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.