**** DONE: Bf109F-2/U 'Special' - Adolf Galland - Aircraft of the Aces GB

[Airframes]

IIRC, Galland used these modified '109s long before America entered the war. He always thought the early '109 after the 'Emil' were under-gunned. The wing did not lend itself to heavy armament built inside the structure, hence one of the reasons cannon gondolas were later hung below the wing. Remember that the 'F' wing was a different, lighter structure to the earlier 'E' series, and suffered some failures in the early days.

 

[woody]

Nice start Wayne.

 

[Catch22]

Nice!

 

[Wayne Little]

Bit more couple of things added to the cockpit, seat is not glued in yet.

 

[Crimea_River]

 

[Andy70]

I'm sure there will be a couple of eyes rolled and a some chuckles at this question, but I've never built or researched any German aircraft. What is the wheel-looking device in the cockpit?

 

[Airframes]

Trim control and emergency landing gear lowering wheel.(On the 'Emil' the trim wheel altered the incidence of the whole tailplane, not a separate tab as on the 'F').
Nice start Wayne.

 

[Wayne Little]

painted the cockpit main parts....

 

[Airframes]

Neat !

 

[Peebs]

Nice going as always mate!

 

[Njaco]

I'm sure there will be a couple of eyes rolled and a some chuckles at this question, but I've never built or researched any German aircraft. What is the wheel-looking device in the cockpit?

I thought it was to secure the hatch?!

Great start Wayne. Looks like we need to start a Galland gallery as a few members have done his crates on the forum.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Great as usual Wayne, nice detail in this kit.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys, didn't get to it today.....bummer!

 

[T Bolt]

Love watching your progress Wayne

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Glenn, did a couple of dial decals on the instrument panel today, no camera, pics tomorrow, won't forget my camera this time....

 

[Wayne Little]

dial pics.....

 

[Njaco]

Jeezuz, patience of a saint!

 

[Wayne Little]

yep! more dials tomorrow!

 

[Crimea_River]

Great stuff.

 

[razor1uk]

Looking good so far Wayne, a rarer bird(s) that few know of... ) Tis' a pity that if you choose to decal the guages, that they don't give you an additional instument panel without raised guage details increment marks on it - I always thought guages normally had flat or rounded glass, not lumpy markings - I'm not denergrating your efforts, more the kit companies trying to make you pay for 'improvement' parts.