**** DONE: Unofficial Bf 109-x GB: 1/48 Bf 109G-10

[Vic Balshaw]

Looking good George, progressing well.

 

[Crimea_River]

More than an hour has passed. We want pics!

 

[fubar57]

Banking/retirement schtuff. Vallejo Model Air 71.013, Yellow Olive (RLM83). Free handed, even around the left intake. Not the best but I'm very happy with it. For some reason I was having airbrush problems at the beginning. Only one minor bleed under at the rear of the wing/fuselage join on the bottom. Note mass balances on the bottom survived....so far

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Not sure if the wheel wells should be RLM02 or NMF. I've seen other builds and both were used. I've already done the struts and inner gear covers in 02. This shall rest tonight and clear coat in the A.M.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks good George.

 

[Crimea_River]

Liking that. At that stage of the war, hard to tell what the wells would have been.

 

[Wurger]

 

[le_steph40]

With all above George

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys, Deecals have begun. They are over ten years old and took a few extra seconds to release but they do seem to be very sturdy

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Good start.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Looking good Geo......

really don't want to rain on your parade but your lower wing crosses should be further inboard....

 

[fubar57]

Monogram instructions. Its under a gloss coat now

 

[Wurger]

Actually Wayne is right. The late war Bf 109G had the bottom crosses applied closer to the wing root. A kind of the refference line for the location of the underside national markings seems to be the slot between the aileron and flap or the inner edge/line of the narrow panel with the two round inspection hatches.

the pic source: the net.

 

[rochie]

just pretend your guy didn't get the email about it Geo !

 

[fubar57]

I know Wayne is right. I knew the uppers were further in as per the instructions. I was also going by this in the Mushroom book, "Bf 109 Late Versions", 2010 but it seems this is only for the -6 and -14 and K. After seeing it like below many times I quit reading after page 54. I'll see if I have spares and figure out how to correct

 

[Wurger]

Just soak them off if not sealed yet of course. Use a warm water. Later when can be able to move get some of the decal glue from the background paper pieces and apply it at the places where the markings are going to be settled down. Then slide the decals on the "water pillow" to the places. For moving use a brush.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far George!

 

[Ralph Haus]

Oh wow! I totally rely on the kit instructions to 'guide' me on placement. If I'm seeing some of these responses correctly, one needs to do some very serious research in detail!! For me, I'm in for the fun/pleasure of creating a model...if I'm not historically accurate, well then so be it. I just may have to start submitting under 'Intermediate' being not so accurate on my detail and all?

George...the build looks fantastic! Isn't that what we all want to achieve?

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Ralph. Managed to remove the Future from one decal and ripped it off. Some Windex got free and went onto the upper wing and damaged the upper camo so a minor paint do over is in order but first the second of three hockey games to watch right now

 

[Ralph Haus]

Thank Ralph. Managed to remove the Future from one decal and ripped it off. Some Windex got free and went onto the upper wing and damaged the upper camo so a minor paint paint do over is in order but first the second of three hockey games to watch right now

Ouch! But watching your team, even if a loss, has to be better?? Wish I knew more about hockey other than how to spell PUC.