Messerschmitt bf 109G-6 by cog - Eduard - 1/48

[Canute]

I read it on, I think. Cybermodeler? May have been on a MRR site, too.  Don't know who the primary maker is. I suspect Badger/Stynylrez

[cog]

On 5/3/2020 at 7:05 PM, Canute said:

Reds and yellows are very translucent, so a light color underneath is a must. I have a modeling friend who has used a Badger yellow primer under the reds he paints freight cars. It's Stynylrez or you may find it in Europe under the AMMO by MiG label.

Vallejo 73.613 or 73.604 (bottles) but I wouldn't recommend to spray it. Until now, I am not impressed by Vallejo airbrush primers, their ratle cans are as good as Tamiya oddly enough

 

It is indeed MIG and Badger. MIG is 20% cheaper here in the Netherlands. € 6 vs € 8, bottle size is equal, 60ml. A bloke at Britmodeller tested it on a kit which he first primed with Badger, and after that with MIG, it seemed to blend in perfectly ...

[Canute]

Makes sense cost-wise, since MIG is in Spain.

[cog]

White respray, looks good enough, pitty I can't use the chipping fluid's capacity anymore. Back to manually inflicting damage. Few more bottles on order. Forgot to order three for this model. Added the missing colours for the next at the same time, saves postal charges. Won't be long before I'll start that one.. Planning a scratch build too. I found an interesting 109 the BF 109Z. Requires two kits, and a lot of scratch building ... model bucket list + 1

 

Edited May 6, 2020 by cog

[popeye the sailor]

you gonna go down the same road as I do with my boats?   should be interesting.   will it be a what if?

 

What if - Index

 

what's with the purple.......easter's over........I didn't win the Eduard's quarantine contest......

 

 

Edited May 7, 2020 by popeye the sailor

[cog]

At least you had a shot at it, I didn't even try!

[cog]

Getting somewhere ...

 

[mtaylor]

Looks good, Carl.  And you have it doing barrel rolls even.  Impressive.

[Landlubber Mike]

Looks fantastic!  I'm a little partial to desert camo schemes myself, but I have to say that this one is looking really sweet.  Nice work!

[cog]

Thanks for the likes and the comments.

 

Mark, maybe I can have it make a corckscrew ... now that would be nice ...

 

Mike, there is dessert camouflage (whipped cream, lemon icing, the usual ) in the planning, still have another one of these birdies in the box

[cog]

Hand masked the crosses ... it does take time .. and patience ...

 

 

and airbrushed them

[lmagna]

Looking nice Carl I still think the color will make it a very unique 109 rather than just another generic German plane.

[cog]

Thanks, Lou. I think so too. Although, presently it more or less represents a "mug diver" instead of a dive bomber

[cog]

Received panel liner today, which means I'll be weathering "dieser Schweizer". No decals this time as I do not have any for this particular scheme ... or do I have some left from my previous build ...

[lmagna]

Does Eduard supply decals for this scheme? It would be a shame to leave it unfinished or have to wait because of a lack of decals.

[cog]

Nope they don't, but I found some usable ones on the decal sheet in the box. And some I can "adjust" to the required format, so I think I'll manage. Don't forget, this scheme is not "out of the box", or should I say "in the box"

[lmagna]

5 minutes ago, cog said:

Don't forget, this scheme is not "out of the box", or should I say "in the box"

I noticed that the reference picture you used in the beginning was produced by Eduard so I assumed they possibly had the decals needed to build it this way. Good to kn ow that you can "make do" with what you have though.

[Jack12477]

Is this Tamiya kit the same plane ? Looks like decals may be included

[cog]

Looks a lot a like, but it's an Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3 instead of a 109G-6. However, it doesn't seem to be available anymore, it's a model from 2006. Can't seem to find the decal sheets either

[lmagna]

1 hour ago, cog said:

Can't seem to find the decal sheets either

would these work? 

https://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_39_40&products_id=990

https://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_39_40&products_id=1085

 

Little on the expensive side but ?

[Jack12477]

I saw it advertised on Scale Hobbyist website as backordered. Presumably they can still get it.  I have it on a watchlist. 

[cog]

5 hours ago, lmagna said:

would these work? 

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/VPD32005

 

Little on the expensive side but ?

No not really, but thanks anyway Lou

[lmagna]

11 hours ago, cog said:

No not really, but thanks anyway Lou

I need to quit doing these things late at night. I meant to delete that post when i realized the decals were in 1/32 scale. The other ones I posted are 1/48th and less expensive as well.

 

The kit Jack posted  is available on eBay.

[Egilman]

On 6/9/2020 at 3:13 PM, cog said:

Nope they don't, but I found some usable ones on the decal sheet in the box. And some I can "adjust" to the required format, so I think I'll manage. Don't forget, this scheme is not "out of the box", or should I say "in the box"

https://www.super-hobby.com/products/Bf-109G-6-Swiss-HASEGAWA.html

 

1/48th scale

 

And according to the site they are in stock...

 

And the set has aircraft 705, which is the scheme for the eduard kit... (it also comes with gun barrels and canopy masks, both inside and outside, a real deal if you ask me)

[cog]

Thanks Egilman, I didn't see that one. Often ".com" is USA and not really of interest as shipping and handling make it hardly worth while to get cheaper items to Europe. Price increases from three to six times what's it worth

[Egilman]

My pleasure Carl, I try to help when I can. They are out of Poland, I hope it works for you...

 

EG

[cog]

It does, EG. Postage is a mere € 3.49. Added the site to my model bookmarks

[cog]

Pannel lines accentueated, weathered, and "smoked" by it's exhaust. Remains the arrival of some more decals, replacing the cockpit glass, adding rear wheely-thingy. Looks nice an (ab)used

[Edwardkenway]

I like the weathering Carl, it does, as you say, look well used.

[Old Collingwood]

7 hours ago, cog said:

Pannel lines accentueated, weathered, and "smoked" by it's exhaust. Remains the arrival of some more decals, replacing the cockpit glass, adding rear wheely-thingy. Looks nice an (ab)used

Looking very nice.

 

OC.