Revell 1/72 Bf-109 G-10, NJG 11, Salzweder, April 1945

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Revell 1/72 Bf-109 G-10, NJG 11, Salzweder, April 1945

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I am calling this the 2nd in my project to build a range of 1/72 Bf-109s in eye-catching finishes.
Action commenced in my workbench, here:
http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=471&start=1260

The Revell kit is from 1996, and suffered some deficiencies that I had to correct - horribly shaped propeller and solid air scoop were the most obvious. The Prop came from the old Heller 109K kit, and the sir scoop from Quickboost. I also used the Heller 3-part canopy (including armoured rear glazing), and that led to some Eduard PE in the cockpit.

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Main decals are from H Models, with stencilling from the kit decals. The Revell decal for the spinner spiral is not quite correct for this aircraft, but it saved me from a stressful paint job!

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Paints are my favoured Xtracolour enamels. The primer in the nose area was mixed from Humbrols.

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The lower surface RLM 76 colour was pre-shaded, but all other surfaces were post-shaded with Tamiya X-19 Smoke.

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Panel washes were restricted to control surface hinge lines and some major panel joins.

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I am not fond of PE and CA glue, but this result was quite encouraging!

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I am entirely satisfied with the way that turned out, and I have another in the stash for when I find another interesting G-10 scheme.

Thanks for looking,

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Re: Revell 1/72 Bf-109 G-10, NJG 11, Salzweder, April 1945

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Excellent job - the finish is much to be admired.
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That is glorious - considering it's 1/72. I've attempted this kit twice and on both occasions have failed to finish it. I can't really say why, it's not bad as a kit.
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Superb build and an excellent paint job
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Excellent David! It looks amazing, a really great result.

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Very nice, David!

There's always this one:

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The one I used to work on at Planes of Fame. ;-)
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Re: Revell 1/72 Bf-109 G-10, NJG 11, Salzweder, April 1945

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That is superbly finished and I especially like the cockit interior. If you had not told us the scale I would have guessed that was 1/48.
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Fantastic work, David. That 109 really pops out in Braille Scale.
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Many thanks, chaps.
PaulBradley wrote:Very nice, David!
There's always this one:
The one I used to work on at Planes of Fame. ;-)
Thanks, Paul, found some good detail about that aircraft, with credit to IPMS Stockholm. Apparently it has been repainted in its original scheme, which is useful to know:
http://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/messer ... in-detail/

With RLM 02 unusually on the top sides late in the war, it is certainly a candidate for my lineup.
The mottling looks a bit suspicious to me. I may have to guess the upper wing camo scheme if I cannot find anything.

And I will have to repaint the Morane aerial mast on my model!

cheers,

David
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That looks fabulous. A great set of pics too.

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That really is an excellent late war '109, David and could easily pass off as being in 1/48th or even 1/32nd in the photos. Very well done indeed.
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Not a fan of 109,but you have done a great looking model.
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Good job :mrgreen:
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Good job mate. It's not an easy kit to build and you did a brilliant work.
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Re: Revell 1/72 Bf-109 G-10, NJG 11, Salzweder, April 1945

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Wow, David! That looks so good! The scalloping on the wing is great. How did you mask it? The PE cockpit looks really sharp too.
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