Tamiya 1/48 Bf-109 E-4/7 " Helmut Wick " Battle of Britain

[Joe Mendez]

This is Tamiya's 1/48 Bf-109 E-4/7 Done in Markings and Camo of Major Helmut Wick ,Gruppenkommandeur 1/JG-2 "Richtofen " at the Time of His Death on November 28 1940.

Always have Liked The 109 E and This is my Favorite Camo on the E,not Easy but Worth it.

Used : Eduard Complete Etch Set,Aires Cockpit,Squadron Vacu-Form Canopy,Ultra Cast Seat,Ultra Cast Exhausts,Master Models Brass Cowling MG's and Wing 20mm Canons,and Quick-Boost Revi Gun Sight.

Scratchbuilt : Pilots Canopy Armor Shield,Underwing and Engine Chin Radiator Grills,Rear Tail Wheel and Main Gear Brakelines .

The Cover of the Osprey Book inspired me to do this Build.

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Full Construction and Model Videos on my Youtube Channel : Panzekiel13

 

[Joe Mendez]

 

[Wayne Little]

Nicely done...

 

[Wurger]

Agreed.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks great. The unique bottling is captured beautifully.

 

[fubar57]

Agree with all and throw in beauty

 

[le_steph40]

Agree with all and throw in beauty

+1

 

[Airframes]

Nice one.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[AdamR]

How did you achieve the mottled effect on the fuselage sides?

 

[JackTheMustangPilot]

Wow amazing man, pretty good work.

 

[Joe Mendez]

Thank you everyone ,The Mottling was Done after you paint the Top Camo and the Light Blue ,Took a Large Stiff Bristle Brush and dipped in in Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black ,held the surface of the side of the plane Horizontal and Tapped straight up and down putting different pressure every time to get a random effect.

 

[Ron Pearcy]

Brilliant.

 

[Joe Mendez]

Thank you

 

[Torch]

Nicely done!!!

 

[Joe Mendez]

Thank you

 

[N4521U]

awesome build mate!

 

[Joe Mendez]

Thank you