Jagdgeschwader group build

Thanks Yeti!

I think I'll go for tape then!

Azgaron

looking good

for early war luftwaffe camo the lines should be hard.  I use masking tape.

Assembled!

The fit was very nice and required only very little putty and sanding.

Are the demarcation lines supposed to be hard, as in tape, or a bit softer like using blu tack? Is the line between the blue and the upper camo harder than the demarcations in the camo? I hope my question is understandable?

Azgaron

Here's some pics of the 109 I'm working with!

Cheers,

Azgaron

yeti0010 wrote:

Sorry, I have finals right now and am very busy, that would work, welcome in. Philo, looks great, the one thing I would change is that both alerons are drooped.

Actually I don't think you'd want them both dropped, when one is down the other is up.  Typically they were in the neutral position on the ground since that's the position they were in during landing.  The landing flaps were typically left down and it was common to see the radiator flaps open as well.

Thanks!I'll correct that and it should be easy due to the moveable control surfaces.

Thanks Yeti, and good luck with the finals!

Very nice looking build Philo!

Azgaron

Sorry, I have finals right now and am very busy, that would work, welcome in.

Philo, looks great, the one thing I would change is that both alerons are drooped.

I got an Academy 1/72 Bf-109E with markings for Heinz Bär and/or Helmut Wick, which I like to join with. Hope that's OK!

Azgaron

Wow, semibold that 109 is nice!  I haven't gotten anything done on my Bv 40 yet, I have a GB that ends on Halloween between me and it.  Anyways, I really like the subtle tiger stripes on the fuselage, instead of the oh-so common mottling.  It looks great.    Keep up the great work, and maybe someday I'll be fit to be in a GB with y'all.

almost done.

nice airbrush skills their Semibold :)

i'm about to get an hour or so in on my 262 for the first time in a week - woo-hooo!!

TROP camo thus far

next up, tail rudder and nose painted sangelb. 

awesome, thanks espins1

semibold wrote:

work so far. im thinking of painting it the desert sand scheme. does anyone know the tamiya or model master acrylic colors?

I can help you with the Tamiya colors. 

The underside and fuselage sides should be RLM65 Hellblau which is XF-23 Light Blue 

If you're doing the tan scheme with the green blotches all over the upper surfaces then paint the wings and upper fuselage a mix of 3 parts XF-59 Desert Yellow and 1 part XF-64 Red Brown. 

The blotches should be XF-58 Olive Green.

I took this straight off the painting guide for my 1/48 Tamiya Bf109E-4/7.  

I also find this website extremely helpful for deciphering Luftwaffe colors 

http://ipmsstockholm.org/colorcharts/stuff_eng_colorcharts_germany.htm

work so far. im thinking of painting it the desert sand scheme. does anyone know the tamiya or model master acrylic colors?

yes, a sharpie should do fine, and will look esp good under lighter colours such as those in the desert schemes.

PS I added the GB badge - cool!

so just use a sharpie?

thanks on the badge. 

using a marker is presumably easier than painting what will be a very fine line with your airbrush. you simply spray as normal over preshaded / marked area.

i don't think i've ever used this technique, but was thinking of giving it a go on this build. basically, unless you can spray a 2-3mm line at will with your airbrush - not sure i can on my Iwata - the marker will be miles quicker and a lot more accurate to boot.

PS nice GB badge btw - i'd be happy to use that one. is that what we are all going to use, especially as there appears no alternative?

the Idea behind the preshade is to creat a shadow around the panel line.  for it to be effective the paint must be applied in a relativly thin coaat otherwise the paint will cover the effect compleatly

the badge looks good, thanks

also, i would love to make a badge for the GB.

how about this...

yeti0010 wrote:

thanks, I have been looking at their me 163. I got some more time to work on my 190 the last few days,  I painted and applied decals. a permanent marker preshade

can you explain the reason and technique for a permanent marker?