Swiss Me109E-3

[Tom G]

Here's my latest build, the Hasegawa Me109E-3 in Swiss markings. I painted on the stripes and crosses which seemed to turn out better than using the kit decals. I used Vallejo Model Air paints. It was a fun build and I hope you like it too.

Tom

[Shaka HI]

Sweet! This is brush painted? I'm thinking of doing my next project using paint brushes only because it's just so damn cool. But finding a good source for enamels (Humbrol, specifically), is a royal PITA at my location. I see tons of excellent examples here and especially on britmodeller.

Appeals to the artistic side of me...damn I feel like I'm asking a woman if she's pregnant...LOL.

[Tom G]

Sweet! This is brush painted? I'm thinking of doing my next project using paint brushes only because it's just so damn cool. But finding a good source for enamels (Humbrol, specifically), is a royal PITA at my location. I see tons of excellent examples here and especially on britmodeller.

Appeals to the artistic side of me...damn I feel like I'm asking a woman if she's pregnant...LOL.

Lol, ask away. No, I didn't brush paint it. I masked the stripes with Tamiya tape and the crosses with Frisket paper. I had some bleed through with the Frisket and touched that up by brush painting. All the masking took a couple of days. You wouldn't think a few stripes would take that long but getting them straight and the right width took some time.

I have brush painted cockpits with Vallejo Model Air and it is pretty good at leveling and not leaving brush strokes. I usually put in a few drops of their thinner to help with that.

All the best,

Tom

[marvin20]

Great job, Tom!

Awesome work on painting on the stripes and insignia. Great job on the finish and the build of this kit!