1/32 Revell Bf 109G-6(14), Maj. Erich Hartmann, JG 53 (Complete)

TREYZX10R

That is one tasty looking 109, You nailed it ! Very nicely done Sir!

 

Thanks Trey!  

That is one tasty looking 109, You nailed it ! Very nicely done Sir!

Thanks Mike and Lawdog! Much appreciated. 

M. Brindos

You did nail that finish. You just keep getting better and better, Hoss. Fantastic work.

 

You did nail that finish. You just keep getting better and better, Hoss. Fantastic work.

Mopar Madness

 

Thanks Mopar!

tempestjohnny

BK said it right. You nailed it. Everything looks real

 

Thanks tempest! Much appreciated. 

BrandonK

You killed this one. You nailed the paint, as we said before and it shows in the finished pics. Excellent work.

BK

 

Thanks BK!  And thanks again for your thoughts when I was contemplating the camo scheme. I like the way it turned out. Thanks.

Aggieman

That is hands down one of the best 109s I have ever seen.  And the photos make it difficult to tell I'm actually looking at a scale model rather than the real thing.

 

Thanks Aggieman! I really appreciate your encouraging comments. I really enjoy the photo process and am glad you like them. In fact, I found that photographing the white camo was actually more challenging than usual. Getting the white balance right and matching the lighting intensity with the backdrop took some trial and error. It's easy to both over- and under-expose the shots. Thanks again for the comments.  

Wingman_kz

That's nice! Great pictures. Gonna order that kit today. Tony

 

Thanks Wingman, much appreciated. I recommend the quickboost gun bulges. I used some of the other aftermarket items also, but I think these are the most noticable improvement. Good luck. 

You killed this one. You nailed the paint, as we said before and it shows in the finished pics. Excellent work.

BK

That is hands down one of the best 109s I have ever seen.  And the photos make it difficult to tell I'm actually looking at a scale model rather than the real thing.

Erich Hartmann's JG 53 Gustav is finally complete! The Revell 1/32 G-6 is a really nice kit and I'm happy with the way it turned out.

After the decals, I kept the weathering light with a medium gray panel line wash and then some brown/black on control surfaces and exhaust. I also added some oil streaks, fuel drips and some minor chipping and wear. Using the reference photos I also recreated the overpainted "7" that was starting to show above the << on the port side.

I decided to have the canopy closed since I really like the lines of the Erla Haube on the Gustav. I also thought a decent base was in order so I created a section of tarmac and added some light micro balloon "snow" with hairspray.

Enjoy the photos!

tempestjohnny

I agree with everybody. Perfect rendition if the scheme

 

Thanks tempestjohnny. Much appreciated. 

plasticjunkie

Mr. Color thinner is fantastic mixed with the Tamiya paints. That is one gorgeous looking 109. 

 

Thanks plasticjunkie! I've only tried MC with the gloss - I'll have to try with the colors as well. Thx

Mr. Color thinner is fantastic mixed with the Tamiya paints. That is one gorgeous looking 109. 

BrandonK

I agree with Joe. You nailed it. This is exactly the look the pics have and most likely the way the bird was painted IRL. Super nice work there.

BK

 

Thanks BK! 

I agree with Joe. You nailed it. This is exactly the look the pics have and most likely the way the bird was painted IRL. Super nice work there.

BK

lawdog114

Nailed it!...........love the stand too.

 

Thanks Lawdog!

TREYZX10R

Wow thats looking amazing!!!

 

Thanks Trey! Much appreciated. 

Wow thats looking amazing!!!

I made some more progress on Hartmann's winter Gustav.

First, the standard camo was cleaned up a bit. I wanted some scalloping on the leading edges of wings to show through the winter camo, so I added the effect to the standard scheme before the white.  I also masked and painted the wing walk boundaries and trim tabs in red since I thought having these show through in places under the white camo would add some interest. 

Next, I added the white in uneven streaks, mottles and patches, with the underlying camo showing between the patches. I used AK real colors flat white thinned (1:2, paint:thinner) with AK thinner. It sprays very thin so it was very easy to control the opaqueness of the white areas.

After 2X coats of Tamiya X-22 clear gloss thinned 1:1 with Mr. Color Leveling Thinner, I sprayed a coat of 100% MCLT, which resulted in a nice surface for the decals. The AIMS "Tulip 109s" decals went on without a hitch.

Next I'll spray on another thin coat of gloss over the decals, clean up the camo and tulip markings, and start panel lines and more weathering. 

Thanks for following along. 

The build is wrapped up and the standard summer camo applied with the usual approach using AK Real Colors RLM 04, 74, 75 and 76. I preshaded for the benefit of the underside since it will be mostly lost under the winter white on the upper surfaces. I used Eduard's scheme for Hartmann's G-14 as a guide for the camo. 

The winter camo is next!

TREYZX10R

Excellent looking so far! For sure it was a white wash over standard splinter cammo. Looking forward to seeing Bubi's whip finished out!

 

Thanks TREYZX10R!