**** DONE: GB-37 1/48 Bf109E-4B - Helicopters / Military a/c of BoB 1940

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Oh, well that's OK then.

Arrawin said:
The Bf109 that we have in our Flying Heritage Museum has that same Weeping Bird emblem on the side of it.
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Yes, I'm aware. I've seen that 109 and it's a beaut. The emblem was carried by aircraft of II/JG51 (the 2nd Group of Fighter Wing 51) and is actually not supposed to be "weeping" but rather has a runny nose.
 
A final push to the finish line got me over. The only thing left to do was to add the antenna wire and this I did using invisible mending thread. Dabs of CA painted white represent the insulators and pieces of stretched sprue glued to the ends represent the springs. Though these are a bit off center, I think the effect outweighs the slight asymmetry. The lead to the fuselage also ends in a white insulator and this was made by CA gluing a short length of cut rod.



I then shot a dozen finished pics before realizing that I hadn't done the exhaust stains yet. So I binned the pics and sprayed on a thin streak of highly thinned flat black behind the exhausts and re-shot the pics. And with that, I will declare victory and call this one done. Thanks to all who contributed info and support for this build.

 
Thanks very much chaps. I just noticed an area in one of the close-ups that I will need to fix up if I ever enter this one into a contest.
 
Crimea_River said:
Oh, well that's OK then.



Yes, I'm aware. I've seen that 109 and it's a beaut. The emblem was carried by aircraft of II/JG51 (the 2nd Group of Fighter Wing 51) and is actually not supposed to be "weeping" but rather has a runny nose.
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I tried to translate the saying under the image and as near as I could come it says something like God Punish England. Why they thought England needed to be punished I don't know.
 
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