Messerschmitt BF109 GB 2012

Reasoned

D @mn rivet counter.

BLASPHEMER!

You'll smoke a turd in hell for that one!

J/K lol..

Just wanna SAVE the man from the R/Cs that'll pile him for "missing a seam"...   Doesn't matter to 'em if a seam is SUPPOSED to be there...

D @mn rivet counter.

Looking great satch, man I wish I was on my 109 build now.

Hans, thanks for the tip and and compliment.  The hinge runes the entire length of the panel line?  Makes sense. 

Yer welcome, by all means, Satch.. Yeah, it runs the length of the cowl..  Here's a better look, from the Revell 1/32 cowl:

Here's a shot of both the right-top and the bottom cowls open at their hinges..

Hans von Hammer

Just noticed the cowl-seam.. A piece of stretched sprue, softened with liquid cement and then textured with a knife-blade running along it would go a long way in depicting the hinge there... I know you can't do it now, just a tip for futire ref, Satch...  I only mention it because somebody may think that you missed filling a seam that actaully supposed to be there (I see it all the time on P-51s, where folks fill the cowl-hinge, not knowing that there's a hinge there)..

 

Colors look great, BTW..

Hans, thanks for the tip and and compliment.  The hinge runes the entire length of the panel line?  Makes sense.  I'll try that on my next 109.

Satch

Joe, I think I remember reading your thread. I've never used Techmod before. But these decals are brand new. Is it possible that Techmod changed things? These decals are printed thin with little carrier film and are very glossy. the smaller decals adhere almost too well and are hard to position, needing a ton of water. I trim off some carrier film, then as soon as the decal is ready to move(don't wait too long), position on the model. I don't use Microset(blue bottle) for these as you'll never be able to position them then. you then have to dabble with a small paper towel to dry. Then take a wide brush and start from the decals center and push out all the water and air bubbles to the edge of the decal. Then hit with Microset(red bottle). I've found these decals too delicate to score with a razorblade along the panel lines, but they seem to be settling down OK.

Just noticed the cowl-seam.. A piece of stretched sprue, softened with liquid cement and then textured with a knife-blade running along it would go a long way in depicting the hinge there... I know you can't do it now, just a tip for futire ref, Satch...  I only mention it because somebody may think that you missed filling a seam that actaully supposed to be there (I see it all the time on P-51s, where folks fill the cowl-hinge, not knowing that there's a hinge there)..

Colors look great, BTW..

Nathan T

Welcome aboard Lawdog!

Satch- touch ups look good!

Got started on the decals. These Techmod one's are impressive so far. they're goin down real well and are thin with little carrier film, still, some trimming is in

Thanks Nathan T!, I'm looking forward to it since this is my first group build.  Did I hear you correctly?  You had success with those treacherous TechMod Decals?  I used them on my Spitfire Mk IV and damn near had to scrap the kit.  Can you please explain your technique because those decals are absolute s#$t in my opinion (See my "Techmod Trap" thread in the decaling section of the forum)....

Thanks Joe

Joe

Paint is looking great Nathan!

Welcome aboard Lawdog!

Satch- touch ups look good!

Got started on the decals. These Techmod one's are impressive so far. they're goin down real well and are thin with little carrier film, still, some trimming is in order.

The only trouble so far is the Werk no. decals stuck on the model right away and were tough to position. Turned out good enough though.

Sure you can join in, only rule is to be done by 1/09/13 and when you finish send me a PM letting me know you completed your bird with three pictures you want showcased on the front page.

Hey PZL66, can I get into this Group Build?  I have a 1/48 Bf 109 G-14 waiting to be built.  I'll have to search the net for some interesting markings.  I've never participated in a Group Build.  Are there any rules?

Thanks,

Joe

looking good satch. 

im waiting for the decals to dry before hitting with future then a wash then the final flat coat.

Re masked and re shot the grauviolett.  Fixed the tail wheel.  Gloss coated again and time for decals tonight.

Starting on the cockpit now... Think I'm going to save the engine for another build though (It'll double nicely  as a Maybach engine block, perhaps in a future Panzer diorama..)... The diorama I have in mind won't be showing any work being done on it, so why bother I say...

almost done. 

VanceCrozier

Hammer - the red -109! I can't wait to see that one!

randypandy - MM enamels gave you problems? I've always had good results with them, but am scaling them back as I switch to the (for me) easier to clean up acrylics.

Nathan T - that's some great airbrush work, convincingly random.

Handsome Rob - no problems mixing the Tamiya acrylics so long as you have the right recipe. Don't forget your coat of Future will darken down the flat colours.

Geof - love the sand colour on your machine, nice amount of variation along the panel lines as well. Which kit is that - I see Cyrilic text on your instruction sheet!

satch ip - another mottled ME, you're closing in on the finish line as well.

Still lurking here gang, trying to clear up the bench a little before I crack into my contribution.

i think the problem was i wasn't thinning it enough and my AB skills weren't so good and made it worse. i really like how the MM enamels spray. i feel i have a lot more coverage control. 

First of all I have to strengthen and reattach the tail wheel.  It sagged and finally broke off altogether.  Any ideas?

Then, use your pin-vise and drill a matching hole in each part, then insert a piece of straight-pin or stiff wire. Insert the pin into the hole in the tailwheel strut, add a drop of CA, then push it into the boot..

handiabled

 

 

                            Satch, Geof and Randy,,   all looking great guys!!   70GT haven't seen your latest yet hows it goin?

                      Herman and I are back at it again,, going to start with the paper thin cowling from the Big Sin kit,, to be honest this Eduard kit doesn't need a lot of help anyways,, but I'm all in on this one,, more to come

                                                           Thanks for lookin! 

 

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Handi, the weather here recently gave me a few decently warm days that it allowed me to build my "super sized" kit. The 109 had to have the engine bay gutted, some of the worst fitment issues I ever saw in a kit, and now for a short while anyways, it is sitting on the back burner. As to my "super sized" kit, here is a link to some movies (2) of the completed chassis. This was last summer and fall. Currently I am fixing the body to fit up to snuff. Cold weather creeps back and I will be back on the 109.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58568087@N03/5970727166/in/photostream

http://www.flickr.com/photos/58568087@N03/5970183547/in/photostream

John.

The 109's are looking great! I have my engine painted on mine. 

After Jacks comments, I decided to re-mask and shoot more grauviolett so as to even it out and give it a hard edge.  I went to paint and my compressor seems to have suffered some sort of catastrophic failure.  It wont start.  Oh well,  I was coveting that Grex compressor anyway!

satch

Hammer - the red -109! I can't wait to see that one!

randypandy - MM enamels gave you problems? I've always had good results with them, but am scaling them back as I switch to the (for me) easier to clean up acrylics.

Nathan T - that's some great airbrush work, convincingly random.

Handsome Rob - no problems mixing the Tamiya acrylics so long as you have the right recipe. Don't forget your coat of Future will darken down the flat colours.

Geof - love the sand colour on your machine, nice amount of variation along the panel lines as well. Which kit is that - I see Cyrilic text on your instruction sheet!

satch ip - another mottled ME, you're closing in on the finish line as well.

Still lurking here gang, trying to clear up the bench a little before I crack into my contribution.

                            Satch, Geof and Randy,,   all looking great guys!!   70GT haven't seen your latest yet hows it goin?

                      Herman and I are back at it again,, going to start with the paper thin cowling from the Big Sin kit,, to be honest this Eduard kit doesn't need a lot of help anyways,, but I'm all in on this one,, more to come

                                                           Thanks for lookin! 

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awesome work everyone.

hasegawa kit. still finishing decals

revell kit. still working out the canopy issues.

Everyone's a critic! .  It's the splinter pattern on the profile provided by the Techmodel decals.  I first sprayed the grauviolet and it came out really shinny and purple.  I then masked and sprayed the graugrun.  I then went to touch up and do mottles with the grauviolet but used a different jar.  It came out lighter and grayer.  So I tried to cover the purple.  Well I was lazy and didn't want to re mask so I did it free hand.  I might try to harden the edges on the wings.  Or I can try to blend it with washes and pastels.

It's supposed to look like this.

First of all I have to strengthen and reattach the tail wheel.  It sagged and finally broke off altogether.  Any ideas?

Satch

satch_ip

Cammo and mottling done on Heinz's F-2.  Ready for gloss, decals, and fiddly bits.

 

 

Looks good, particularly the mottling.  I'm not familiar with this particular scheme, so bare with with me, but trying to figure out what is happening with the top surfaces of the main wings.  The tail and fuselage clearly have overspray between the two colours, but main wings look to have the camou outlined with a hard edge but colour was appled short of this outline - representative of  quick field work?

regards,

Jack

Looking great satch, my avatar approves.

Just got a package from Hannants, including some decals and PE form my 109.

Decided it's going to be a 109D-1 coded J-306 RLM70 topside and RLM65 below.

Propably going to get the plastic out of the box today

Michael

Cammo and mottling done on Heinz's F-2.  Ready for gloss, decals, and fiddly bits.

Nathan T

Nice color Geof, interesting markings

Thanks! Rudolph 'Rudi' Sinner bird early in his career with JG27.

Nice color Geof, interesting markings