JOE RIX

Wow! I am impressed Murph. Very nicely done for your return engagement. My only criticism is, why have you been hiding such talent from us for so long?. Very glad you shared with us. Keep 'em coming.

 

Wow! I am impressed Murph. Very nicely done for your return engagement. My only criticism is, why have you been hiding such talent from us for so long?. Very glad you shared with us. Keep 'em coming.

Greg

Nicely done.

Looks like 'ol Murph didn't get you on this one afterall.

 

Nicely done.

Looks like 'ol Murph didn't get you on this one afterall.

Gee, for your first aircraft build in twenty years she looks pretty **** fine! Nice work! 

allan

I do not believe this is your first kit in 20 years.  That doesnt look like something you built after a 20 year break.  hahaha.

 

Seriously, excellent work.  And welcome back!

 

I do not believe this is your first kit in 20 years.  That doesnt look like something you built after a 20 year break.  hahaha.

Seriously, excellent work.  And welcome back!

Mighty fine, indeed!

Just like ridin a bike, aint it?!!!

Murphy's Law

  Definitely not flawless by any means and I learned what to do and not to do on certain things on the next build. Hope everyone enjoys. 

 

Try for flawlessness...but don't expect to get it!

Even after probably 500 builds(throughout my life)...every one of em still have flaws!

Able to finally post some finished pictures. Overall I'm very happy with how it turned out especially being out of the hobby for so long.  Definitely not flawless by any means and I learned what to do and not to do on certain things on the next build. Hope everyone enjoys. 

You certainly didn't loose any skill.  

Nice work on the camo.

Nice 

Few updated pictures on build, painted and gloss coat put on, waiting on Eagle Cal decals to come in mail. 

I got back into it tHe same way when my older son was the same age! Then my next son got the bug and Ive been in it non stop for the last 15 years. I love all the advances in the hobby that let mediocre skills like mine build nice kits. I generaly build aircraft I did not build as a kid. Theres a lot more availble to us now.

Murphy's Law

 

 

fermis

So far, so good!

AND...welcome back to it! You'll find that things have changed a lot! From the engeneering in kits to the wonderful world of aftermarket items.

One thing I see, though...ya got the color right, for the pit, but gear bays and other (non-manned) areas should be the light grey/green (RLM02) color. Early war colors were RLM02 for all interior areas...later, the pit (or manned areas) were the dark grey, like you have, but the unmanned areas kept the RLM02. Anyway...carry on and enjoy!!!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for the comments, I painted the wheel wells with Tamiya XF-22 RLM Gray which I thought was the RLM02 equivalent. Is this not a good match? I read where it was a close enough match so no other mixing was required. Maybe I read some bad info. 

 

 

Like Bish said...maybe it's just the lighting, coupled with the contrast between the painted areas and non painted areas??? If so...desregard my previous statement and carry on!

I'm not up on Tamiya(?) color/numbers, as I only use Model Masters...you can see here...the gear bays are RLM02, while the pit is RLM66(ish!)....

Off to a nice start, i like the look of the pit. Look forward to seeing this progress.

XF-22 should be close enough for the wheel wells. But yours does look a bit dark. If you had not said which paint you used, i would have guessed XF-63 German grey. Could it be the light.

WELCOME BACK !

I did the same thing about 3 years ago and I'm very happy to be back in the hobby.

You've picked a good model to "restart" with and you're doing a good job with it. The office looks well done as does your detail painting of it. Looking forward to seeing more.

fermis

So far, so good!

AND...welcome back to it! You'll find that things have changed a lot! From the engeneering in kits to the wonderful world of aftermarket items.

One thing I see, though...ya got the color right, for the pit, but gear bays and other (non-manned) areas should be the light grey/green (RLM02) color. Early war colors were RLM02 for all interior areas...later, the pit (or manned areas) were the dark grey, like you have, but the unmanned areas kept the RLM02. Anyway...carry on and enjoy!!!

 

You're doing a fantastic job, it looks as if you've never left the hobby.  Keep up the great work, kudos for getting your nine year old son involved in the hobby.  I'm looking forward to more of your progress especially the end result of your project!

Welcome Back,

Toshi

So far, so good!

AND...welcome back to it! You'll find that things have changed a lot! From the engeneering in kits to the wonderful world of aftermarket items.

One thing I see, though...ya got the color right, for the pit, but gear bays and other (non-manned) areas should be the light grey/green (RLM02) color. Early war colors were RLM02 for all interior areas...later, the pit (or manned areas) were the dark grey, like you have, but the unmanned areas kept the RLM02. Anyway...carry on and enjoy!!!

VC which is PC for very cool, looks like you did a fair amount of research. I have never seen a 109 with aerodynamic leading edge slats, hadn't really thought about it. Great looking so far and thanks for giving me something to think about when I get around to building the 4 or5 I have in my stash.