1/48 Revell Messerschmitt Bf-109G-10 (Completed)

My friend Ted on Genessis used this trick for his landing light on an old Frog P-38 he's working on. Its an old, dog of a kit, but he's a very talented modeller and I'm expecting to see something great come out of it. He's pretty reliable in that way lol. Use this trick to your heart's content Mustang. It's not as clear as using clear sprue, but for tiny fiddly things like the lights on the wing tips, it does make things a bit simpler. This method would work best if you had constructed the lights internal parts such as Ted's landing light.

Darren - Thank YOU. :D

Just a minor update. I've got the landing struts glued on and the tiny bits and bobs attached. Once all of this cures I'll be shooting her with primer. The spinner, wheels, and drop tank will be left off and painted separately.

Painting time is very soon.  [smile]

I  do like those landing lights. You mentioned you use a gel. I may have missed it, if so sorry for asking to repeat yourself, but what sort of gel do you mean.

Just the gel type super glue. Nothing fancy at all. Until this application I found myself wishing I had bought the liquid type.

I hope this helps. I think the brand is Krazy Glue, but I'm pretty positive that doesn't matter.

Ok, I know the sort of thing you mean. thanks.

Okay, this will be my last update while this primer cures for a few days. I've got to finish up the M-103.

The panel lines turned out great as well.

Thanks for looking guys. Your support means a lot to me.  :)

Lookin' great so far Mike!!!!

ye, looks nice. Looking forward to seeing the paint go on.

Thank you. I do try lol.

After the M-103. Yes sir!

Excellent work so far!  You really nailed that spinner and prop!

Thank you kindly.  :)

I'm glad you like it. :)

I'm still in shock on how you patiently and skillfully painted that prop nose!  Beautiful detail.

Toshi

Well I started with a decal Toshi. My painting was merely repairs to it after I sanded off the stuff that wouldn't lay flat. That's nothing to be shocked about lol.

Mike,

 It's looking great, I really like your toothpick gun barrel, I may have to try that one!

Groot

lol. Be my guest Groot. The toothpicks are just easier to whittle down in a Dremel.

My first choice was plastic of course, but if you get too carried away with the files the plastic heats up and melts, which is neat to watch happen I guess, but frustrating after you spend 10 minutes filing it into shape just to have it fly sideways and whip you in the hand lol.

I've made the wing cannons for a Zero in this way.

You're showing what cane done with a dated kit, and I am looking forward to seeing the paint work. I really like the landing lights, and it was from this post that I learned about Micro Kristal Klear. Your gel super glue method looks great, and I almost went that route, but I prefer the thinner CA.

And yes, those panel lines sure did come out great.

-BD-

Thank you Brandon. :D

I've got some blue on it . RLM 78. I was lucky to have this particular color in my inventory lol.




I couldn't see the sunken depression just in front of the windscreen before I painted the blue. That's got to be fixed.

There are some areas that will need a respray. You'll notice I've done no preshading at all. I've got a plan lol.

This looks great Mike! I do have one question though. Did they use 78 or 76 on these bad boys? I've never seen 78 on a 109 G before.

I'm pretty sure it should be RLM 76, which I think I have (bottle has no RLM # but is a slight shade lighter than this one.), but I need this layer to be a bit darker for what I'm going to do.

Edit:  Patching up the hole.

You'll also notice that I knocked off the antennae post. First casualty of my handling. Not a problem though. I figured this would happen so I'll probably just make a new one so I don't have to deal with the odd skewed shape after scraping the seams on the original one. I usually end up doing this anyways.

Looking really good my friend! Can't wait to see the finished project...Douglas

M. Brindos

You'll also notice that I knocked off the antennae post. First casualty of my handling.

[sigh]

I've got an update. But this did not go as planned at all.

I started with the top camo pattern.

And I had some spattering issues. I completely broke down and cleaned my AB twice, checked the pressure, checked the paint consistency... it just was not a good day for spraying.

Okay. Moving on to the side camo pattern......  ....

... and I went all artistic on it with a standard set of brushes.

It looks like crap and I hate it. So since the AB wouldn't spray right I didn't follow some very good advice and decant some clear for the M-103. That didn't go well either.

I'm not having a good time with this right now and I need to take a break.

This sums up how I'm feeling about this one;

Kirk Lazarus: Everybody knows you never go full retard.

Tugg Speedman: What do you mean?

Kirk Lazarus: Check it out. Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man,' look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump.' Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, "Being There." Infantile, yes. Retarded, no. You went full retard, man. Never go full retard. You don't buy that? Ask Sean Penn, 2001, "I Am Sam." Remember? Went full retard, went home empty handed...

Mike,

 Sorry to see the struggles.  I'm not sure what kind of AB you're using, but I had similar issues on an older one when I bent the tip of the needle and subsequently damaged the nozzle.  Have you closely checked those, even the tiniest crack in the nozzle can make a huge difference?  If they are damaged, you can more than likely get replacements for just the parts you need vice a whole brush.

Groot

I will check those closely. Thanks Rob. I've been thinking of checking my air hose for leaks also.

This will get fixed. Just not right now. I can feel it still upsetting me and I' don;t want to touch it while I'm still in the mood to bin it.

Back to WoW for now.

Thanks again Rob.  :)

Mike, I feel your pain, I ruined one or two due to the same issues (and did bin them).  I think your approach is better, walk away and come back after cooling.  I certainly struggle with that!

Groot

You've got the right mindset to see this thing through Mike. I'm sure most of us have been there a time.....or two. You'll get it worked out and when you do you'll have a great outcome.

It certainly would not be the first time I've decided to repaint a model lol. But I'm now thinking of how to rework what I've already done. It's not all bad, but it's certainly not that good right now. It can be fixed to look like it should, or I can just go forward with what I have to make it look far more weathered than it should ever have been.

I still have options available to me. I just need to make a decision.

Thank you guys.  :)

Certainly sounds like a damaged needle or tip. Real shame as it was looking good, but I am sure you can sort it.

M. Brindos

Thank you guys.  :)