**** FINISHED: GB-45 1/72 Bf 109E-3 - BoB/Foreign Service (1 Viewer)

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PlasticHero

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Jul 31, 2019
Pennsylvania, USA
Username: PlasticHero
First Name: Alan
Category: intermediate -> beginner (I only used the resin wheels)
Scale: 1/72
Manufacturer /Model: Tamiya Bf 109E-3
Extras: Squadron Signal Bulged wheels; Xtradecal decals

Only 3 "oops" to call out on this one and a little simpler on detail and finish. The ground crew somehow threw the joystick into the woods and couldn't find it. The paint crew skimped a little bit on the starboard RLM 65 at the wingroot. They also managed to scratch off some of the port side numbers. Both crews have been restricted to base for 1 month.
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Added comment Airframes Airframes pointed out the third from the front vertical bar is only the joint between the front and rear side panel and should not be painted. And I noticed that I had painted over the lower front triangular panes.
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Here is where the 11 got damaged.
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Here what looks like exhaust is the RLM 65 that only partially covers the wingroot area.
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The only weathering done on this was the exhaust and I'm not going to rig the aerial. Restoration staff spilled a bucket of thinner on the floor of the museum photo stage.
 
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Found this little youtube clip about a 109 that crashed on a French beach in 1940. It was recovered after 48 years and restored to flying condition. The most interesting thing I learned, is that when the flaps are lowered, the ailerons are drooped as well. I have to remember this so when I build my next one, I have to cut the ailerons out and lower them as well. Both of them are down the same amount, the stick is not pushed to the left.
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