Hans-Joachim Marseille Bf 109F-4

[al49]

As mentioned elsewhere, last Summer I purchased and started the 1:32 Trumpeter kit dedicated to Bf 109 F-4 and decided to take a challenge and dedicate it to the famous Hans-Joachim Marseille.
Before all, some time was devoted to correct some kit mistakes because the manufacturer presented the kit as an "F-4" but instead it was a "G-2". Unfortunately, I discovered that I forgot to rectify one detail when the kit was already assembled, painted and decalled; I will tell you more about this later.
But now let's have a look on the pictures.
I hope you will like them
Alberto

 

[al49]

Let's now have a look on the underside:

 

[al49]

And finally the forgotten detail and a little licence.
The following picture will show both of them.
First the little scoops on the nose: they shouldn't be there.
Second, the withe sided tyres, I liked the idea of making them, but isn't confirmed that Marseill plane had them.

 

[Wurger]

Nicely done.

 

[Airframes]

Very nicely done Alberto.
I notice that the canopy is also the 'G' type - the F series didn't have the central frame.

 

[Wurger]

I have to agree. Actually there were two glass plates overlapped. One glass was fixed while the second one could be sliding back.

 

[fubar57]

Nicely done

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice model Alberto. I like how you faded the the sunny side of the black decals.

 

[al49]

Very nicely done Alberto.
I notice that the canopy is also the 'G' type - the F series didn't have the central frame.

Many thanks for telling me that! I have a vacuformed canopy that seems to be of the right dimension, may be I can rectify this.

 

[Airframes]

That would work Alberto, or maybe scratch-build one using plastic strip and clear sheet. I did this on the old 'Matchbox' 1/32nd scale kit many years ago.
Pic below shows the canopy after re-painting the model a few years back.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[djos]

I will never take attention on those scopes....
Beautifully finished model, details are amazing as same as weathering
Best regards Djordje

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice Alberto

 

[javlin]

I like that one Al

 

[at6]

Well done. Looks good to me and I wouldn't risk damaging the model. Just thinking from my experiences.

 

[al49]

Hi, many thanks for your comments.
By the way, I'm still planning to modify the canopy, but this will be done after September when I will be back home.

 

[Ron Pearcy]

A cracker.