2015 Messerschmitt Bf 109 Group Build

tempestjohnny

Happy new year to all. I'm in for this. 1/48 Hasegawa G-2.  John

Glad to have you here lostagain! Good 'ol Clemens will get you squared away on the intro post!

Snap!  I'm in with my Hasegawa 1/48 G-2.

Mustang, morning, Happy New Year and thanks for running the GB .

Will be done as a crossover with the Aces build.

SchattenSpartan, I have seen you were looking for decals (but may have ordered some already) I have the following old old decals floating around if you or anyone else wants them. The personalised markings for Marseille are also up for grabs, I need the stencils and crosses for my build.

My build will be as black 6, which ended up in the Duxford flying displays.

Thank you to the one that designed the mug. I appreciate that. I am still lacking some paint before I can get started.  I am hoping I can get to the hobby store tomorrow make a supply run.  I hope everyone has a happy new year. To our allies across the pond. I hope more episodes of midsomer murders comes to Netflix.  One of my favorites.  Happy New Year!

I ordered mine from Zazzle. They have the mugs with a black inside and handle so when for that. Unfortunately I think it has to ship across the pond, but none of the UK sites I found did that. The outside of the mug is white, but I liked the look of the white edging around the badge.

CafePress looks to have black option for mug, but I got the Canadian site version:

www.cafepress.ca/.../custom-mugs

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Best Wishes to all in 2015!

regards,

Jack

Anybody know where I can get a black coffee cup to put the black badge on that Clemens made? I looked at Vistaprint and couldn't find anything yet.

Happy New Years! .. and New Builds as well.

Thanks, Clemens. I'm ordering a mug and a Stein. Coffee during builds. Stein to be used only upon.completion!

Just got internet back after a lost day,, Many Thanks Clemens for the design and Happy New Year to Everyone!

Happy new year to all. I'm in for this. 1/48 Hasegawa G-2.  John

Happy New Year all!!!

And that goes for me too. I was so focused on the start of the build that I failed to mention Happy New Years to everybody. Hope you guys have a great year this year!

Oh sometimes I really love living on the other side of the pond!

Only 13 hours waiting time for me...

I hope ya'll are having a great day and I wish each and everyone only the best for 2015!

Well we are dwindling down to the starting point here in about a little over 20 hours. The clock is ticking...............................

Thanks, Clemens for the mug design! Looks outstanding! Will be ordering soon

Thanks all.

I am glad the build fits the spirit of this.  

Joe

Thanks, the mug design looks sweet.  I will be ordering up a mug soon.  Very nice work.

Thanks guys! I'm really glad you like the designs!

SS, wow!  Thank you!  That absolutely rocks!  Like Greg said....you da man!

Eagle90

SchattenSpartan

Yeah, here it is:

Yeah I bet I do, from the Jagwaffe series books. Might be the same pic you have though.

Joe, I'd say your build shall be fun to watch. And that is probably the understatement of the day.

Yeah, here it is:

Just got my mug design. Totally AWESOME.

Clemens, you da man!!!! (that translates roughly as "you are a really great guy!")

Thanks mate!

SchattenSpartan

Nathan: Some nice photos! Do you happen to have anything on Wilcke's G-2? I was only able to find one photo of it so far...

Maybe, got a profile?

Thanks Clemens!

I just sent off the PMs with the mug designs. If you are on the build roster and didn't get a PM, please tell me and I'll correct that as soon as possible.

Joe: That's some very impressive scratchbuilding you got going there! Awesome work all around!

Jay: Thanks for the comparison! I'll definitely keep my eyes peeled for the K-4!

What's to criticize??? You've already gone far beyond what I would ever do! This is awesome!

Ok folks I will call this the starting point for this group build.  I will not have time to get to the bench before the coming weekend so I will post this up to show where I am at this point.   All updates will now be here in this thread.

A finished wing.   That stage is done.  Well except for the light on the tip and that will not happen till later anyway.  The finishing process was a gloss black coat and then Model Master Steel, a misting of Alclad Airframe Aluminum, and then Furnace tape on the leading edge.  I did have to reinstall a line for the landing gear hydrolic (spelling was never my strong suit) lines.  




I also added just a little bit to the rudder.



I used some reference pictures and fashioned a fuel tank.



And I made a choice.  I choose to do the following aircraft markings.

My starting point for the interior.


Ribs white glued in place for the moment.  Roughed MW 50 tank.  






Now the plan has also evolved to include the fueling lines and the lines for the booster system.  For that I needed to open up some panels.

As you can see I still have a long, long way to go.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.

Joe

SchattenSpartan

Jay: A K-4 sure would be interesting. What do you think of the Trumpeter kits compared to Hasegawa's big 109s?

I have built two Trumpy 109's. The G-10 above, and an E-4. Since I am a riveter, the Trumpy kits save me a lot of time over the other manufacturers, but I prefer rivets made with a beading tool versus the holes. The E-4 has a lot of nice features and goes together nicely. None of the fiddly PE hinges that the CH kit has. That said, the cockpit is laughable. I built mine with the canopy closed and was happy with the result. The G-10 has a few minor issues, but very enjoyable to build.

These are my two Trumpeter builds. I enjoyed both a lot.

Jay