1/48 Hobbycraft Bf 109G-1

[nerdling]

So for a replacement build for the terrible Storch I decided to pull this kit out of the stash and do a quick build. Started this over the weekend. So I've got 12 days left to put it together. So far everything is going together wonderfully. This is actually a dang nice kit for the price.

Not very much for detail, but for me it is fine.

They grey is darker then it looks

This is how it looks right now. Tomorrow will be sanding and putty time. Then a primer coat.

 

[randy_ditton]

Too bad about the Storch but this one looks like a nice kit. You have plenty of time

Randy


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[nerdling]

Thanks Randy. Yeah the canopy on the Storch was a good 2mm to wide so it just didn't fit at all. The fit was terrible on it as well. Everything had an odd bevel to it. Maybe it was just my kit.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Good going but be careful, you mounted the rudder pedals upside down.

Regards,

 

[nerdling]

Thanks Saul. Figures I would mess it up lol. Actually the instructions are really vague. They just showed the rudder pedals as tiny rectangles. Oh well you can't really see them inside the cockpit anyways. But thanks for letting me know. I'm not much of an expert on the Bf 109. This is my first 1/48 scale build of one. Shocking I know hehe.

 

[phantom II]

This may sound silly but I sure wish someone would make some of these umbrellas in different scales as they appear in a lot of pictures.

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[chukw]

I've asked our friend at Monroe Perdue- he has one in 1/32. Oh, Mi-ike!

 

[Sharkmouth]

Oh well you can't really see them inside the cockpit anyways.

Very true, so it is not worth fixing (in my opinion). The following image is simply for anyone else building a G-1/G-1 as I have seen some really old references showing the wrong rudder pedals on a G model.

This is from Black 6, a Bf-109G-2 which was (is again?) in flying condition.

Regards,

 

[Old Dog]

Looks like you are making great headway

 

[nerdling]

Thanks guys. Thanks for that photo Saul. The umbrella would be a great idea for a cheap aftermarket item. If I knew how to make a mold and pour resin I would make a copy of the one in the kit.

 

[Paulw]

It looks real good Ryan, I sure it wont be anything but exceptional

 

[Sharkmouth]

The umbrella would be a great idea for a cheap aftermarket item. If I knew how to make a mold and pour resin I would make a copy of the one in the kit.

Better than that would be to vacuum form over a few and sell a sheet of umbrellas. Just include the bump (mounts) on the vacuum formed sheet and a length of plastic rod.

Regards,

 

[nerdling]

OK quick update for you guys. I have the basic camo painted. I used Testors Acryl RLM 78 and 79. I will say these paints suck. The 78 was really thin and the 79 was like paste. I do have a few spots to touch up but will try and hide them with the RLM 80 squiggles that I am going to attempt to do. This is my first attempt at even airbrushing a Luftwaffe plane so it isn't perfect lol. But hey a Hobbycraft kit is a perfect learning tool.

 

[moon puppy]

The 78 looks ok, but that 79 looks way yellow, or maybe it's just the lighting. Like the idea of squiggly lines.

 

[phantom II]

I'll go along with the vac form umbrella. Would be great for 1/72 since I have never figured a good way to make on yet.
I believe I could be a customer

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[nerdling]

The 78 looks ok, but that 79 looks way yellow, or maybe it's just the lighting. Like the idea of squiggly lines.

It's the lighting today. It is dark and gloomy outside so it was just taken with crappy indoor lighting.

 

[Iron Mike]

Show it who's boss!

 

[randy_ditton]

Now we just need some squiggles

Randy

 

[moon puppy]

How about it Ryan, you going to make it?

 

[nerdling]

Nope Just got back home late yesterday. So I won't make it, but oh well I will still finish it up. Have maybe a day or so left lol.