice work, it's a great looking build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Dave Klaatu said: Nice work, it's a great looking build! thanks Dave !! 2 hours ago, mick said: great work Tanks Mick !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 A fine model Francois. That particular paint scheme is tricky to do, but you've achieved an excellent result. Best wishes, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Well done François, well done Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 40 minutes ago, MACALAIN said: Well done François, well done Alain Merci beaucoup Alain !!🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
François Escudé Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 3 hours ago, IanC said: A fine model Francois. That particular paint scheme is tricky to do, but you've achieved an excellent result. Best wishes, Ian Thanks a lot Ian !! too heavy for me on the nose ... 😉 Have a nice day ! best regards ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 A fine looking 109 there. So someone in charge decided the best way to tone down the existing paint scheme decided on just spitting on some green paint and that will work? The working minds of the ones in charge during combat time never cease to amaze me as it is always the grunts that have to live/die with these decisions, good or bad. Great looking model and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Bonsoir Francois, a tricky paint scheme I may undertake to do one day, but I will have to be really drunk to dare paint it. Bottom line, you did a great job. Using a sponge is tricky, as there is no going back if too much paint has been dabbed.... Nerves of steel needed, and all that. Congrats on a super job. The Tamiya 109 looks good, and I keep saying I must build one.... JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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