1/48 Eduard Bf-109E3 from JG26

Hasenpfeffer

Member since
July 2012

Posted by Hasenpfeffer on Friday, September 16, 2022 8:11 PM

keavdog

Wow what a beauty! Very, very nice finish. I have a friend named Schmackpfeffer (tasty pepper) BTW

Thanks for the words of encouragement, John. Glad you like it. My last name is Haas, so it is really a tip o' the cap to the old Looney Tunes episode.

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Hasenpfeffer

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July 2012

Posted by Hasenpfeffer on Friday, September 16, 2022 8:07 PM

wpwar11

Pretty sharp. Youre right about those HGW transfers. When they work they are wonderful . I just had a bad sheet for my Corsair build. I got new ones and they performed perfectly. Go figure.

Yeah, I haven't figured out if it's the transfers or the surface prep/differences, but it sure sucks when they lift up.

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Hasenpfeffer

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July 2012

Posted by Hasenpfeffer on Friday, September 16, 2022 8:04 PM

Greg

That's a great-looking 109, Dave. Been a while since I've seen one here, it's good to see.

Thanks Greg. Check out Hoss' Bf-109F4 that he posted a few days ago...

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keavdog

Member since
April 2003
From: USA

Posted by keavdog on Friday, September 16, 2022 4:50 PM

Wow what a beauty! Very, very nice finish. I have a friend named Schmackpfeffer (tasty pepper) BTW

Thanks,

John

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wpwar11

Member since
January 2020
From: Maryland

Posted by wpwar11 on Friday, September 16, 2022 3:16 PM

Pretty sharp. Youre right about those HGW transfers. When they work they are wonderful . I just had a bad sheet for my Corsair build. I got new ones and they performed perfectly. Go figure.

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Greg

Member since
May 2013
From: Indiana, USA

Posted by Greg on Friday, September 16, 2022 11:01 AM

That's a great-looking 109, Dave. Been a while since I've seen one here, it's good to see.

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Hasenpfeffer

Member since
July 2012

Posted by Hasenpfeffer on Friday, September 16, 2022 10:57 AM

Tojo72

Very nice work,with so many looks I'm surprised there were no comments yet.If you didn't point out your errors,I wouldn't have noticed.

I like the paint job,the yellow went on nice,and it's a nice amount of weathering.

Hint: don't point out your errors,we probably won't notice

Thanks, Tojo! I'm glad you like it. I do too, but I have no problem pointing out mistakes I've made. Mostly lessons learned and things that I may do differently (or remember to do) next time. The next one I do I'm gonna have to push my weathering comfort zone because I feel a little stuck right now - afraid of making a paint mule out of a decent build, if ya know what I mean. :)

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Tojo72

Member since
March 2003
From: Western North Carolina

Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, September 15, 2022 7:29 PM

Very nice work,with so many looks I'm surprised there were no comments yet.If you didn't point out your errors,I wouldn't have noticed.

I like the paint job,the yellow went on nice,and it's a nice amount of weathering.

Hint: don't point out your errors,we probably won't notice Wink

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Hasenpfeffer

Member since
July 2012

1/48 Eduard Bf-109E3 from JG26

Posted by Hasenpfeffer on Thursday, September 15, 2022 12:56 PM

I started this build as a dual build with the Tamiya E3 kit just to see the differences. It was purchased as an Overtrees kit which means there were no canopy masks, decals or PE but it was significantly cheaper. I think around $20. Anyway, I painted pretty much everything except the stencils - which are HGW wet transfers. I've had varied success with them as some seem to work great and other want to come off with the carrier you remove. I used MRP for the camo and markings. It is again a sort of, probably was to some extent aircraft. I really made it as a memorial build for my late German Shepherd, Apollo, who passed away last summer at 14.5.

Enjoy, critique, laugh at it, whatever.