AMG 1/72nd Bf 109B-1 Completed page 3

Following. Their 1/48 kits are fantastic.

Cheers Chad. This is the first of theres i have had. Will be getting more, planning on getting the new C-1 boxing with Legion Condor markings.

Off to an amazing start there Bish. The pit looks great, and nicely detailed. I'll be along for the ride.

Cheers Drifter, glad to have you along.

Looks great, the detail is fantastic. Never heard of that company. Looking forward to your build.

Cheers Paladin. They are from the Ukraine and only seem to have been around a few years. They don't have a large range from what i can tell.

Again...amazing what you do with those 1/72 scale kits.  Awesome work Bish!

I'm really impressed with the level of detail that's in the box on this kit. Looking very much forward to more Bish!

Cheers guys. I to really like the detail thats in the kit,would not have expected that from a new smaller company. I deffinetly plan on getting an A, C and D to go with this. I have realised i need to add one thing, the gun sight. Fortunatly i have some of the Quickboost resin ones.

Bob, there are some other bits that can be added to the engine but i left those off. But the upper engine covers come in 2 halves, they are a bit thick with no inside detail, but i think they could be made to look nice if you wanted them open. I think the engine would look good with just a little extra added.

I'll be following along to get your thoughts on this kit. I've got the same kit, but in 1/48. And like you, I wanted an early model 109. Looks great so far!

Bruce, the building is almost done and i am very pleased with it. Some of the joins are a little ragged, sort of feels like a short run kit. A couple of bits on the instructions are wrong, they had the exhausts numbered the wrong way round. But nice detail, accurate from what info i have. Its certainly has not puting me off wanting to get their other versions.

Look forward to seeing it in 48th.

for a small kit its pretty loaded.

I agree, rivals any other i have done.

Any more on this one Martin?

Not just yet Joe. Just putting the last bits together. Then going to work on the He 111 and then i can prime and paint both together. Should be able to do that at the weekend.

Construction on the 109 was done by the middle of last week, just getting the 111 done and then i can paint. Fit has been good with one exception, the radiator. The rad itself fits onto the nose and then the 2 piece cover goes on. Even after the covers were thinned there was still a big gap. I clamped and used super glue and left it over night, there was still a gap but small enoug to fill.

The canopy masking was a bit tricky. The mask is similar to Montex, which i am not a fan of. And the canopy has next to no frameing so its tricky to figure out where to put the masks.

Hopefully should be able to get some paint on before the week is out. Just need to remember to mask the pit and wheel wells.

Bish

Construction on the 109 was done by the middle of last week, just getting the 111 done and then i can paint. Fit has been good with one exception, the radiator. The rad itself fits onto the nose and then the 2 piece cover goes on. Even after the covers were thinned there was still a big gap. I clamped and used super glue and left it over night, there was still a gap but small enoug to fill.

The canopy masking was a bit tricky. The mask is similar to Montex, which i am not a fan of. And the canopy has next to no frameing so its tricky to figure out where to put the masks.

Hopefully should be able to get some paint on before the week is out. Just need to remember to mask the pit and wheel wells.

 

You are the first person I have seen put together an AMG kit. Your thoughts so far on it compared to a AirFix kit? Or is it still to early to say?

Again, amazing work on her!

Thanks Jeff. As i always say, 1/72nd is all i really know. On the occasions i do build a 32nd kit, its like detail overload. Everything is so big.

Like you i have not seen one of these built up. Hard to compare as the only new tooled Airfix kits i have done in the Phantom and the 111 i am now doing. The surface detail on this is more restrained, very fine panel lines. The only other 109's i have done is an old Hasegawa and a Tamiya. This deffinetly compares well to the Hase kit. Given how small the 109 pit is, there is enough detail in this. Only issues were the radiator and the way the wing halves join, but some careful sanding deals with that.

It certainly has not put me off and i will be getting more of their early 109's.

Coming along nice Bish.  You don't see too many early early 109's.  

Thanks, and i know what you mean. When you do see early 109's they are usually in Legion Condor markings. I thought it would be a nice change to see one in 70/71 scheme.

I've never heard of AMG outside of Benz. Do they do any of the early 109's in 1/48 for those of us with less steady hands? This one, again, looks larger than it is in your hands. Looks great thus far.

BK

Cheers BK. When i saw the kits on hannants, the first thing i thought of was the cars.

I believe they do all 4, A, B, C and D in 48th as well as 72nd.

I have to say that the details on the 111 that you are working on are outstanding. AirFix has definitely stepped up their game, and the PE and paint work you have done on it just make it pop. One proper job there sir. Looking forward to seeing both of them complete.

Bish

The canopy masking was a bit tricky. The mask is similar to Montex, which i am not a fan of. And the canopy has next to no frameing so its tricky to figure out where to put the masks.

 

You do amazing work at that scale. As previously mentioned it looks like 1/48.  I share your opinion of montex masks.  Their stencils are great but I've numerous issues with the canopy masks lifting on curved surfaces.  Of course usually just enough to bleed primer under. Hence I order Eduard's if I can find them

Thanks GM. I have had the same issues with their masks, especially where the curve is near the edge of the mask as on 109 canopies. I thought i would give them a try last year, but have decided i would rather pay the extra for Eduards.

Bish

Bruce, the building is almost done and i am very pleased with it. Some of the joins are a little ragged, sort of feels like a short run kit. A couple of bits on the instructions are wrong, they had the exhausts numbered the wrong way round. But nice detail, accurate from what info i have. Its certainly has not puting me off wanting to get their other versions.

Look forward to seeing it in 48th.

 

Thanks, Bish, for your thoughts. Kind of what I thought, a nice short run kit. I'm looking forward to seeing some paint on your's. 

Watching this and your He 111P-1 WiP.

My eyes are guiding me to 1:48. Still have a few 1:72 though.