1/48 Hasegawa Bf 109 G-6 (FINISHED)
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 4:25 am
Sorry I'm late for the party folks. The work over here is very humbling. I've been trying to get inspired on which particular 109 I wanted to build. I decided on a G-6 I got cheap off E-bay recently. My dilemma is finding a G-6 in defense of the Reich markings without the lower wing cannons. These just look out of place on a 109 to me. The only versions I seem to find that are void these "gondolas" are on the Eastern front. Nothing against that particular front, its just right now I'm interested in the Gustavs that went after the bombers. Why are markings for these so hard to find? Perhaps its my lack of Luftwaffe knowledge in sorting through these on Ebay and the like. I'm open for suggestions.
For this project I have the "Experten" boxing. This one will get a True Details pit (which I had in the stash) and perhaps some Ultracast wheels later.
If nothing jumps out at me for inspiration, I'll go with this one, Anton Hackl's III /JG 11 G-6, whose markings came with the kit.
Lets dive in shall we? I started with the cockpit. For the RLM 66 I used XF-63 German Grey lightened up slightly with XF-19 Sky Grey. XF-63 to my eye is too dark. I love True Details cockpits, but hate their instrument panels. They're generally oversized and hard to detail paint. I used the kit example which I drybrushed and washed.
The cockpit fit the fuselage without issue and I sealed it up. Here I did a test fit with the wings... No wing root issues. I also added the access door behind the pilot's head out of sheet styrene.
The following night I got the airframe together. These pretty much fall together. Its my understanding that there is supposed to be a panel line that runs down the spine, I didn't like the way it looked on my last 109, so I decided not to carve it in this time. Here we are primered and ready for paint, whichever scheme I decide on....
Joe
For this project I have the "Experten" boxing. This one will get a True Details pit (which I had in the stash) and perhaps some Ultracast wheels later.
If nothing jumps out at me for inspiration, I'll go with this one, Anton Hackl's III /JG 11 G-6, whose markings came with the kit.
Lets dive in shall we? I started with the cockpit. For the RLM 66 I used XF-63 German Grey lightened up slightly with XF-19 Sky Grey. XF-63 to my eye is too dark. I love True Details cockpits, but hate their instrument panels. They're generally oversized and hard to detail paint. I used the kit example which I drybrushed and washed.
The cockpit fit the fuselage without issue and I sealed it up. Here I did a test fit with the wings... No wing root issues. I also added the access door behind the pilot's head out of sheet styrene.
The following night I got the airframe together. These pretty much fall together. Its my understanding that there is supposed to be a panel line that runs down the spine, I didn't like the way it looked on my last 109, so I decided not to carve it in this time. Here we are primered and ready for paint, whichever scheme I decide on....
Joe