Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 Erla "Yellow 7" (JG300). Revell 1:32

[Sturmovik]

Hello guys,

I'm pleased to show you my latest build, Revell's 1:32 Bf 109G-10 Erla. I used the decals to represent "Yellow 7" of JG 300. This aircraft was captured at the end of WW2 at Prague-Kbely. I followed Eduard's paintintñg scheme instead of the one supplied by Revell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[georgeusa]

Nice work on this 109.  Your painting is improving.  I know it is hard just using a hairy stick for the mottling.  You might try burnishing the tape used to mark off sections of paint to prevent bleeding at the edges.  I know it took me some time to figure this out on my own when I couldn't get straight precise demarcations.  You might also try using more thinned paint to paint the mottles.  It will give them a more airy cloudy look.  Otherwise, well done.  I have some really old versions of the Revell 1/32 109 in my stash.  Must get to those at some point in time.  Thanks for sharing.

[flounder_al]

That turned out very nice indeed. Always great seeing JG300 aircraft built

[Winded Penguin]

Love the Erla look on this 109👍

[Mattlow]

Nice work...

 

Just as a note, you seem to have left off the wingtip lights, pitot tube, balance weights on the underneath of the ailerons and the Morane antenna under the left wing.

 

Maybe saving tricksy little bits for later?

 

Matt

[Sturmovik]

6 hours ago, georgeusa said:

tape

That's a good idea. I remember I tried that trick before and ended up with paint ridges on the mottles.

 

6 hours ago, georgeusa said:

thinned paint

That's another good idea, but if I thin my paint even more, I fear a bubble will form and dry raised, not flat against the surface.

 

5 hours ago, Mattlow said:

Nice work...

 

Just as a note, you seem to have left off the wingtip lights, pitot tube, balance weights on the underneath of the ailerons and the Morane antenna under the left wing.

 

Maybe saving tricksy little bits for later?

 

Matt

This is a planned thing. I'm afraid of losing and breaking those parts if I ever move the model to other area of my workbench. Which reminds me, I need to get more shelves for my models.

[Tokyo Raider]

Looks handsome!

[carlos_dfc]

On the subject of mottling.... Before I got my airbrush, I used a brush which I'd cut flat by chopping off the tip - bristles trimmed down to about 5mm/6mm.

Then 'dab' on the mottles - Not much paint on the brush, almost like dry-brushing (but not quite as dry)

Takes a bit of practice, and patience to build up each mottle, but looks FAR better than I could ever do with a normal (non-chopped) brush.

I've also seen people do it by using small pieces of sponge held in tweezers - The chopped brush worked best for me though...

 

edited to add:

Just had a look, and I still have one....

I used to have 3 when I was using them - different sizes for different scales.

Worked well for me! 👍

Edited February 19, 2023 by carlos_dfc