2015 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Group Build

Mustang

Thanks. My placards came in today so I have been putting some in the pit. I will have another update soon.

Brandon

Just two 109's in the stash? There are just too many variants and schemes to model so the more the better. I want to get the G10 and would love to find a discontinued K-4.

Thanks guys, very much appreciated...

Greg, Thank you too... see, you just don't see all the , "well, now what do I do to fix that???"  times. Lololol... Really, its not all that hard to do. It just takes a little time and a butt load of patience, the latter  I  have very little  of.

Doug

Rigidrider - that camo looks great! That's something to be proud of.

Plasticjunkie - Great start. I've looked at this kit but just can't justify another 109 at the moment with two in the stash. But maybe you're convincing me that I can...

-BD-

That's a very cool scheme, Doug.

Great job on the green blobs. You make it look so darned easy. (I mean the whole scheme, not just the green)

Doug: Man you know I like the ol' spotted camo approach. That looks great man! You've really blasted past this one here it seems almost flawlessly.

plastikjunkie: That interior looks great and I like the extra mile you went in there as with on the seat. Great work Ernie!

CodyJ: You betcha you can join. A 1/144th scale 109 would work perfect in here!! Tell me which variant and I'll get you down on the roster!

Really Impressive guys!!!

Bish- Hey there, I am currently making a 1/144 Diorama of an Air Museum.   I have collected a ton of little 1/144 plane kits.  I happen to have a Bf109 that I am going to put in it.  So I'd like to enter it.  Its made by Zvezda.  Thanks!

That's nice Doug, I like that scheme.

Bish

Thanks. I was very careful that the mini bit and the  #11 blade did not slip into my fingers!

Doug

That is one fancy looking scheme and great idea for the masking. That 's the thing with the 109's, just too many cool looking schemes to pick a favorite.

RR - that's brilliant! The stencilled green spots came out perfectly! WOW!

M/TB379

Started applying the spots last night... So far so good, The pictures look a lot darker but the chart listed the color as RLM83, and that's what the bottle states it is.... So... Here it is. I just took a clear acetate sheet and cut 20 or so odd shapes in it with an Xacto knife and a #11 blade and it made a pretty good masking tool. To do these though I wanted to avoid a lot of over spray so I got up close (about a quarter inch) and turned the pressure down to about 5 psi.

Added a little exhaust staining...

And that's about all for now. Bout all I have left to do are some fiddly bits, an antenna wire and a tad of touch up. Should be done soon! Thanks all and take care...

Doug 

Nice start PJ. Really good job on those exhaust.

Doug

The included decals and scheme for Franz Dorr's mount looks pretty good (128 kills)  so I will go with the included decals.

Greg

I actually started in 1/32 way back when but went down to 1/48 and now I seem to be at 1/72 in some subjects, 1/48 at most and 1/32 in a few.  

You're off and running, PJ. Looking forward to watching this one. Do you build a lot of 1/32?

PJ.  You will like the G-6 , I built it a little while back and was impressed with the whole process. I also have the "K" in stash , but have not yet got my hands on the new 190. LHS has 2 coming in for me. Can't wait to get them. Your review is right on about the pit area. Not bad at all OOB but does lend itself readily to some resin and or PE. Looking forward to your progress. Do you have a particular build in mind? That is pilot, Group,  iD?... (sorry if I missed)

Take care...

Doug

Thanks -- I was at that Hyperscale review a few minutes ago, and I must say it looks great!

M/TB379

here ya go:

www.hyperscale.com/.../revell04869reviewbg_1.htm

www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php

I'm up for this. I just started scale model building again, having not built any models since I was probably 10. I'm finishing up a 1/144 Revell Space Shuttle at the moment, and as soon as that finishes I can get started on this  1/72 Airfix Bf109G-6.

Thanks! I heard about the Spit II -- they've really stepped up to the plate on this round of issues! I'll have a look for a review of the FW, it sounds excellent!

M/TB379

No this is brand new tooling from ROG and a 1/32 beauty for $26. The pit is ok but will benefit from a resin one but just OOB is a looker. They also released a new tooled Spit Mk.II that is gorgeous. I grabbed them both.

I noticed! The F-8, is that an all-new tool as well? There was one some years back but I believe it was an old-tool Hasegawa reboxed, so I sold it on...

M/TB379

Thanks TB. I also grabbed the FW 190F-8 and it looks pretty impressive with a complete engine to boot.

Don't know what happened to the rest of the original post but had to break it down into a second post. Everything loaded but the last pictures and comments failed to make it to the final version.

First the obligatory box shot

Molded details on the seat were removed with a flat blade on the top seat part and will be replaced with ones from Eduard

and an oval Dremel burring bit on the curved bottom seat bucket

drilled out the exhaust

before

after

Shot the pit RLM66 and gave it a coat of Future for the upcoming oil washes. I'm waiting on some placard decals to dress up the area. Thinking about adding some wiring here and there along with the foot pedal straps.

Looking good, PJ, nice start! I recently got the new Erla-version from Revel, they acted on feedback from the earlier G-6, so I'm most interested to have a go (but not this year, the roster is still too full!)

M/TB379

I finally was able to start on the Revell 1/32 G6. I have been going thru the pages here and is just too many fantastic builds to single out and comment about. The talent and skill in these pages is simply outstanding.

Good to see you in here Chris! Looking forward to seeing you join in the fun bud!

Doug

 Flat out impressive!!!  That folks is how you make an inexpensive but not bad kit as good or better than the ones that cost a bunch more!  I have a whole slug (or gob, or bunch, or crapload) of the Hobbycraft 109s and a couple of Hasegawas in the stash and that inspires me to break em out!!

 Raising the bar a couple of notches with these builds so far!  I gotta get out of the blocks on mine!

Well, Thank you one and all... I'm just trying to keep up with every one else!

Doug

Jeez!! A guy is away for a couple of days and BAM....there's this cool build moving right along. I really like what you've done with the panel lines on this one Doug! Your technique and skills are amazing! Keep up the great work and am looking forward to watching you pull this one off.

That's some impressive work there, Doug.

That's looking very nice Doug, I like what you have done with the over spray of the markings.