Tamiya Schwalbe

[moon puppy]

Man when Les said this was one of the best kits Tamiya makes, he weren't lying.
Just to show I did paint the gun bay, I'll have it all closed up.

I don't know why i can't go ahead and install all the nose panels

I had a bit of a step seam I'm sure to my on mistake.

Lttle pressure cleared it up.

The wing is totally dry fit, no glue what so ever. The fit is amazing.

 

[sharkman]

gotta like that when good engineering works!

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Looking good Bob!

 

[moon puppy]

It's been a while since I did a Luftwaffe subject and using the right colors is always a mystery. Not least is which brand to use.
Understanding how these two parts go together the outer color will not be visible without some serious inspection mirrors.

Part 7 is Vallejo model air that I have had for years and part 8 is Migs recently picked up somewhere. Both are primed with Tamiya's grey primer. I like how smooth Vallejo goes down when thinned correctly. Not sure why the coverage is spotty here with Migs, I did another test shot here.

The gear doors are primed with Tamiya Grey and Vallejo RLM 65 and the inside of the gun panel is Migs, but this time Tamiya's German Grey is the primer. Looks pretty close to match here and coverage is consistent.

Really not sure which to go with. thoughts?

 

[Rhino]

If it looks good, it IS good! It is rare, indeed that a contest judge dings a model for not having the right RLM's.
Those guys are out there though.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Late war colors are best guess for the most part. In a number of instances there was bare metal left on the underside. All supplies were hard to get and the planes were run hard and rough.

 

[Skinny_Mike]

Looking good Bob! Looking forward to paint!

 

[sharkman]

I like the look of the Vallejo (part 7) personnally!

 

[moon puppy]

I like the look of the Vallejo (part 7) personnally!

Thanks Warren, Vallejo it is. I forget that Migs can be a pain to spray also.

 

[moon puppy]

Working on the nacelles, again the fit is perfect. got some seams to clean up but wonder if panel lines we're there to start with. Anywho...I was testing the RLM colors I looked back at Franz Stigler's White 3 and see it's not the RLM 65 underside. It has the RLM74, 75, 76 scheme. lucky me I have it in Vallejo.

 

[RichB]

Working on the nacelles, again the fit is perfect. got some seams to clean up but wonder if panel lines we're there to start with. Anywho...I was testing the RLM colors I looked back at Franz Stigler's White 3 and see it's not the RLM 65 underside. It has the RLM74, 75, 76 scheme. lucky me I have it in Vallejo.

Don't get too excited or you'll get flagged for excess celebration by the modelling gods.

Cheers,
RichB

 

[Rhino]

Interview with Franz Stigler on The 109 Lair

This is interesting, No?

 

[moon puppy]

Interview with Franz Stigler on The 109 Lair

This is interesting, No?

HA, Franz built models. I bet he knew what colors to use.

 

[Rhino]

The field-applied paint, mixed in a bucket with a mop?

 

[moon puppy]

I've been checking seams, probably have filled in some legit panel lines, I'm not sure but we're making progress.

 

[centaur567]

Looking great!!! RLM 65 was mostly an early war color and RLM 76 was used later. The fit on my J1N1 is perfect also. So far. Gary S.

 

[Paulw]

that looks real nice, Bob.

 

[Brokeneagle]

looking tough! The part 7 color looks much more like RLM78. The lighter blue RLM65(which part 8 looks like) was officially withhdrawn from use in August 1944

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Here is the Monogram color reference

 

[jeaton01]

Oh, man, don't send poor Bob down the 81/82 rathole!