**** DONE: 1/48 Tamiya Bf 109E4 Black 8 of 2/JG3 Ofw Bernhard Lampskemper Group Build (1 Viewer)

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Thank-you Lewis.

Below is a shot of the Future coat sprayed on. I'll let this dry for a couple of days before applying decals.

Below that is the tailwheel with hand painted white wall. The thing is so tiny and, since it was all one piece, it was impossible to mask, hence the hand paint. As for the steel strut, that was a result of a small incident where I tipped over a closed paint bottle which hit the elvator which broke the tail wheel that was only dry fitted at the time.
 

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Looks OK to me mate. But if you're not 100% happy with it, splash some feint dirt on it - covers a lot of errors !
 
Nice bit of delicate painting there Andy, you must have a very steady hand. Also had the same problem with my tail wheel, which is also now secured with a steel pin.
 
Some of the decals are now on and settled down with MicroSol. To be followed by a seal of Dullcoat and then weathering. I toyed with the idea of painting the crosses in a slightly faded black but I convinced myself to stick with the decals, despite the less desirable fresh-out-of-the-factory look.
 

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Liking it Andy the decals are bring it to life.Cheers
 

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