Marky's Heinz special
Marky's Heinz special
Although I normally don't go for stuff from 'the other side', I've recently finished reading 'I flew for the fuhrer' by Heinz Knoke. Well worth a read, considered one of the best accounts of aerial warfare in WWII, not much political stuff, just his life and wartime experiences. Almost seems like one of our lads writing it but from the German side. Although the book does not provide details of his aircraft re markings etc, I do know he flies a G model 109 and his units are mentioned so I will try an replicate his aircraft with the Hobby boss Bf109G6 I have.
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Daren
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That's that sorted then!, Thanks, that will really move things along. Found loads of pics actually but that is really helpful. Time to get decals together. Quickly!!.DazDaMan wrote:Google is your friend, bro....
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Update 8/4/17. Thanks to Daz, I've managed to work out how to make bigger pics for on here (alright Daz worked it out!!). It means a change from this....
To this
Okay, box and sprue shots...
As I said not the most complicated kit perhaps....
And a copy of the pic found by Daz...
I do have three more 109 kits on the way (two were cheap due to damaged boxes!!) so I may do another 109. Or two/three
To this
Okay, box and sprue shots...
As I said not the most complicated kit perhaps....
And a copy of the pic found by Daz...
I do have three more 109 kits on the way (two were cheap due to damaged boxes!!) so I may do another 109. Or two/three
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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I'll need to build more Hobby Boss stuff. What I've done so far is nice, anyway!
Daren
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I like those HB kits as the 109's are pretty good. Look forward to seeing it with some paint on.
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Your wish is my command (well a little bit!! )
Blue is on but I've been over eager and haven't finished construction yet!, the underside has bits to be finished up first...
Just had to tidy the upper wing root gaps, a tiny bit of filler in...
Blue is on but I've been over eager and haven't finished construction yet!, the underside has bits to be finished up first...
Just had to tidy the upper wing root gaps, a tiny bit of filler in...
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Starting to look the part, and there's nowt wrong with getting ahead of yourself now and again!
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Jim
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True, although I've painted the grey on the Victor without adding the rudder to the tail!!. All now attached to this one so painting is go!!. I was going to use my airbrush but this is such a small aircraft that I think dry brushing for the other colours is the way to go. There thankfully isn't a lot of mottling, more smudgy areas so hopefully this will work. I also have the Airfix G-6 that arrived Friday so I'm contemplating whether to make this too!.iggie wrote:Starting to look the part, and there's nowt wrong with getting ahead of yourself now and again!
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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I've decided that as the 109 I'm doing is actually a G-2 not a G-6, meaning it has several differences to the Knoke one I wanted to do, I'll build another Hobby Boss 109, this one being a G-6 and having the bits needed!. I was taking them from one to the other but after three or four bits, and realising how quick they can be built, I've gone for making both.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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This is the G-6 version I am building, it is Hobby Boss like the other one I am doing. I have forgotten to add the two bumps just in front of the cockpit before painting!! But I will sort that!.
This is the first one I started, it was to be Heniz Knoke's but that has moved to the one above...
The 'mottling' is a first attempt, not brilliant but a start. Knoke's 109 in the picture found for me by DazDaMan has more 'smudges' than mottling. I have also bought this...
This is the first one I started, it was to be Heniz Knoke's but that has moved to the one above...
The 'mottling' is a first attempt, not brilliant but a start. Knoke's 109 in the picture found for me by DazDaMan has more 'smudges' than mottling. I have also bought this...
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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This is coming together nicely Mark. IMHO WW II Luftwaffe mottling is a pig to do. I've heard modellers say that it is easier with an airbrush. Well, I use an airbrush and still find the effect difficult to achieve especially in a relatively small scale such as this as there is precious little room to work in.
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Thanks. Yes, mottling has tended to put me off either German fighters or the colour scheme (I've looked for others that don't seem to have it). You do tend to want to do really big patches for the mottling in 1/72 (or at least I do!!). I have seen the blu tack bits method. Might try that next time, although the covering of a darker colour with a lighter one, often light blue, is sometimes hard. But overall enjoying this GB. Decided I do like the 109 after all but really the later round wing tip versions (F onwards I think).ShaunW wrote:This is coming together nicely Mark. IMHO WW II Luftwaffe mottling is a pig to do. I've heard modellers say that it is easier with an airbrush. Well, I use an airbrush and still find the effect difficult to achieve especially in a relatively small scale such as this as there is precious little room to work in.
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I agree regarding mottling; the idea seems straightforward with an airbrush but not so easy as you'd think in 1/72. In fact even at 1/32 it's tricky! (Or it is to me anyway!)
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Jim
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It's largely down to the dark art of getting the paint mix/air pressure ratio correct. Manage that and it's a piece of cake, apparentlyiggie wrote:I agree regarding mottling; the idea seems straightforward with an airbrush but not so easy as you'd think in 1/72. In fact even at 1/32 it's tricky! (Or it is to me anyway!)
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