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1/48 Bf109F-4 Zvezda COMPLETED !!!!

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  • Member since
    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 7:11 PM

Ok folks. The detail on the engine is just stunning. The engine, unlike most others, is NOT molded in with an ignition harness. There for I will need to scratch one up. Which is something I wanted to do anyway. What I want to know is what ideas you guys have as to how to go about this. Suggestions?

Yes, I've seen the PE set for that and I don't care for it. I'm thinking polystyrene rod and copper wire. Ideas?

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

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  • Member since
    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 10:00 AM

I'll be watching this closely too.  I'm doing Graf's  G-2. Yellow 11 for the GB

 

  • Member since
    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 9:27 PM

Very Nice!  I've heard this is the best F out there.  I look forward to your progress..

Joe

 "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

 

 

 

 

  • Member since
    January 2015
Posted by BrandonD on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 8:07 PM

Love that paint/marking scheme. I didn't realize the Zvezda kits were so nice! Those extras should really make it shine, too.

BD

  • Member since
    April 2005
  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 4:30 PM

Great kit with some nice upgrades.  I'll be watching.  Nice scheme choice too.

Marc  

  • Member since
    June 2014
1/48 Bf109F-4 Zvezda COMPLETED !!!!
Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 4:00 PM

I am building this one for the Bf109 GB and I thought you guys might enjoy following along on this adventure. This is a complicated and highly detailed kit that I am adding resin and PE to as well as some scratch built add-ons. 

This build is going to go on for some time and I will likely be moving slow to make sure I do the best I can. So, here goes. 

1/48 Zvezda Bf109F-4. The kit contains 210 parts on 6 sprues including one clear. I have added the following to the kit to improve upon it, although the kit is amazing and they really are not needed.

Quickboost Exhaust

Quickboost Engine Pump

Quickboost Air intake and Ailerons

S.B.S. Resin cockpit set with PE

Eduard Luftwaffe seat belt set

Authentic Decals decal set for the Russian Front, I will be using Yellow 1, second one down on the sheet shown in the photo.

First impressions of the kit is that it is without a doubt the finest quality kit I have ever seen, bar none. The detail throughout is just stunning and there is no flash anywhere on any sprue including the smallest parts. The kit appears to have all the parts to build an F-2 with parts added to convert it to an F-4. So, there is likely to be bits left over for spares.

The panel lines and rivet detail are extra fine and if one is not careful you could eliminate them. This should leave a very realistic model when done. The clear parts look as if they have already been dipped in Future, nice! The instructions are very detailed and quite clear. There is very little wording but it states what to do to build one of 4 versions and has a separate diagram for each one rather than one diagram, 4 parts and some hope on your part. 

I plan to move through it very methodically as I want to do an extra good job on it. I plan to display it with cowling open to show off the engine detail and all the bits I will add as I go. This is going to be one very nice bird. 

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                         14 / 5 / 2  

                              Tongue Tied

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