Peter Lloyd Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) I am going to build this as well. In one of the top two schemes... a rough black overspray finish for Wilde Sau operations, or Kurt Gabler's aircraft with paint removed to gain speed. It's over to you guys to make the choice... Edited December 3, 2012 by Peter Lloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) Despite the lack of interest in my poll I continue. I am going to cut the control surfaces for something a bit exciting, scoring from the inside then bending the ailerons and flaps. The radiator flaps will have to come off, be thinned and repositioned. Cockpit: Edited December 13, 2012 by Peter Lloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Nice progress. I can't make a choice about the two decal options you want to do. I like both. So maybee a sugestion, do Both?! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMChladek Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) I prefer Red 8 myself. It gives the model a nice splash of color and the black overspray might be a little more trouble than it is worth in 1/72. Edited December 4, 2012 by JMChladek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetherudders Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Just voted Red 8 I reckon but both are good and different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I want to do both at some point, both very interesting subjects so go for both I say. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 (edited) Sorry guys, I'm not sure why the early pictures disappeared but I will try to restore them... like most big internet thingies, photobucket is not what it used to be! This model will be Red 8 (my first NMF model in years) but fear not Duncan, a Hasegawa G-6 has emerged from the stash so if there's time I will have a crack at Red 6... it looks like a challenging and potentially enjoyable job Iwata. Meanwhile, here is the state of the G. Edited December 13, 2012 by Peter Lloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuts Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That looks a nice kit.. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) ..a friend of mine knew Gabler well http://falkeeins.blo...-6-natural.html ..click on the pics to see a larger view..good luck with painting that rudder! Edited December 10, 2012 by FalkeEins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Andy, I agree. I now have the Hasegawa kit and the Academy is obviously 'heavily based' on it. Thanks for the link Falke. Interesting. I asked my girlfriend which of the two I should attempt, she said 'the one with the rudder squiggles', possibly because she is just such a natural at setting me difficult tasks! In 1/72 I suspect I will resort to brushes. I need to find an Erla canopy to do Gabler's, I must have one somewhere or else I might have to get the Revell G-14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 Apologies, I scrounged in vain for an Erla, then I got all enthusiastic and fitted the canopy, so this will be Red 6... but the group build has a while to run, yes? Basic camo applied, much overspray still to be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arniec Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Looking good Peter. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 (edited) Looks good indeed! Might have to get a pair (G-6 and G-14) myself. V-P Edited December 14, 2012 by vppelt68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Looking very nice so far. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Pre shading and painting. Traditionally my pre-shading disappears under lots of thick paint, but this scheme is rather 'scrappy' so I think it will be worth it. So that's the basic 'underpaint' the aircraft would have had before its night 'scheme' was applied, I thought I'd approach my model the same way. Now on to the top layers: The wing crosses are, according to the decal guide, completely overpainted, but I wanted the fuselage crosses and swastika to show through the paint layers. I made a rough stencil for the wing markings, but decided to freehand overspray the decals on the fuselage. The aircraft number, unit badge, victory markings and fuel octane triangles were the only markings re-applied after the dark finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Always a mishap or two... funny this tends to happen late in the painting... ... but with perseverance, it has come to this ... just some final weathering and little sticky-outy-breaky-offy parts to put on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikelhund Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Excellent progress, pity about the paint splat but I'm sure you sorted it out. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Lovely paintwork Peter especially at this scale. I voted for your red 6 option so glad your keenness to build got the better of you, looking at the profile you have i would say youve nailed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Looks great so far, good choice with Red 6. Look forward to seeing the finished build. (Also liked your new style of camoflauge!) Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thanks gentlemen, your comments and support are appreciated. The splat I sanded gently and re-sprayed, easy to do with these sorts of schemes. I am regretting not fitting the exhaust shields earlier. The upper scheme is as per the decal guide (more or less) but I think it likely the guide is based on guesswork (which is of course okay, I'd rather use their guesses then mine). The spinner red-black split was masked with a very thin piece of Tamiya tape, about 1mm wide, then larger patches of tape applied. The landing gear mounts on the Academy kits seem to be a bit too far apart, I think this warning was posted up under another 109 here, and indeed it looks to be the case. Not by much, but it's an important point and quite easy to fix, at least to make the model 'sit' better. The gait is such a characteristic of Willy's masterpiece it's worth trying to get right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Very nicely done so far !! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 I'm off into the Western Tasmanian back country for a couple of weeks, so I will be back in early January to finish off this, and my Friedrich. Have a very good Christmas everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clift Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I like your approach to adjusting the flaps and such. Scoring from the inside, I would not have thought of that. Will have to give it a go myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 The finished model looks beautiful, congratulations! There are 8 x Academy 1:72 Messerschmitts on my shopping list now but more on that somewhere else... V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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