**** FINISHED: GB-39 1/72 Bf109E-3 Obfw. J.Arnoldy - Battle for France to Battle of Britain

[ArmouredSprue]

Username : ArmouredSprue
First name : Paulo
Category: Advanced
Scale : 1/72
Manufacturer / Model : Tamiya Bf109E-3
Extras: Out-Of-The-Box except for the Synthetic Fibre harness, EZ Line aerial and spare box extra decals used on the rudder (kill markings).

Bf109E-3 "WEISSE 5" Obfw. Jakob Arnoldy, Mandal 1940 (Tamiya 1/72)

Finally, as promised, here are the photos of the finished model. I'd say it was a pleasure to build this kit. Any set back I had was self inflicted and nothing to do with the kit quality.

The canopy is pretty decent out of of the box. I only added a set of harnesses and some scratch built details to the panel. All the parts fit together very well and little putty was used.

There were some mistakes regarding the painting scheme but I only noticed it because was checking my references (i.e. spinner colour).

Link for WIP: ***DONE: GB-39 1/72 Bf109E-3 Obfw. J.Arnoldy - Battle for France to Battle of Britain

Cheers
Paulo

 

[Wurger]

A great final effect. Well done.

 

[le_steph40]

A great final effect. Well done.

Agreed

 

[ArmouredSprue]

Photos updated

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Great looking aircraft Paulo. Hoping you're around for many GBs

 

[Crimea_River]

Me too. I really like this one and it's especially well done given that it's 1/72.

 

[parsifal]

I disagree Andy. its just well done...no qualification needed.

 

[Crimea_River]

Well, I personally think that getting a clean looking model at a small scale is much harder than a getting the same for a larger one. A 2mm blemish on a 1/32 model will look like a pimple but at 1/72 it's skin cancer. So, it wasn't a qualification. Rather, it was recognition of a job well done with the bar set high.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work!

 

[ArmouredSprue]

Thanks all for the kind words

 

[Wayne Little]

Turned out Great Paulo, well done...

 

[Airframes]

Very well done indeed, and more so for 1/72nd.

 

[destrozas]

A great final effect. Well done.

one more, paulo....

 

[N4521U]

That's a cracker.

 

[Jeff Hunt]

Sweet stuff.

Jeff

 

[T Bolt]

Beautiful work!

 

[ArmouredSprue]

Thanks guys.