Mike in Aotearoa Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Kia Ora peeps Attached are a couple of piccies of my latest almost-finished Bf109; this has been built just as an exercise in learning how to do mottling. Slowly getting the hang of it, but still a few things to nail down yet. It's the old Revell 1/48 G10/K4 finished with a mix of Ventura and Microscal decals, painted with Model Master acrylics for the uppers and home brewed mix of enamels for the RLM76. The reason for the home brew mis was simply that my tin of Xtracolour had dried out. To the rescue came a bottle of MM "Anthracite Gray" and Humbrol "Beige-Green" - mix togther et voila - "RLM76"! There are still a few minor details to be added like aerials and replacing a broken pitot and aerial. I also still have to add the armour plating behind the pilot. The red u/c legs where purely a whimsy - I recalled somewhere how some 109s had red-painted u/c to denote that they ran on 100 octane (or something like that), so I thought that might look interesting. The overall intention of this was to practice mottling and have fun, rather than a hyper- accurate, fully researched build. Haere ra Mike A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwkennard Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Kia Ora Mike Kei te peha koe? Great looking '109. Nice work with the camo. The red legs remind me of myself in summer!(Damn OZone!!!) Thanks for sharing. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Aotearoa Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Kia Ora MikeKei te peha koe? Great looking '109. Nice work with the camo. The red legs remind me of myself in summer!(Damn OZone!!!) Thanks for sharing. Richard Kei te pai ahau! Chur bro', thanks for the compliments. Kinda pleased with how it came out, but still room for improvement! Chur Mike A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jase Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 That's very nice. Mottling looks spot-on to me. I don't recognise those markings. It's not a German aircraft is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Hi Jase. Those are Croatian markings. HTH. Cheers Daz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Jase Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Thanks Daz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Hi, looks just fine to me nice one. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizzy Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Looks like you are already a dab hand at mottling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angels49 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 That mate is a very fine '109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Ka pai waewae whero, ehoa! An advantage of having a Kiwi missus wot speaks Maori! looks like your mottling is coming on very well. The revell G-10 as such always looks good to my eyes. I remember the 1978 Scale Models review where it was lauded for its accuracy, affordability and overall damn niceness. 31 years on its still doing OK to my eyes. Plus the Croatian markings always make for a great looking 109. I guess as its training piece - you left out the head armour inside the 'pit? I'd say - open the hood and put it in - I nkow its a working model/ preactice model - but it just looks a bit odd! - a bit like a Macs Gold without the top off Cheers form a little bit of Aeteroa in England Ka Kite Ano Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Aotearoa Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 Ka pai waewae whero, ehoa!An advantage of having a Kiwi missus wot speaks Maori! looks like your mottling is coming on very well. The revell G-10 as such always looks good to my eyes. I remember the 1978 Scale Models review where it was lauded for its accuracy, affordability and overall damn niceness. 31 years on its still doing OK to my eyes. Plus the Croatian markings always make for a great looking 109. I guess as its training piece - you left out the head armour inside the 'pit? I'd say - open the hood and put it in - I nkow its a working model/ preactice model - but it just looks a bit odd! - a bit like a Macs Gold without the top off Cheers form a little bit of Aeteroa in England Ka Kite Ano Jonners Tena koe, Jonners Thanks for the compliments (reverting back to Unglish now), you're right about the armour plating - it's still in the box - there are still a few items that need to be fixed on it like missing aerials and pitots. A Macs Gold would be a far better option, but seeing as it's winter I'll wait till summer! Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Very nice finish indeed. It looks 'right', which is the main thing in a model, I think. And I remember that kit very well and the stir it caused when it was launched - the first accurate late version Bf 109, patterned after a full size G-10 in California, IIRC. I still have at least three unbuilt ones in the attic insulation, along with the relevant Cooper Details cockpit sets. Nice build! Best, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 Ohh, very nice, great choice of colours and markings, something really unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyinuk0 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Mike, Stunning looking model, great build. I love the mottling and came across your build, searching for 109's as I have a 1-32 to build soon, but have never attempted a German WW2 aircraft before. To be honest the mottling has put me off, well I guess I am just a chicken! Would be really grateful if you have any tips for me? Also as I don't have an airbrush could I realistically achieve a similar finish? Awaiting to mottle with anticipation. Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Love it love it love it love it..... oh did I mention that I love it. Excellent 109. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Great looking 109, very,very nice finish !! Superb Job !!! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Stunning example!! Belle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Came out looking very snappy there Mike, Croation markings right? I've heard of the red legs before and it add a cool dimension to the model. The motelling looks fine and the weathering isn't over done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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