AE Build2: 21st Century Toys 1/32 BF-109F***COMPLETE***

[Chris]

21st Century Toys BF 109F


The subject of this build is an excellent 1/32 kit of my favorite mark of 109, the F. I intend to use the kit decals for this guy and he will require a bit of sanding as there are screws (with plugs) for some parts!

[Old_Tonto]

Looking forward to this Chris as I have never seen one of these built before.

[SJPONeill]

These were great models and it is a real shame that they were so poorly marketed and disappeared from circulation so quickly...they were worth the price just for the decals and pilot figures...I have this one stashed away somewhere and will be following your build with interest...

[Chris]

Looking forward to this Chris as I have never seen one of these built before.

Thanks OT, lets hope I do a decent job on her!

These were great models and it is a real shame that they were so poorly marketed and disappeared from circulation so quickly...they were worth the price just for the decals and pilot figures...I have this one stashed away somewhere and will be following your build with interest...

I like them a lot, I have a 109G in the stash also.

[Chris]

The moveable landing gear is installed first


The wings are next, the slats up front are moveable


The prop is built


The cockpit and pilot are assembled, at this point my arthritis called building to a halt for today

[MarkyM607]

Movable features, 'tis witchcraft I say!!

[Chris]

There are also no part numbers on this kit, but it is pretty straight forward.

[Molly-new]

Nice start Chris, I have a 109G-14 in the stash, put aside as 1/32 isn't really my scale, but seeing the detail in your build has got me thinking about starting it.

[jssel]

When I built my G-14 I found the vinyl plugs a royal pain in the behind. I found the same diameter plastic knitting needles fit well and cleaned up nicely. Just a thought.

[Chris]

The cockpit and pilot are painted, the pilot is wearing a black leather jacket with brown leather boots, gloves and helmet and has a blue shirt on




The fuselage is joined and the MGs plate on top added, the fit was decent


Unfortunetly the plugs for the screws are not good fits so these are covered in fller and I will sand them smoothe when it dries


The same issue on the wing bottom, not a big deal and its an easy fix


Most of the primary construction is done

[Chris]

Nice start Chris, I have a 109G-14 in the stash, put aside as 1/32 isn't really my scale, but seeing the detail in your build has got me thinking about starting it.

You should make it, its a great kit.

When I built my G-14 I found the vinyl plugs a royal pain in the behind. I found the same diameter plastic knitting needles fit well and cleaned up nicely. Just a thought.

A little late with that hint!

A little putty, some sandpaper, I'm good to go.

[Chris]

First white is sprayed and allowed to dry, then RLM 4 yellow is sprayed and set aside to dry over night as tomorrow I will need to mask it.

[Old_Tonto]

Looking good Chris.

[Chris]

Thanks OT.

The yellow is masked and Hellblau (German light blue enamel) is sprayed on, I had to use enamel as I had 4 planes to paint and had three jars of the enamel on hand.



This has to dry overnight.

[Chris]

Not much done today, just painted the upper surfaces white, as my selection for this plane has white distemper paint.