1:24 Trumpeter bf109G-10 Quick Status Update and Anouncement

Here's a comment Joe:  Day-um!!! Sorry I've been missing out on this. Just got caught up. Glad to see you doing another one.  It looks like it's moving along nicely.  =]

bvallot

Here's a comment Joe:  Day-um!!! Sorry I've been missing out on this. Just got caught up. Glad to see you doing another one.  It looks like it's moving along nicely.  =]

No worries as I have only scratched the surface of this build so far.  Glad you like it, she will be interesting to say the least when all is said and done.

Joe

Many thanks.  

Joe

Well time to show the progress to this point.

Wing construction, at least the major framework and such, is done.  Two months of build it up and then tear it down is finished.  

Pictures.










And now the overall.



On the overall I can live with this.  There is some work to be done yet.  I have some of the frames to straighten and some clean up as well as finishing off the small details.  

I am certifiable.  Two months on this wing.  


All comments, critique, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

I'm a pretty patient guy and I love doing all the detail work, but I don't think I am ready for that level of commitment just yet, yikes!!! Dude, you did an amazing job on that scratch built wing. Totally in awe of your skills. Stunning work my man!!!

Brandon my apologies.  I thought I had replied to you.

Many thanks for your kind words.  I truly enjoy the challenge of a build like this.  That and I am too stupid to know my own limitations.

Joe

Well it has been two weeks.  Some progress has been made.  

Finishing off the wing is proving to be a bit of a challenge.  Every time I feel I am close I see more to do.  

Ahh well where it is at the moment.



I have glued in the flaps and I changed the position of the spar on the fuse.  It helped to straighten out the wing a touch.  Still more little things to do but I have now moved forward to the next section.

The tail.  I wanted to show the framing of the rudder and the stabilizer.  My attempts to scratch it out of styrene failed miserably.  So I cheated a bit.

Resin casts.



The third attempt to make the casts was the winner.  Not too many big airpockets and the resin set up nicely.  After giving it a couple of days to harden I went to work with my drill, micro drill, files, and sand paper.  The result.





Next up will be to detail out the rudder and the stabilizer.  I also want to tackle the landing gear.  I have decided (not like I had much of a choice) to go with the kit gear.  I want to make sure they are cleaned up and work with the framing.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are greatly encouraged.


Joe

All I can say is WOW!

Mike

 Holy mackerel !!!   

Many thanks.  I really appreciate you looking in.

Joe

I like your moves there Joe.  That's clever thinking. =]  Never surrender. Improvise, adapt, overcome!

Very humbling.....outstanding work.  I look forward to it finished..

Joe

Thank you both for looking in.  

bvallot it is no different from what you are doing.  Just a different medium.  

Joe the humbling part is seeing how many have looked in and made such kind comments on this.

Joe

Here we are.  The eve before Christmas Eve.  

My present is................




A finished wing.  Yep.  That stage is done.  Well except for the light on the tip and that will not happen till later anyway.  The finishing process was a gloss black coat and then Model Master Steel, a misting of Alclad Airframe Aluminum, and then Furnace tape on the leading edge.  I did have to reinstall a line for the landing gear hydrolic (spelling was never my strong suit) lines.  




I also added just a little bit to the rudder.



I used some reference pictures and fashioned a fuel tank.



And I made a choice.  I choose to do the following aircraft markings.



Well my friends that brings that part of the build to a close.   Is it perfect....not by a long shot.  Blemishes are present but I am happy.  

Next up is to be honest something I am truly looking forward to.  Tackling the interior.  I have been wanting to do this since I got the kit.  That will begin this week.

Til the next time.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

Joe, what a great build!! I wish that I had the time and patience to do a build like this!  Really looking forward to the cockpit.

Steve

Many thanks.  Appreciate you looking in.

Joe

Wow, that is some fantastic work! Beautiful job!

Rob

Rob many thanks.  Much appreciated.

Joe

This will make one heck of a multi part FSM magazine article! Incredible scratch work!

You are very kind.  Thank you.

Joe

Just a small status update.

My starting point for the interior.


Ribs white glued in place for the moment.  Roughed MW 50 tank.  






Now the plan has also evolved to include the fueling lines and the lines for the booster system.  For that I needed to open up some panels.



 
Thank you to those who have helped to get me to this point.  Without mentioning your names I want to say that I would not have gotten this far without your help.

I most likely will not get to the bench in the next couple of days.  Other commitments have taken the priority at this point.  I hope to have them out of the way by this coming weekend.

Now the announcement.  All further updates will be posted in the 2015 Messerschmitt BF 109 Group Build.  

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/29/t/162908.aspx

Thank you all for following along and I hope you continue to do so in the group build thread.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.


Joe