1/48 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 (JG 11 Anton Hackl) FINISHED

Hey, where'd this one come from?  Missed it entirely.  Another nice addition to the flight line.

Thanks Knox....

   Rooster 513 perfectly summed up how I feel. (thanks, Rooster).  Your builds never cease to amaze me.  Thank you sir!                                        knox

Thanks for the kind words all.  

Joe

Another great build there Joe!  I agree, it's always nice to have a figure displayed with the model, it really adds a lot.  It's too bad I can't paint figures.LOL  Guess I should start practicing more.  That "simple" base really adds to the presentation too.

Mike

Gorgeous! Are you sure this wasn't from one of those Weekend rush GBs?! =]

Simply beautiful! You turn out one awesome build after another Joe. Combine that with all the helpful hints and you (along with a lot of other guys/gals around here) really help out us more inexperienced builders. Hoping one day to turn out something half as nice! Thanks again for sharing and keep up the great work

-Andy

Thanks guys. 

I'm gonna go with done here . Just finished...the glue is still wet on the groundwork..... . To recap it's the 1/48 Hasegawa Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 in the markings of Anton Hackl of JG II around August of 1943 when JG II was assigned to Reich defense. Hackl was a 192 kill ace with 34 of those being heavy bombers.

Reference the kit, it was the "Experten" boxing which came with Hackl's markings. Its nicely engineered, but in my opinion somewhat basic. I have built many over the years and they do just fall together. It does need a resin pit, or at least some PE in there. My issues, or should I say confusion, lyes in trying to use the correct parts for the particular variant I'm building. Then all the "cut this off...shave that....fill this" stuff.....its mind boggling to me and I usually forget something. For example, as someone pointed out, this one has two dimples on the port fuselage which was for an umbrella on tropical versions, not this theater. I think I used the wrong cannon blister on the starboard side too. I did remember to shave off the scoops in the canopy. Anyways, on this build, I used a True Details cockpit and Quickboost guns which I found in the stash.

The figure is from Reheat which I got off Ebay recently.  It was found to be nicely detailed.  I painted "Major Tony" with Tamiya paints and drybrushed with lighter versions of that color. The skin tones were done with Model Master Enamels with the same techique. It was all given a brown detailer wash. Figure painting is really not my forte but I'm trying to improve in this area. To me, these models just look better with a pilot standing next to them and the chute at his feet is a bonus. I may eventually branch into vehicles and such too.

I may try the Zveda F model one of these days just to see how it compares. I heard its better than Hasegawa's kit. I still have 2 G-2's and a G-10 in the stash.

Thanks for looking,

Joe

Very nice work there!

Mike

Sweet job Joe.  Falls together....hell, more like boxed half done!  That's stupid fast. =]

lawdog114

 I have been checking out the Iwata stuff lately though.  It looks like they have nice brushes...

Thanks guys.  Rob, I have both near me, but I use a Thayer Chandler Omni 4000.  Not exactly a common brush, but I like it because one needle covers any sized line, fine to wide.  I usually get my AB parts from Dixie Art, which is where I bought the brush.  I have been checking out the Iwata stuff lately though.  It looks like they have nice brushes...

Joe

Beautiful Joe!!!!

Looks like a beauty in the making to me!  Doesn't look like the airbrush needle had any kind of impact as far as I can tell.

If you have one near you, both Michael's and Hobby Lobby carry some airbrush needles, though they generally stick to the more "mainstream" brands like Badger and Paasche, they are worth a phone call for others.

Groot