HistnScale Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 “Black 2†Stab/JG-52 In the final weeks of the war on the Eastern Front, a number of German pilots resurrected the practice of marking their aircraft with bright and colorful markings. One of the popular themes seems to be the “tulip nose†originally used by Graff and Hartmann. The tulip markings appear in black or red and have been photographed on at least five aircraft. Perhaps the markings were the last act of defiance as the end of the war neared. For what ever reason, they do provide for interesting and colorful subjects. The model is Hasegawa’s 1/48th G-14. The kit cockpit was replaced with an MDC resin cockpit. Paint is a combination of Gunze and some very old Floquil Military Colors applied with an Iwata airbrush. Weathering was done with oil paints, artist ink and pastel chalk. The tulip decals are from the Hasegawa “Tulip Nose†K-4 kit and the rest of the decals were taken from various 109 and 190 sheets. The photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix 4500. Thanks for taking the time to look. Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThatJeffGuy Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Beautiful job all around Dave...nicely painted and weathered Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Came out excellent, Dave! Very interesting plane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mattcooke Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 Awesome build Dave.I just love it.Great job. Daniel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck1945 Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 You did very well, I like your model. It does seem out of place that in the chaos surrounding the final retreats on the Eastern Front, these 'retro' markings would be applied. But for whatever reason, they definitely do add color. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LaNdStOrM Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 I like the subtle touches like the radiator grills, which are practically covered! and the smoke on the spinner. looks sweet. -T Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 That's just a gorgeous Bf 109G. The camo., weathering and particularly the bright colored nose really set it apart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 OMGG...I agree, it's wonderful! True art! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Sharp 109! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Touvdal Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 :) super cheers Jes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Kethan Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Dave, Great job! That thing is sweet. The painting looks flawless, and I really like the colorful Luftwaffe scheme. Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HistnScale Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 Guys, thanks for the kind comments. And a thank you to the mods who took the time to put on this and the other group builds. The group builds have given me a nice outlet and inspiration to return to model building, especially since I do not have a model club close enough to get to on a regular basis any more. Thanks everyone, Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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