1:32 Hasegawa BF 109 G-14

[al49]

More please....

Well,
the assembly of the cockpit was in stall due to my difficulties to understand rudder pedals, now I got some very good indications from Wojtek and I can go on so, may be tonight, I will be able to post some new pictures.
Alberto

 

[Tony Hill]

Looking forward to it.

 

[Wayne Little]

Well,
the assembly of the cockpit was in stall due to my difficulties to understand rudder pedals, now I got some very good indications from Wojtek and I can go on so, may be tonight, I will be able to post some new pictures.
Alberto

 

[al49]

I just took a few pictures of the cockpit as the work progress

I still have to add safety belts, that I'm trying to get from tin foil, some more little details and, very important, some weathering.
Cheers
Alberto

 

[hub]

Alberto

Cockpit is looking very good

This model should look great when it is finished with this standard of work

Mike

 

[Airframes]

Nice work Alberto, look forward to the next bit.

 

[Wurger]

I agree with all above Alberto. Well done.

 

[T Bolt]

Great job on the cockpit!

 

[B-17engineer]

Cool Alberto!

 

[Crimea_River]

That's looking really good.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

That is some great work you have going on there.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Great job on the cockpit!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Wow Alberto, great stuff, give us more...........

 

[Wayne Little]

Great stuff Alberto....

 

[al49]

I everybody,
I need some help, again.
The MDC cockpit kit also includes a little panel that should represent the one I highlighted in red in this very nice picture taken from the "109 Lair" website

But the photo refers to a G-6 and, besides many researches on my books and on the web, I was unable to get a confirmation that this panel was installed on the G-14 as well.
The Hasegawa kit isn't including anything similar.
What do you think?
Many thanks in advance.
Alberto

 

[Wurger]

The additional ZSK panel ( the bomb jettison selection panel ) was mounted for these aircraft that carried bombs. As memo serves most of G-14s had R1 and R6 mounts added manufactured. So it means that there was a possibility of adding ET bomb rack or two underwing additional MK 151 cannons. So if there were R1 sets used the panel had to be. However I found a pic of G-6 cockpit without the one.

 

[Airframes]

Yes, a similar panel is often included in Bf109E kits, as part of the main panel. It should only really be on the E-7 in this case, or later E4/B. On the G, as Wojtek mentioned, it should only be fitted if the bomb rack and bomb is used. Note that the pic you posted is of a Finnish aircraft, which were from a Jabo unit, and the pic posted by Wojtek lacks the cover for the cannon breech, with only the brackets and electrical circuit connectors in place.

 

[Wurger]

Yep...

 

[al49]

Thanks to all!
In fact, as far as I know, the machine I'm trying to replicate was a standard machine supplied to ANR (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana) to be used as a fighter, not as a jabo so, generally speaking, was fitted with at least a 300 litre auxiliary tank (Rüstsätze 3).
Even if isn't shown in the only photo I have, It's likely that in a different instance, she could have had it installed.

So, if Rüstsätze 3 was used also to jettison this tank, it should be there.
I will investigate
Alberto

 

[Airframes]

Alberto, as far as I know, the R3 pack included the wiring in the STC rack for bomb and drop tank release, the rack being dual-purpose. Therefore it's fairly certain that the switch panel would be installed, as it was on the E4/B and E7 with drop tank.
It might be that the bomb arming switches were omitted, but the panel would be the same shape etc.