Pride of the Luftwaffe GB

Looks like the Hasegawa decals are beyond repair. Even after brushing several coats of Superfilm they eventually fracture. No biggie since Eaglecal #58 decal sheet is easily available online but will check first with my LHS as soon as they open.

EDIT: Nothing locally so an order was placed with SB that should be here within 3 days or so. Cheaper than ebay and way faster shipping so ebay is sometimes NOT the best option.  

Morning Bish... I looked up FW190-D colors, and this is one of the pages that came up. It looks like they are available  as fw190d Jg2 from piezaapieza.net in 1/72 scale. The top two were the ones that caught my eye. Mainly brown and drk grey and green mottle.

PJ Thanks, I have seen the others you mentioned, The only thing I've tried that works about as well was the Tamiya thin, but nothing I've used thus far is good as the Tenex... Thanks for the tip!

Doug

Andy Chad and Bish thanks gents!

Rigidrider

PJ... looking amazing! Gear looks like it would actually function! You can get Tenex? I love  that stuff... We were tod here that it was no longer available. 

Doug

 

Thanks Doug. I think the little placards add more to the look. The brake lines were very eay to make and so were the fitings.

I see Tenax at a couple of the stores i go to and was unaware of what you said but Plast I Weld from Flex A File is the same thing.

Rigidrider

MM...Jack...Thank you sirs. That was done with acrylics, I've been toying with oils lately, but just decided to go w/air brush and dry brushed acrylics this time.

Bish, Thats good, I really do like your dios, always very original and I like the lettering and "Titles" you put on. As to the paint scheme, while looking for a subject, I just happened to see it on a decal sheet and liked the overall brown and grey with the dark grey and  green accents. Unusual, thats for sure.

PJ... looking amazing! Gear looks like it would actually function! You can get Tenex? I love  that stuff... We were tod here that it was no longer available. 

Doug

 

Doug, your right there. What decal sheet was it on, might have to try and find one in 72nd.

Great work there PJ, lovbe those undercarrage legs.

Doug - that paint came out great! Nice start on the decals! you are more then welcome to post those pics.

PJ - awesome progress. Rhodes fears look great! I like the graphite look on the oleos. I'll have to try that.

Wow, great job on that gear!

MM...Jack...Thank you sirs. That was done with acrylics, I've been toying with oils lately, but just decided to go w/air brush and dry brushed acrylics this time.

Bish, Thats good, I really do like your dios, always very original and I like the lettering and "Titles" you put on. As to the paint scheme, while looking for a subject, I just happened to see it on a decal sheet and liked the overall brown and grey with the dark grey and  green accents. Unusual, thats for sure.

PJ... looking amazing! Gear looks like it would actually function! You can get Tenex? I love  that stuff... We were tod here that it was no longer available. 

Doug

Got the mains assembled painted and detailed. Made the brake lines from thin wire and the fittings from masking tape and a tiny drop of thin CA to secure them. Made my own strut placards at the copier from another sheet. Afterwards a dark wash of burnt umber helped to pop details and gives a grimy look. Some chips need some re touching to show up better. A #2 pencil was used for the oleo strut color instead of paint. The grahite gives it a realistic metallic sheen.

the leg actuators from the box

And after my mods. Wrapped thin copper wire around one arm and thin wiring for added plumbing.

The tail wheel and main tires are done too

Also went back and extended the spiral to the back plate by painting it flat white with a small thin brush

Getting ready for decals in a bit.   

The underside of that D9 looks great Doug!

Cheers Doug, i am getting all the detail brought together now.

I am liking the look of that. The scheme could almost be a desert one, i like that.

Thanks again PJ.  Sounds like the application method is key.  The little brush on the end of the cap probably is too much for small plastic.

regards,

Jack

jgeratic

Thank you PJ.  Is Tenax less hot than liquid cement?  Your mention of the root wing detail fix is what I intially thought of doing, but from past experience, a thin strip of plastic sheet tends to just melt.

regards,

Jack

 

You are welcome Jack. Tenax and Plast I Weld are very hot and will melt plastic creating a solid bond. I use a Toucn N Flow applicator to apply these very thin glues that weld the parts together. On thin gaps I run the Touch N Flow applicator along the gap and it is magically closed. The strip fix is tricky when using Tenax. It can be done usinfg the Touch N Flow applicator and a VERY light use to tack it down then run some Tamiya thin to secure things. 

I also use it on seams that somehow surface when you think it was good to go. Again I use the Touch N Flow applicator and run a bead of the solvent cement along the seam and blow on the glue for a few seconds. For some reason the hot breath makes the Tenax or Plast I Weld swell and skin within seconds filling in any imperfection. I let it dry overnight then sand the next day and BAM the nasty stubburn seam is gone. 

Thank you PJ.  Is Tenax less hot than liquid cement?  Your mention of the root wing detail fix is what I intially thought of doing, but from past experience, a thin strip of plastic sheet tends to just melt.

Doug, nice grunging up of the undersides.

regards,

Jack

Thanks Jack... Thats what caught my eye on this one. It was a picture on a Strike Eagle decal sheet.

Bish, Thank you! Your about done and I'm so looking forward to a Bish signature dio! 

Well heres more from me... Decals done and starting on the weathering.

And thats about all fon now... Likely finish up monday...

Take care all!

Doug

Jack

Great looking Emil! The missing wing root detail can be added witha thin strip of plastic sheet and Tenax then add the rivet details. The vanishing panel lines are easy fixes but both should have never hapenned. Quality control was not apparently present.

The decals looked ok but the spiral disintegrated in the water earlier. Decals are from 2005 and are not that old. I''ve used 20 year old decals and have been just fine.

I brushed Superfilm over the decals in hopes of saving them and should work. I will start decaling later today or tomorrow. I used a spiral from another decal sheet in my spares. If the decals don't hold up then I will have to order the markings from Ebay which I have seen.

Cheers Doug. Very nice job on the svheme there, really like the colour and great job on the mottling.

Thanks PJ. Great paint job on the Dora. Really like how the chipping has come out.

Thanks Jack, and o ye, i forgot to mention that one, they are a bit thick as well.

Nic info on the Airfix kit. They are re-releaseing the E-4 later this year, i am guessing different markings. In fact, this years new releases seem to be mostly re-releases of new toled kit but with different decals or new variants of subjects released ove rthe last few years., Not many new tools to look forward to.

Bish, coming along very nicely  that Emil.  Have heard Tamiya decals are thick, but that yours actually broke and that some were the wrong size does rasie an eyebrow.

PJ, great close up shots of the details, but that spiner and spiral look awesome.

Doug, really like that colour combination - very different.

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About the question on Airfix 1/72 109e quality - it builds up nice, but it has a few nigggles.  One problem  on my example was the missing wing root detail on the starboard fuselage.  They seem to have corrected this, as some have the same kits or later boxing, and do not have this issue:

Another was the panel lines disappearing on the top and bottom of the fuselage halves:

The other detail was on the underwing, which is just minor - repositioning of a panel line on each wing and filling panel lines that had been extend in both the forward and trailing edges.  Mind you, Tamiya did the same detail on their trailing edge.

... and the finished build from a couple years ago:

regards,

Jack

Rigidrider

PJ, I;m sorry... I can see them now, (The greys) When I first looked I didn't see you had already applied until I opened the picture and blew it up a bit. (DUH) Maybe I need new glasses too. What I was calling the accent colors are the colors that blend the main camo color. In your case the Green I would call the main color and the grey would be an accent color. Sorry again, Guess I should look closer! lol...

 

No worries. The colors are RLM75,76 and 83.  The grey 75  and green 83 seem like an odd combo. It also has a soft spotted 75 over 83 scheme on the forward nose. The flash actually drowns the RLM 75 down. 

PJ, I;m sorry... I can see them now, (The greys) When I first looked I didn't see you had already applied until I opened the picture and blew it up a bit. (DUH) Maybe I need new glasses too. What I was calling the accent colors are the colors that blend the main camo color. In your case the Green I would call the main color and the grey would be an accent color. Sorry again, Guess I should look closer! lol...

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PJ, Thank you! whats the accent color on yours going to be? 

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You are welcome Doug but what do you mean by accent color? 

Mopar... Crusing right along! Shes looking good.

PJ, Thank you! whats the accent color on yours going to be? 

Brandon... Thats a fine collection! Each and every one very well done. I'm working on one on the side (a friend asked me to build) of a downed Bf109E in a wheat field, with the pilot being captured by the farmers. He said his great uncle took place in the capture. The hold up is the fartm figures, #1 there are darn few available, and #2 the ones available are blinking costly. Should have thought to take pictures for this build, but wasn't thinking far enough ahead. If OK with Andy I'll just post finished pictures, not to be considered part of the GB.

OK some more on my end...

I got the campaign band on. I'm trying to stay close as possible to the picture I'm working from.

Thats about it for now... Thanks all and take care!

Doug

OH... Replaced my florescent Lighting with an LED fixture I found on sale at Home Depot today... I LOVE it, maybe I'll be able to see what I'm doing now! 

Chad, that gap is no biggie. Either take some PPP to it or stretched sprue and Tenax to melt it and seal the gap.

Bish

Great job on the diorama items. The Emil looks stunning.

A little update on Dora. Got the canopy mask removed

Spiral's done

Tail band sprayed

RLM02 sprayed in the flap wells

Salt chipping done

other side

Several coats of Future are next

Andy, Bish, John... Paint is looking great! Thats what I like about these two aircraft and their variants... Theres only about 60,000 to choose from! Love em!

Cheers Andy, its starting to take shape now. Just need to get a ladder together and some tools.

BD - Thanks for posting a run down of how you do the free hand. I've tried it once but got too much overspray. As you said, I think it just takes a lot of practice.

Chad - Construction looks like it's coming along nicely!

Bish - Paint looks great and the decals came out nice despite you troubles. I'm really looking forward to seeing the dio come together!

Cheers MM. No, i have not got any of the Airfix ones. All the ones they have released recently i already have by other brands. But it would not surprise me if the tamiya kit looked nicer, Airfix has improved, but they still have a way to go to match the likes of tamiya, but then their prices don't compare either.