1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109 F-4 JG 54 (Ostermann) FINISHED

damouav

You should seriously look at creating your own "How to" modeling guides, you are that good. 

 

Ha! Thanks for the chuckle  I’m hardly that good.  I’m just an average modeler with a few tricks, like Tom Brady having Belicheat, who then has the Ernie Adams connection through the secret bat phone. Oh, and Jessie James caught that ball. 

I digress, thanks for the kind words and I’m glad you get use out of my threads.

plasticjunkie

Hey great looking display dog.

Thanks for the rundown about MP. Does it spray as easy as enamels? I have a heck of a time trying to get good clean mottling with acrylics. lots of dry tip and skipping. I do get  better performance from Tamiya paints.

 

Thanks guys, your kind words are appreciated. 

PJ, I just followed their directions on their website and had no issues. I think the poly additive prevents clogging.  I was watching tutes on you tube for AK’s paints and may try them out too. Apparently they can be sprayed right from the bottle which I find appealing. 

Excellent overall finish.  The weathering is superb and extremely realistic! Another excellent 109.  

Another amazing build! And you make it look so effortless.  Thanks for sharing.

<Matt

No words really do justice to your builds Joe.

You should seriously look at creating your own "How to" modeling guides, you are that good.

I really enjoy the detail you put into your builds, making them visually stunning.

Top work, again.

Beauty!  Well done.

Looks awesome, lawdog! I can’t wait to take your tips and apply them when I build my 109.

Hey great looking display dog.

Thanks for the rundown about MP. Does it spray as easy as enamels? I have a heck of a time trying to get good clean mottling with acrylics. lots of dry tip and skipping. I do get  better performance from Tamiya paints.

Another lawdog masterpiece!  Thanks for sharing

Fantastic finish.  Thank you for the WIP, I’ll be referencing your build.  

Your friend, Toshi

I spent the last few days finishing this up.  You may recall that I wanted to try some of the same weathering techniques that I used on my MK V tank.  This would involve the AK interactive washes.  I did like the brown wash in the panel lines but had mixed feelings on the streaking. I thought it looked good on the lower cowl and underside, but it didn't look right on the fuselage and wings.  I ended up taking most of it off.  Maybe I just need to experiment more with other colors.  I had the Dark Brown for Green Vehicles and Streaking for Panzer Grey.  I was much happier with how it turned out on the white-washed G-2 (see that thread). It's safe to say I won't be parting with my Flory washes just yet.  

Here's the finished pics.  To recap, It's the good old Hasegawa kit done mostly out of the box with some scratch building here and there. I added the cockpit fuel line and luggage door.  It's in the JG 54 markings of 102 kill ace Max Ostermann on the Eastern front. 

Thanks for following along.....now back to that Spit...

plasticjunkie

How do these Mission Paints behave thru the AB? Are they similar in use as Tamiya acrylics? I have a hell of a time spraying MM Acryl resulting in clogging and skipping. I have tried different paint/thinner ratios and PSI's and still have issues.

Thanks guys...

PJ, I like them alot, particularly their RLM colors, but still prefer Gunze or Tamiya paints for everything else.  Mission is a thicker paint (intentionally) and only requires a few drops of their thinner with a few drops of their poly additive.  I'm not sure what the poly is for, perhaps a leveler or conditioner.  The only issue I have is that you have to use their thinner as nothing else works with their paint, and the bottle is tiny and goes fast. If you go to their website it will walk you through exactly how to use their paint. I'm about to order their RLM 66 and 02 as well.   

She's a beauty!

The paint looks great dog. Love the markings too. I like using salt for the sharp chip effect and hairspray for fading worn down paint.

How do these Mission Paints behave thru the AB? Are they similar in use as Tamiya acrylics? I have a hell of a time spraying MM Acryl resulting in clogging and skipping. I have tried different paint/thinner ratios and PSI's and still have issues.

I like enamels cause they spray really well and even specially when doing fine mottling. Tamiya acrylics spray pretty much the same as enamels at least for me.

I recently tried Vallejo Air on some nose spots on my 1/32 Dora and still had some skipping here and there. I had to go back with the background color which is enamel to clean up the Vallejo overspray.

Beautiful paint work Joe! I have to second the thumbs up for Mission Model paints!

RadMax8

Joe,

I picked up an F-2 at the last show (your fav. in Kirtland haha) for a low price, and I’ve got intentions to build it this year. I’ll be following along for tips and tricks on the Hasegawa kit, as it already appears that this is not a shake and bake variety!

Thanks for sharing. 

 

Oh yeah....my favorite show (sarcasm...lol).  It's definitely showing it's age, but still builds up great.  I just grabbed the new Tamiya Gustav which I can't wait to get my claws in.  I just need the right scheme for it.  Glad to have you along Max.  

Anyways, this thread will mimic my G-2 thread so I apologize ahead of time for the redundancy.   I realized I was stretching myself too thin and decided to bench the Dunkirk Spitfire for a while.  I want to get these 109s done first.  Anyways, I got this assembled without too much issue.  The engine cowls don't fit that great, but it's nothing major.  I added the top hinge with styrene strip (which also covers a gap) then added the door behind the pilot's head with styrene card.

I decided to try some new weathering techniques, similar to my recent Mk. V tank.  I wanted to show some chipping, so after I sprayed everything flat black, I sprayed down some Alclad Aluminum then AK worn effects in the areas I intend to chip, like the nose, prop and wing roots.

I sprayed the areas supposed to be yellow then taped them off. I then used Mission Models RLM 76 underneath. I really like this paint.

Now RLM 75...

Here we have a picture of the plane before the white wash (no gear doors...weird).  This is the version I want to replicate with heavy RLM 70 mottling on the fuselage.

I started with the normal splinter camo pattern, by adding RLM 74

I weathered the underside a bit with a postshade.  Alot of the yellow on the underside of the cowl peeled off revealing the Alclad.  I's not the effect I was really going for but oh well, I'm going to have to live with it.    

After a coat or two of Alclad Aqua Gloss, I put down the decals.  I still need to add the stencils.  

Again, I wasn't thrilled with the worn effects fluid. Perhaps the Alclad was too smooth as the paint peeled right off under the taping in the silver areas. That's fine for a Japanese plane, but this was not the effect I was going for.  I won't do this next time.  I will be trying the AK enamel washes soon.  

Joe,

I picked up an F-2 at the last show (your fav. in Kirtland haha) for a low price, and I’ve got intentions to build it this year. I’ll be following along for tips and tricks on the Hasegawa kit, as it already appears that this is not a shake and bake variety!

Thanks for sharing. 

Thanks guys...one does enjoy popcorn. 

rooster513

Joe, you can see in the second pic  I posted the decarmation line running down the spine. I've also seen the panel right in front of the cockpit done in white and aluminum. I decided to go with white.

 

Thanks Rooster. Indeed it does. I ran this info past the gentleman I’m building it for and he was surprised as well. He said he is going to send me a pic of the plane where the port side is green like the starboard. I’m guessing this picture was taken before they finished whitewashing The whole plane? Or they got sidetracked and had to scramble. Thanks for the info about the panel, I may go silver. 

Joe, you can see in the second pic  I posted the decarmation line running down the spine. I've also seen the panel right in front of the cockpit done in white and aluminum. I decided to go with white.

I’ll never turn away from a good 109 WIP!

Got my popcorn ready. Looking forward to another work of art

lawdog114

 

 

tempestjohnny

Winter whitewash in one side only. Awesome

 

 

 

 

Thanks Johnny. Was this plane whitewashed only on one side, or are those just pics just taken at different times of both sides of the plane? Seems strange to me. I’ll probably go all green with a touch of whitewash. 

 

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tempestjohnny

Winter whitewash in one side only. Awesome

 

Thanks Johnny. Was this plane whitewashed only on one side, or are those just pics just taken at different times of both sides of the plane? Seems strange to me. I’ll probably go all green with a touch of whitewash. 

rooster513

Nice start Joe. I built this same scheme not long ago. It's certainly an interesting one. You may already have them but here are a couple of pics I found when doing some research...

And one of my finished build...

No doubt yours will turn out better then mine Looking forward to seeing you work your magic on this one!

 

Thanks! Very nice work Rooster!  Thanks for sharing. 

Great looking pit on this one to. One thing about the 109s and 190s, just too many freaking cool looking schemes to narrow one favorite down.

I have only just realised what aircraft this is. After seeing Andy's i got a kit in 72nd which has the same aircraft included. Going to enjoy this even more.

Nice start Joe. I built this same scheme not long ago. It's certainly an interesting one. You may already have them but here are a couple of pics I found when doing some research...

And one of my finished build...

No doubt yours will turn out better then mine Looking forward to seeing you work your magic on this one!