2015 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Group Build

Me thinks I need to do a bit of catch up.

Great looking build handi. Really nice work on that scheme and very nice weathering.

Brandon- nice NMF job   Turned out great!

Blkhwk_ The camo job looks excellent!

Wingnut- It's coming together nicely, can't wait to see more!

Mustang- Get BUSY!!

Radial- The IP and office look great son far!

Chanter- Very nice detail ,, love the fuel line detail !!

Tempest- You are very ambitious indeed!!  Two builds?   Awesome!

Well Everyone Herman and I are sticking a fork in this one,,, we threw at it what we could. There were so many areas to detail out I would have to show a couple dozen pics to cover them all..... Herman left his stamp on this one with some "smudged" fingerprints on the prop and lower cowl area, the hastily set string of ammo was a left over from a Aries 50 cal set with some Tamiya tape,, Thanks again for all the kind words during this build,, every build on this thread has been top notch indeed!!  It will be hard to top the work that has been done... but here she is     built in the scheme of a bird flown by Gunther Steinhausen JG27 Libya 1941.....  painted in MM enamels, the antenna is e-z line thru stripped guitar string, some washes of sorts and "chipping" added to give a war weary look. I hope you all enjoy!  Mods sorry for this being rather picture heavy,, I leave to you to pick which one/s should go on the completed post.    Thanks again Everyone,,, I will still be following along as I need to get back on my RF kitbash.....

Did some interior work on my twin Hasegawa builds. G-2 and F-4/R-1

Bout time! LOL...

modelcrazy

See, obvious.  Thanks.

I'm certainly looking forward to the engine build up for that bad boy Doug. It's gonna be a good change of pace to get back to aircraft building! 

Good looking engine Joe! I like it !!!

See, obvious.  Thanks.

Instrument Panel

Allen

OK, I give, what is "IP". I've racked my brain to come up with what it may mean, but alas, no good. I'm sure it will be extremely obvious once someone lets on, but for now...

SchattenSpartan

Elliott: She's starting to take shape! How's the fit of that model so far? I got Revell's G-10 in my stash and I'm wondering how much swearing and cursing is involved in the assembly. BTW, did those decals I sent you arrive at your place?

The fit overall isn't too bad, there are definitely some tricky spots with the flaps and ailerons, glue here but dont glue here type of instructions.  I'm actually enjoying it at the moment.  The only real problem area that I found was the cowling covers on the nose.  They tend to leave some large gaps that required a little putty, not enough for a whole lot of swearing and cursing (there will still be some, there was from me).  I havent seen the decals yet, no worries, last time I had something shipped from Europe to the states it took about a month to get it.

Raider: Some good looking progress on that cockpit!

Brandon: I really like the look of that NMF!

Marc: Looks like you're off to a fantastic start on your F-4! Those exhausts really are a huge improvement! I'd go with Black 8...

Elliott: She's starting to take shape! How's the fit of that model so far? I got Revell's G-10 in my stash and I'm wondering how much swearing and cursing is involved in the assembly. BTW, did those decals I sent you arrive at your place?

Handi: I'm lovin' the weathering!

Matt: Both your G-6 and E-3 are absolutely stunning builds!. That wing camo pattern turned out beautifully!

Allen: Nice work on that office!

Bob: Same goes for your 'pit! Particularily that IP decal looks flawless from here!

Joe: You and me seem to be thinking very much alike regarding our Royal Class builds. Eduard had a 25% off special yesterday and I got me one of those resin engine assemblies as well...

Really great work going on, guys! Looking forward to getting back to the bench. Was on vacation for a week to sunny and warm Tucson. Came back to grandson in hospital and then granddaughter born yesterday. Grandson is ok now. If you get a chance you need to go to the Pima Air Museum and the Boneyard across the street. I am sure it would be of great interest to anyone hanging out here, plus it was 80 degrees there in February.

Jay

Gadzooks! That' got some detail. Break out the microscope. 

Allen

Just so everybody knows, I'm still going to build something for this GB. I'm still plugging away on this Dodge Challenger of mine and hope to be finished with it in the next month or so. This whole automotive modeling experience has turned out to be alot more involved than I thought it would be initially! 

Anyhow I'll be starting this 109 build up soon with my brassin engine set from Eduard in 1/48 scale:

a couple of pages from the instruction manual:

and a pic of the base engine assy:

I'm really stoked about this build and can't wait until my bench is cleared for this.

Excellent work on the interior Bob

Bob - I think that cockpit is looking fantastic. Nice job!

-BD-

Hey Bob... Generally after the future is applied the microsol would do no more good. I use micro sol, then if need be microset, and if that fails solvaset. I hear a lot of guys talking about using vinegar and to tell you the truth, micro set does have a strong vinegar smell. Personally, I think your IP looks pretty good, But to maybe share a little tip, you can always drill out the instrument dials on the kit IP, then cut a thin piece of plastistruct or acetate sheet, place acetate sheet (shaped to the IP) behind the drilled out IP then paint or mark the holes, then apply decals to the acetate sheet and glue to the back side of the painted IP. This gives the gauges depth and very clean bezel and face edges. Just a thought. Over all looking good though! Glad your finally here and building!

Doug

Thanks for all the comment guys.

Allan, Bob... couple of nice looking pits going there fellas.

Allen: That interior is really coming along. I like the addition of that clear part on the fuel line. I have a 109 build that I did in 1/24th scale and wished I woulda thought of that!

Bob: That's an IP decal? I've been hearing alot of good stuff about the newer IP decals and they certainly seem like the way to go these days. Really convincing outcome on that pit!

Chanter- your office scratch built additions look great!

Radial, I had similar problems with the IP on my G-6.  I was finally able to get it to settle down with some decal solvent, a very sharp xacto blade and a coat of future.

Matt, Excellent job on the early G-6!  I'm working on the same kit right now; however, I am doing it as the late version with the Erla canopy and tall tail.  I only hope mine comes out as nice as yours!!

Starting to make some progress on the Bf109-F-4. A whole new world of small for these old eyes gentlemen. Getting started with new tools and techniques is quite pleasing and enjoyable though. Not happy with the IP decal placement and getting them to lay flat, but it is my first time out so I will attempt to be kind to myself. Put 2 coats of MicroSol on it and it still won’t settle comletely. Have put a drop of Future on each gauge already. Can I put another coat of MS on it, or call it?

Moving on to the wings and putting the fuselage together. Directions are VERY unclear on the correct placement of the 4 radiator covers. Might PM one or two of you for some assistance.

I can’t begin to adequately express my admiration of both the quality of work here and the encouragement given to each other gentlemen. I look forward to learning from some true craftsmen. Thank you to all who took the time to welcome a rookie newcomer, very much appreciated.

Cheers,

Bob aka Radial9

Allen the cockpit is looking good.   I hear you on the warm thoughts. The current feels like temp here is -15F.  Problem is I'm a mail carrier. I cringe going out in this winter wasteland

Looks Good Allen, Very realistic ! Keep up the good work!

Doug

Thanks for the encouragement folks.

I worked on trying to make a decent fuel line out of wire tonight.  I made the basic shape (as in earlier post) then cut out the middle.  Stretched out some clear sprue (thanks to Mustang for the tutorial in an earlier post) then crazy glued it between the bits of wire. 

Painted it up and attached to the side wall.

I called it good enough and buttoned up the cockpit.

I just learned that there was a compartment behind the pilot (luggage? beer?) so I am going to fashion one from the Hasegawa sprue label...I don't have any card stock or whatever you call the blank sheets of styrene.  I have the day off tomorrow and it's apparently going down to -30° C tonight so I don't imagine I'll feel much like being outside. I'm ready for summer.

Allen (thinking warm thoughts)

I love the work being done.  

Chanter nice work on the pit.

Wing, very nice recovery on the molded in finger print.

Anybody else sorry for not saying but the quality of the builds is inspiring me to finish up another GB and get working on my night fighter D'

moose

Marc,

Nice recovery, I am sure that once you are complete we wont even be able to tell there was reconstructive surgery.

Your cockpit looks stunning as well, thanks for sharing.

<Matt

jgeratic

Matt - ahh, now I understand why I didn't recognize the pattern - you had taken the more complex early war scheme of 70/71, but inserted 02 in place of one of the darker greens.  Also different from Eduard's profile, the upper wing mottle was done with 02 instead of hellblau?  Yeah, based on b/w who knows what exact colours were laid.

 

You know,I went back an looked at the scheme on the .pdf file again, and I think you are right.  Think that it was supposed to be 65 instead of 02.  Under the light on my workbench I couldnt figure out what the color was and almost went with the light gray (RLM 77), but thought that 02 was the closer match.  I guess the way that I was reading the description, they painted the wings in the same manner as the fuselage sides, hence RLM 02. 

As for the pattern, I matched the date of the bird with diagrams of the "official" schemes and this was the agreed scheme.  All in all, may not be 100% for the accuracy side, but it looks good to me and falls into the "good enough" catagory.

Thanks for the insight, it is appreciated.

<Matt

Matt - ahh, now I understand why I didn't recognize the pattern - you had taken the more complex early war scheme of 70/71, but inserted 02 in place of one of the darker greens.  Also different from Eduard's profile, the upper wing mottle was done with 02 instead of hellblau?  Yeah, based on b/w who knows what exact colours were laid.

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Marc - looking very smart thus far.  As for the errors, well it only shows you are human like the rest of us.

regards,

Jack

Looks like you recovered from that nicely Marc! That pit looks amazing!!!