1/72 Airfix Bf109E-4

[Mcleod]

This is the Me.109 kit I've chosen for the campaign, mostly because it's markings depict an aircraft whose pilot had a Canadian connection.

The real aircraft was shot down in 1940 during the Battle of Britain, with the pilot (Franz Von Werra) being made POW and shipped across the Atlantic to Canada.

Somehow, Von Werra escaped custody by jumping off a train in Canada, made his way to South America, and eventually back to Germany via Italy. Quite the journey that I'm sure would make an interesting movie. However, he should have stayed in Canada as he was eventually KIA in Germany, aged 27.

The pilot, Hauptmann Franz Von Werra

Here's the time stamp

 

[Plastik Smurff]

Great little background slice mate. :java

 

[moon puppy]

That's a great start post.

 

[lupanzer]

....cool!

Luiz

 

[SA Dave]

Now thats just making me wish I baught the kit when I saw it the other day

 

[Mcleod]

I photograph all my builds as I'm going along, so I may as well share it beginning to end.
The interior base colors are on, and being allowed dry time. ModelMaster enamels are used.
Strictly an oob build; even using the molded in harness:

Tomorrow I start putting this simple model together and touching up the paint.

 

[moon puppy]

 

[phantom II]

Cheers, Christian B)

 

[lupanzer]

...

Luiz

 

[Duke Maddog]

Right on! I love hearing some of the history behind some of these models. I'll be watching this one too.

 

[Sherman 18]

 

[jknaus]

Cool stuff. Watching with interest.
James

 

[dollar19]

I got this kit for Christmas, so this will be a must watch build.

 

[Mcleod]

It's not my style to lock-in a propeller with a glued plastic disk on the end of the shaft, as Airfix would have you do here. I prefer a removable prop so I can work on it off the fuselage. So I epoxied in a brass sleeve that will accept a brass pin attached to the back of the finished spinner plate. It's all much easier this way:

I'm also experimenting with a diluted Humbrol gun metal wash here; the same as my P-40. Somehow, I feel it works better on the RLM 02.
Kit IP decals never fit, but, I used the supplied decal. It was large by about a mm; I just fit on what I could, and trimmed the rest.

Another fun oob build.

 

[SA Dave]

I like the brass rodd idea

 

[lupanzer]

Cool!...like the brass rod too :coolio

Luiz.

 

[jknaus]

James

 

[Mcleod]

This model is at roughly the same status as my build in the P-40 campaign; they are being built side by side. Posting does seem rather repetitive with similar photos.

Anyway, this will be mudded, sanded, etc, until it can be primed; and that will be the next post.
I like the new Airfix kits. For quick stress relief, they're better than a walk in the park.
Later