Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7/Trop by ccoyle - FINISHED - Halinski/Kartonowy Arsenal - 1/33 - CARD - Werner Schröer's 'Black 8'

[ccoyle]

Here is the finished gun sight.

 

Yes, there was certainly some eye strain involved.

 

I'm down to only 18 parts left to add to the model, so the next post (whenever that is) will be the Big Reveal.

[ccoyle]

Between last night and today we finished off the drop tank pylon, gun sight, canopy, armored headrest, antenna, aerials, wing cannons, aileron balance horns, and pitot tube. And with that, she's all done.

 

 

And that's all you get to see for now, because it's way too late here to be taking more pictures!

[ccoyle]

The Big Reveal!

 

And so, just two days shy of two months from beginning to end, we reach the end of this journey. As is usual with Halinski kits, which have sometimes been described as 'over engineered', this model was quite a challenge to build and thus very rewarding to finish. It is not a kit for the faint of heart or neophyte card modeler, but its degree of detail and realistic artwork are matched by few other publishers in the hobby. On to the pictures!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping in, and I'll catch y'all on the next one!

[Tim Moore]

Another jewel in your remarkable collection Chris! Meticulous bit of craft, really well done. I enjoyed following along the journey with you, 

[AJohnson]

Great build as usual Chris! 

[GrandpaPhil]

 Very nicely done, Chris!

[Paul Le Wol]

Chris, exceptional work! I especially like the photo from last night with the fade to black border. ( Can’t remember what that is called. )

[ccoyle]

3 hours ago, Paul Le Wol said:

Chris, exceptional work! I especially like the photo from last night with the fade to black border. ( Can’t remember what that is called. )

 

Thanks, Paul! That filter is called a vignette -- just one of the filters available on my phone's camera.

[druxey]

An excellent result, Chris!

[realworkingsailor]

Nicely done Chris! Now you need your own desert P-40 to go with it!

 

Andy

[ccoyle]

37 minutes ago, realworkingsailor said:

Now you need your own desert P-40 to go with it!

 

I have Clive Caldwell's in my stash. 😉

[mtaylor]

Very impressive work, Chris.  Congratulations.

[Old Collingwood]

Excellently finished.

 

OC.

[Dave_E]

Absolutely insane! I can’t say “top shelf” anymore unless you only have one shelf… that goes completely around the inside of your house. 👍👏😀

[ccoyle]

9 hours ago, Dave_E said:

I can’t say “top shelf” anymore unless you only have one shelf

 

Well, thank you! Ironically, my actual-and-not-figurative top shelf is still empty at this point. 😅

[Canute]

Another superb build, Chris. Congratulations.

[James H]

Way beyond superb!!