TimJ's Me P-1111 **Finished**

[TimJ]

I'll be building another addition to my Luft '46 collection in the shape of Me P-1111.

[TimJ]

As per usual here are the preliminary pics.





The kit only has around 20 pieces so it should be a quick build. I'll probably be fitting something in the intakes as due to their shape you'll be able to see through from one side to the other otherwise.

[Old_Tonto]

That is a lovely little kit Tim that should fall together leaving you plenty of time to play with colour schemes.

Looking forward to seeing this one done.

[shangos70]

Just picked one up myself. Will keep my eyes on this one.

[Dirkpitt289]

I love anything Luft 46 so of course I'm watching with great interest

[TimJ]

Somewhat late out of the blocks but I made a start on it yesterday. After considering various ways of blanking off the intakes I finally decided to go with the good old plastic strip.



The intakes were painted matt black and the cockpit dark grey. Then it was time to close her up.



Since I took the photos I've added the fin and applied some filler to what gaps there were.

[Old_Tonto]

This is a stunning looking aircraft & this kit is cheap enough to by a squadron of them.

Any idea what colour scheme you are going for?

[TimJ]

The fin needed some filler around the base but apart from that everything's gone together well. After some sanding I gave it a couple of coats of primer and sprayed the underside Sky as it was easier than brush painting RLM84.



Then I decided to paint the top surfaces of the fuselage anf tail RLM84. By now it was dark so I had to open the Aeromaster RLM84 and brush paint it. It was quite a bit different to the Sky I had used on the underside so I ended up painting the underside of the fuselage too. I left the wings as I thought that if they were made at a different location to the fuselage there may have been differences in the paint supplies.



The upper surfaces of the wings will be RLM81/82 with a mottle of the same over the upper fuselage and tail.



An enjoyable build so far and with just the undercarriage to go I'd say this would be a good choice for a Blitzbau.

[TimJ]

The camouflage on the wings needed a couple of coats but I got the paintwork finished yesterday.



Today it had a few coats of Klear and I applied the decals.



Not much left to do now so it should be finished in the next day or two.

[coptermech]

Just curious as to how you did the mottling? It looks really good.

[Old_Tonto]

Very nice camo.

[Dirkpitt289]

Well done

[lancfan]

Nice finish Tim, like the mottle.

David.

[TimJ]

Thanks for the comments chaps. The mottling was done by dabbing it with an almost dry brush. It wasn't even my 'mottling' brush, just an ordinary one as I was feeling a bit lazy.

[TimJ]

I had some numbers left over from another build so put them on to add a little colour. After a coat of matt varnish I added the undercarriage and the latest addition to my 'Luftwhiffe' is finished.











A nice liitle kit, one of PM's better offerings. Hope you like it.