The Mikester

This is a Bf 109E-7/Trop of Stab I./JG 27, Ain-Al-Gazala, Libya, September 1941, flown by Oblt. Ludwig Franzisket, the Gruppenadjutant. 1/32 Eduard Bf 109E-7 built OOB with the exception of replacing the tail wheel with a Hasegawa wheel from the spares box. Painted with Mr. Color paints and decals are from the kit. The decals were unusually thick for Cartograf and I had to apply liberal amounts of Mr. Mark Softer to get them to settle down. Fairly smooth build, this the second Eduard Emil I've done and they go together fairly well with some dry fitting and patience. The Kübelwagen [/size]is t

Well, here we have the much maligned Trumpy 109G-6. We all know that Trumpeter can be a hot button and some of the criticism is certainly justified, some, but not all. Overall I found this a pleasant build, fit was pretty good. I did have to install some shim on the STBD wing root, other than that just a small dab of filler here and there. Level of detail is pretty good, the cockpit doesn't suffer from the horrible inaccuracies of the Trumpy Emil and is almost on par with the level of detail in the Hasegawa 1/32 Gustav. So this not the perfect 109 that LSPers have been dreaming of, here are so

Several years ago I posted my first 1/32 build here, a 21st CT Bf 109G-14 in Italian livery. Although it was a great learning experience I was never completely happy with the effort so I decided to take the opportunity to re-do this one using the 1/32 Hasegawa kit. I used the following upgrades: - Eagle Parts Spinner - MDC Cockpit - Master Details Bf 109G Upgrade Set - G-Factor Landing Gear - Sky Decals "Bf 109 in Italian Service" Paint is Mr. Color. Not much to say about the build, the kit goes together with minimal effort. I think the "Fasces" on the wing are incorrect, the Sky deca

Only the second completed project to leave my bench this year, but it was a big project literally and figuratively! Really a great kit, had some problems with the wing to fuselage fit but I think the next time I do one of these I can overcome that problem by altering the assembly sequence. Other than that fit was outstanding. The instructions and decals (lacking info stencils) are nothing to write home about about, but those are minor gripes. Add-ons were: HGW Seatbelts Quickboost exhausts Montex Masks used for markings The model portrays a Bf 110D-3 operating from Argos, Greece in the

Outstanding, Dave!

Beautiful build!

Excellent!

Ken, I don't own that book but Merrick is one of the gurus on Luftwaffe paint. Problem is a lot of new information has come to light the last ten years, so sometimes what was taken as the gospel is now considered incorrect.

Agree, I think what he's calling RLM 77 was just RLM 75 that was either thinly applied or just low on pigment content.

Wolowski's frame of reference in this one leads to some confusion since he refers to Dark Green as RLM 82 and RLM 83 as Light Green which is opposite of the standard convention. He does provide his rationale for doing so but I think it just creates more confusion.

A lot of good info here, ch9862 summed it up pretty well. 81/82 is not a common combo (on the 109), I've learned to never say never when it comes to 109's but I've done a lot of reading on this and haven't come across many authors who feel that this was a valid combination of colors. Remarkably the K-4 was actually fairly consistent in the paint scheme and colors applied by W.Nr. batch right up until the end. "Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4 Camouflage and Marking" by Japo is a great study on the subject. I would venture that the the bird in Steve's pic is 81/83, however that's just my opinion. 1

The 71 is too light and the 70 is more of a dark bluish-green rather than the black green that's it's supposed to be. If you're doing Schilling's G-2 I wouldn't sweat the colors too much though. There is no clear indication as to whether it was painted in 70/71, locally mixed greens or painted using captured Soviet paint.

Classic example of why I so rarely visit this site any more. Here's a novel concept if you're not interested in 109's, how about just avoiding threads about 109's? Obviously we'll make an exception for those of you being held at gunpoint and being forced to open and comment on this topic. Here's another, if you want a 1/32 (insert name of boring, non commercially viable subject here) write Hasegawa, Tamiya, Revell, etc. and let them know about it rather than whine about it in a thread about 109's. They make the models and I seriously doubt they're trolling ARC looking for their next subjec

This the old Hasegawa Me 163 almost completely OOB, just added some lead foil seat belts with Verlinden hardware and a Quickboost gunsight. Just looking for a quick and easy "decompression" build so I didn't bother re-scribing panel lines or going overboard with detail. Figures are Verlinden, not real happy with my cement parking ramp, kind of threw it together in a hurry and it shows. Fit was pretty good except for right behind the cockpit, halves didn't want to align at all. Ran into an issue with the RLM 81 since Mr. Hobby apparently is the RLM 81A variant not the brown-violet color I w

Well, here we have the much maligned Trumpy 109G-6. We all know that Trumpeter can be a hot button and some of the criticism is certainly justified, some, but not all. Overall I found this a pleasant build, fit was pretty good. I did have to install some shim on the STBD wing root, other than that just a small dab of filler here and there. Level of detail is pretty good, the cockpit doesn't suffer from the horrible inaccuracies of the Trumpy Emil and is almost on par with the level of detail in the Hasegawa 1/32 Gustav. So this not the perfect 109 that LSPers have been dreaming of, here a

That really looks excellent, black finishes are hard to pull off and you nalied it!

I have a photo of a Bf 109F-4 of the Jabo Staffel of JG 53 that sports the DAK palm tree under the canopy. It's painted in the standard 74/75/76 though, not desert colors sinc they were operating out of Sicily.

Great looking build!

Nice!

I have never measured a kit and in all likelihood never will, simply because I don't see myself passing on a kit simply because it comes comes out 1 or 2 scale mm short or long. The Hasegawa 1/32 109G is not dimensionally perfect but does a very good job of capturing the look of the aircraft. If measuring is something you do I don't have a an issue with it in principle, BUT.... I think for some people poring over a kit and searching for the most minute flaw has become their hobby rather than building kits. It's all about "what can I find wrong to prove how knowledgeable I am?" I have zer

Used them once on a 1/72 Ju 88C, worked out well.

That is gorgeous, always love to see your work!

I think you pretty much nailed it! You got the slack on the antenna wire perfect, a lot of people get that part wrong when doing a blown canopy. Excellent work!

Nice!

Impressive!