Airfix 1/24 scale Bf109E.....or a bed of thorns

[Crimea_River]

The belts are simply amazing Wojtek!

I'm intrigued by the cockpit colour a bit which you said in an earlier post was RLM 02. Although I never rely on colour accuracy of photos under different lighting conditions, I did note that the trim wheel, ammo boxes and the area under the MGs appear to be a different colour which I would have thought to also be RLM 02. What colours and paints did you use for these different areas? On my screen, the cockpit looks a bit brownish compared to the MG area.

Thanks!

 

[B-17engineer]

Sweet mate!

 

[Wurger]

The belts are simply amazing Wojtek!

I'm intrigued by the cockpit colour a bit which you said in an earlier post was RLM 02. Although I never rely on colour accuracy of photos under different lighting conditions, I did note that the trim wheel, ammo boxes and the area under the MGs appear to be a different colour which I would have thought to also be RLM 02. What colours and paints did you use for these different areas? On my screen, the cockpit looks a bit brownish compared to the MG area.

Thanks!

Yes you are right. I used another colour for that. Although cockpits were of RLM02 that was an olive brown-green in fact, the engine and armament departments look always darker. I think that the olive tonality of the colour was fading because of the temperature and air going through these areas. What is more it doeasn't matter if you don't want to show these departments opened. So I used Humbrol 31 for that like the kit manual suggested.
Also you are right the Humbrol for RLM02 looks just a little bit like the Brown one. But when the gloss and matt varniches were applied its tonality got more correct one.



THX Harry.

 

[Wurger]

The next step was to attach these seat belts to the pilot's seat. So I stretched with warm a piece of the kit sprue. Then I drilled thin holes on sides of the seat and glued into them two plastic short sticks.

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks for the response Wojtek.

 

[Wurger]

You'r welcome.


Then I put these seat belts on these sticks. Using an heated steel bar I made something like a rivet. The warm stretched sprue has a nice feature of trying to get its previous shape.When it is thin enough and not too long , it gets the rivet "head" shape firstly.

 

[B-17engineer]

Amazing Wojtek! But if you were holding the steel bar and the seatbelt in pic 2, who took the pictures?

 

[Wurger]

My wife did ... young padawan.

 

[T Bolt]

Amazing work Wojtek!

 

[Wurger]

THX Gents...

The way of attaching of a such parts makes a possibility of their movement.This lets set them at a proper place.

 

[Lucky13]

Astonishing Prof. Wojtek!

 

[B-17engineer]

Great work Great work Herr Doktor Engineer Surgeon Professor Commander Bondski!

 

[Wurger]

THX Mates. Appreciate.

The fianl product.

 

[Crimea_River]

Exceptionally realistic sir!

 

[Wurger]

Thank you ...

 

[B-17engineer]

Great!

 

[Airframes]

Excellent work Wojtek ! I wish my hands would still allow me to do such delicate work !

 

[Lucky13]

I'm sure that the Hippocroccofrogs don't complain about your 'handiwork' old boy! Sorry, couldn't help it!

Inspiring work Wojtek, my friend....

 

[B-17engineer]

Jan

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Simply the best................