Messerschmitt BF109 GB 2012

Working on the Eduard E-3 engine, detailing it out as there was a lot of weak details with it. The engine mounts, the supercharger, the gun support rods all weakly done. I only bought this thing after substantial research and it had nothing but good words wherever I wen. Sad part is not a ONE of the reviews I saw said that you cannot close the cowl if you add the engine. Not sure if I want to go that route either, so now I have to debate +'s or -'s of leaving it exposed.

Ya know, it would not be so bad if on those kits where you can't close the cowl that they would give you a nicely detailed engine with a stand to mount outside the cowl, but the DB601 in the Eduard kit has no "V" , its a solid piece. So I will debate what I want to do with this.

awesome detail work on those rivets.

got the tail wings glued on. also got the wheel wells painted.

went to my LHS to pick up a resin pit for my spitfire. 75% off this. i couldn't say no and had to snag it.

Many props to you (pun intended) for going through all the work on that!

The tool is cheap. You can get a whole set of beading tools for $20, which is what the MDC tool is. The investment I meant was the time. That's how I spent my Super Bowl Sunday.

Wow! nice rivet job there. I've looked at mdc's tool, i have a roller type but it is hard to manipulate and only works on straight, flat surfaces. But like you said, cost is steep, you'd have to use it on evey model to make it work having. I've found that the effect should be subtle as possible, so I usually run thin cement along each rivet line then sand them with 800 or 1000-2000 grit sand paper and by the time I prime and paint I get the effect I'm after. Again...too bad you're putting that cowling on...

Spent the last week riveting the fuselage and upper wings with the MDC rivet tool. Very time consuming and tedious but I like the results better than the rolling type, especially in a large scale like 1/32. The effect is very subtle and hard to see in photographs, much like real thing. Actually rivets are quite visible in many pistures of 109s. Not a great return on investment, but I like it. You can also see where I have ground away for clearance of the gun cowling.

Nathan T

Looks good! I've found rlm 74 to be an elusive color to try to get just right. I see it as too green or too gray...I'm liking the way yours turned out.

  Thanks Nathan!!    Its good old Model Master  RLM 74 thined till the airbrush liked it and I liked how it was laying down,,,,,,,,,,,,   things were moving along today till a tragic malfunction of my airbrush,,,   needless to say I'm going to have to remask and fix it,, ,, look forward to seeing yours come along!

Looks good! I've found rlm 74 to be an elusive color to try to get just right. I see it as too green or too gray...I'm liking the way yours turned out.

                                 Getting there,,,  found that Herman makes a good tape dispenser,,,

                                              Thanks for lookin!! 

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fuselage closed. 

filling N sanding so the wholes don't show in wheel well

i may need to pick one up. my LHS should have it soon. 

First time I've ordered an Overtree, but Eduard's website has a photo showing the contents as being a full set of sprues, including clear, and two frets of PE.

regards,

Jack

what exactly is the overtree's boxing? just plastic with no decals N instructions? 

randypandy831

anyone looking forward to eduards 1/48 109E-1? 

Yep, got mine on order.  Since I have all kinds of AM decals I opted for the Overtrees boxing -no decals, masks nor instructions (but can be downloaded from their site).  Twenty dollars cheaper, but that in turn was the cost to ship to NA.

regards,

Jack

randypandy831

will get some work done tonight. will snap some photo's also.

anyone looking forward to eduards 1/48 109E-1? 

I am..but I'd like to see more kitted late models-G-Ks...but what got my attention while on their site was the dual combo Russian I-16 Spanish civil war kit

will get some work done tonight. will snap some photo's also.

anyone looking forward to eduards 1/48 109E-1? 

                       Well Herman and I didn't polish a turd,,,,, but we primed one,,,,,,,,so much for " I like a challenge",,,Herman wants to keep it this color,,,,,,,,I wonder why,,,,,,,

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handiabled

 

 

                                  Welcome Pogo, and 70gt,,,lookin great!   In other news,,,,,

                     Dear Trumpeter,,,

                                                       THIS is what We ( Herman and I ) think of your 1/32 BF109f-4 kit.......

 

 

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Haha! So like a Classic Airframes kit!

                                  Welcome Pogo, and 70gt,,,lookin great!   In other news,,,,,

                     Dear Trumpeter,,,

                                                       THIS is what We ( Herman and I ) think of your 1/32 BF109f-4 kit.......

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Trapper Pogo

I am new here today and am NO pro my so Jonah wants to do a 109 togather he is nearly 8 years old, and I am a novice. Please someone recomend a kit!

 

Thanks! Pogo

Welcome fellow Hawkeye!  Great info on here, just follow the above members advice, they'll steer you straight.

Trapper Pogo

OOOps! Should have mentioned we have been doing 1:32 models with the oldest boy (Ihave 3 "Pogolettes")

Oldest son is working on a corsair right now...

Any recomendations in 1:32??

1:32 for a newbie? Probably tougher to start out with than 1:48, and more expensive.

Trapper Pogo

I am new here today and am NO pro my so Jonah wants to do a 109 togather he is nearly 8 years old, and I am a novice. Please someone recomend a kit!

 

Thanks! Pogo

revell,tamiya,and hasegawa make awesome 1/48 109's and are easy to build. 1/32 wise; hasegawa hands down. 

Trapper Pogo

OOOps! Should have mentioned we have been doing 1:32 models with the oldest boy (Ihave 3 "Pogolettes")

Oldest son is working on a corsair right now...

Any recomendations in 1:32??

I built Eduard's 109E-7 Trop last year. For the most part a very manageable kit, though the engine cowl had some fit issues (I added styrene tabs inside the fuselage to force the thing to fit the way I wanted).

Cyber-Hobby's new 109E-4 is generally regarded as the best 1/32 E in terms of pretty much everything - accuracy, fit, detail, and it's shockingly inexpensive for a brand new 1/32 kit. If you're comfortable with fiddly parts in the cockpit, etc, I'd recommend it.

I've heard both good and bad things about various late-model Hasegawa 109s, but I haven't built or even played with the sprues of any, so I'm not the one to offer recommendations on them...

OOOps! Should have mentioned we have been doing 1:32 models with the oldest boy (Ihave 3 "Pogolettes")

Oldest son is working on a corsair right now...

Any recomendations in 1:32??

Trapper Pogo

I am new here today and am NO pro my so Jonah wants to do a 109 togather he is nearly 8 years old, and I am a novice. Please someone recomend a kit!

 

Thanks! Pogo

Welcome aboard! 

For ease and overall quality of engineering balanced with price, I'd recommend either the 1:48 Revell Bf 109G or any of Tamiya's 1:48 Bf 109E series. 

I am new here today and am NO pro my so Jonah wants to do a 109 togather he is nearly 8 years old, and I am a novice. Please someone recomend a kit!

Thanks! Pogo

Lovely!

Have a good portion of the wiring added that I can do at this point, ie: not attached to the engine mounts. Also detailed out one of the ammo cans and made it removable to show how they used to load these things. Have some questions however, I've found a number of color pictures showing the DB601 outside of the aircraft (replacements?) that show the upper crankcase plate is in a natural metal finish. Anyone else out there that can confirm or deny this? Was it hit or miss? Any info would be appreciated.

Your 109 is looking great Handi!! 

                     Well it's starting to look like something,,,,,,,   what I'm not sure but something,,,, this thing went together like my first marriage,,,,    Herman and I will be doing a little sanding here and there,,,,

                                           Thanks for lookin! 

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