ME 209 V5

[fam43]

Hi folks thankyou for your interest.
Special thanks go to Colin1 for providing the drawing.
Well to let the cat out of the bag, The model is finished yet.

The first cementing:
The rudder pedals are a shambles but you won't see enough of them through the cockpit to bother about.
I'm not the detailfreak at all costs. My skills are limited and most of the parts you don't see anyway when installed.
So I decided not to use any aftermarket products in this model.

My scratchbuilt cockpitfloor:

 

[Maximowitz]

Limited skills? I think not. Amazing work!

 

[fam43]

The right and left cockpitsides:

with paint I lost some sharpness.

This instrumentpanel didn_t make it to the end. Too colorfull did a new one later.

 

[Njaco]

I love this kind of modelling!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Well your doing ok so far!

 

[109ROAMING]

Not really. The Bf 109 was, in its day, a very high performance fighter, the later versions just as good as the P51 Mustang. If you use the search engine you'll find that this has been discussed at length many times on the forum. It was only the level of attrition, poor training of Luftwaffe pilots and overwhelming numerical superiority that tipped the balance.

As far as I'm aware (and I admit I'm no expert on the P51) the original design by Schmued was hideously overweight and it was only with help from studying British design and manufacturing that an improved airframe could result. And there's the small matter of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine...

Well said

The conversion is looking very nice fam43

 

[fam43]

The seat belts are little bit simplified but they will do.

Time doing the horizontal stabilizer.

I used the wingtip of some surplus two engined kit in 1:72 laying around.

 

[Maximowitz]

Marvellous. I'm enjoying this build a lot Michael, keep up the good work.

 

[Wurger]

Looking really very good ...

 

[Airframes]

I agree, and progressing well.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice!

 

[fam43]

A little brushup for the old Revell exhausts. Look somewhat hamfisted. I will try to thin them a little bit more.

Time to do the engine and the new wingroots:

 

[Airframes]

Looking good, nice work.

 

[Wurger]

I echo the post above...

 

[vikingBerserker]

That is excellent! Man I need to work on my putty skills.

 

[Wayne Little]

8)Looking Good man!

 

[Maximowitz]

Interesting plane. Excellent build. What more can you say?

 

[fam43]

Hi folks,
I'm not changing to a P40 or Typhoon. I's just the first try on the oilcooler. and cowlring

The cowlring is adapted from the scrap left by the TA 152.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Looking good, should come together nicely.