Have a relaxing time Vic.
**** DONE: 1/48 Bf 109E-1 Defence of Britain/Atlantic.
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Going all out on the Emil! Looking forward to seeing how the Eduard kit goes together along with all of the AM components too!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Have been pottering with this one today, sort of filling in time before short break tomorrow. Pics of progress will follow in a week and I'm having fun with the resin, PE and plastic, all going together reasonably well.
Will be back next weekend.
Will be back next weekend.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Have a good one Vic !
See Ya!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Just starting to get this show on the road. A bit of PE and resin work and some minor surgery.
Starting with the MG 17 gun pack and guns and cover.
A small bit of surgery to remove the radio access panel, replacing this with a bit of PE. My intention is to leave this off as there is some good detail within the rear compartment, though one suspects little will be visible unless I were to light it up (currently not an option), but not to worry, I will know the detail is there.
A little extra detail in the cockpit, the flexible pipe was made from a thin bit of wire wrapped around with even thinner wire, it should when painted look okay.
The resin floor of the cockpit with joy stick and rudder bar.
Lastly the resin backside of the upper instrument panel which if I leave the gun pack cover off, it will be visible, so I've just added a bit of extra detail.
Starting with the MG 17 gun pack and guns and cover.
A small bit of surgery to remove the radio access panel, replacing this with a bit of PE. My intention is to leave this off as there is some good detail within the rear compartment, though one suspects little will be visible unless I were to light it up (currently not an option), but not to worry, I will know the detail is there.
A little extra detail in the cockpit, the flexible pipe was made from a thin bit of wire wrapped around with even thinner wire, it should when painted look okay.
The resin floor of the cockpit with joy stick and rudder bar.
Lastly the resin backside of the upper instrument panel which if I leave the gun pack cover off, it will be visible, so I've just added a bit of extra detail.
Good stuff Vic!
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Benevolens Magister
Those guns and 'saddle' cowling look great Vic, and the extra cockpit detail is worth the effort. Is the 'saddle' a PE par, supplied in the kit - looks like brass, and must be very close to scale thickness ?
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Awesome detail work on this! The guns look incredible!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks guys.
Not quite Terry, the whole gun pack and saddle are from an Edwards Brassin set mostly in resin with bits of PE, the exception being the brass MG 17 barrels. They were not part of the kit, which is just a basic Edwards no frills kit coming in a plain white box of sprue sheets and instructions, but no decals.
The cockpit detail and radio hatch are also Edwards Brassin resin and PE designed to fit the kit though at extra cost.
Not quite Terry, the whole gun pack and saddle are from an Edwards Brassin set mostly in resin with bits of PE, the exception being the brass MG 17 barrels. They were not part of the kit, which is just a basic Edwards no frills kit coming in a plain white box of sprue sheets and instructions, but no decals.
The cockpit detail and radio hatch are also Edwards Brassin resin and PE designed to fit the kit though at extra cost.
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Benevolens Magister
Thanks Vic.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking really good Vic. I believe that the back of the instruments were normally covered by a leather or fabric shroud, seen in the below pic albeit ripped open.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks Andy. I do have one of those and was debating about using it, though it will need modification as the guns kind of get in the way. But then I thought, what the heck, use the inst backing and stick in some wiring. Anyway, things could change.
Lovely work so far Vic!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks for all the lovely comments guys, it's be neigh-on three weeks since last posting some form of progress. Time has not been wasted though the will to proceed has been somewhat lacking so I have only been nibbling at the edges of this build. Anyway, here is a bit of an update.
Both internal side walls.
The office seating and other bits.
The radio compartment.
I'm also looking for any pics on the port side of the fitted Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine that was fitted to most of the Bf 109E range. I'm hoping to show mine with an opened service hatch on the port side but am having trouble finding a good view. Most of the pics I have found up to now have been mostly the Bf 109G which has quite a number of additions crammed into the area.
Can anyone help with details on this Bf 109E DB engine!
Both internal side walls.
The office seating and other bits.
The radio compartment.
I'm also looking for any pics on the port side of the fitted Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine that was fitted to most of the Bf 109E range. I'm hoping to show mine with an opened service hatch on the port side but am having trouble finding a good view. Most of the pics I have found up to now have been mostly the Bf 109G which has quite a number of additions crammed into the area.
Can anyone help with details on this Bf 109E DB engine!
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Also these can come in handy... the pic source: https://acesflyinghigh.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/willy-messerschmitts-bf-109/
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