Eduard 1/48 Bf 109G-5 Maj. Walter Dahl, December 1943

[speedgraflex]

I truly look forward to whatever you do, and I am grateful for your assessment of the Eduard kits. That helps put things in context. Looking forward to your next steps here very much, mate!

[kahunaminor]

Has it really been October since an update? Some battles with the black dog, school holidays and a general lack of mojo has contributed to the delay. I have been fiddling with the new Airfix Sea Fury as an aside but finally got the flat coat onto the G5 and removed the masks:













Looking to extend this working frenzy to a finished product within a few weeks.

Regards,

[speedgraflex]

Kent! Your work looks gorgeous. Simply exquisite. You mentioned "fiddling" with a Sea Fury. One of these?




Stay dry, my friend. I believe rain is in the upcoming forecast.

[kahunaminor]

Indeed,

This one:



The cockpit almost ready:



It will be inflight as per this dry fit test:



In this scheme at the top “101”:



With my attempt at a pilot, FLTLT Bodgington-Smyth (on loan from the Royal Navy):



Regards,

[kahunaminor]

I had an oops moment. I was adding some details such as cannon, MG and oleo scissors onto the build for last Saturday’s club meet. I put the 109 to one side to move onto repainting the Tiger Commander and Sea Fury pilot. I then made the fatal error of passing a paint set over the top of the aircraft. As a I watched in slow option, the box fell from my grasp and lands on the 109. Damage resulted in both main landing gear snapping off, with the tail wheel and antenna. The air turned a bit blue. After a cool down, I located all the parts and took stock. One MLG snapped in three pieces but can be pinned. The other just needs re seating and the tail wheel is not a big job. I’ve started repairs and will post shortly.

Regards,

[Stikpusher]

Oh that sucks! I’ve had similar accidents happen, and also turned the air a very deep blue. You can fix it.

[speedgraflex]

My thoughts are definitely sympathetic here. You described exactly the same moment I have when I transfer a model off the table I am using and I drop it. Sorry to hear this happened, but you will prevail.

[jkim]

The Gustav looks great and I'm sorry to hear about the accident that befell it. Hopefully you can get it repaired!

[kahunaminor]

Thank you all for the good wishes.
I was, I think, very lucky in the damage was restricted to the undercarriage. Both MLG snapped off, one at the mounting point and the starboard MLG snapped in three places but I was able to pin and reattach it. The tail wheel took a hammering but mainly broke along join lines so again it is back on but a bit less “perfect”.















So it sits with its legs all up in the air. I still need to add the oleo scissors. The plastic rod is for the sway braces on the fuel tank. I snapped them off so replacements were needed.

The bench is looking a little full at the moment:


Regards,

[speedgraflex]

Your bench looks great, Kent. Truly. Those repairs look great, too.