Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4 - Tamiya 1:48
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Tamiya kit No. 61063 in 1:48 Scale built OOB. Started and finished in January 2023
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It is a model that I recently finished within the framework of a working group (Bf-109 vs Spitfire Project) in the Republic Modelers Facebook group. The kit is Tamiya brand and although it is one of the company's relatively simple and easy kits, there is no need to discuss its quality. Every piece is compatible with each other, I was able to finish it in a short time without any problems. The hardest part of the model was its camouflage. Adding hundreds of RLM70 micro-dots on a light blue background was no easy feat. For this, I cut the tip of a size 4 brush very precisely to be approximately 1 cm long and straight. I contacted the diluted paint only with the tip touching it, then I started to tap it slowly at a 90 degree angle to leave the excess paint on a paper. After a while, as the paint on the brush was almost running out, I very carefully applied the remaining paint to the sides of the plane. Here, the most important factors are the paint remaining on the brush (too much paint causes coarse and large spots) and the intensity of the brush stroke (if it is too strong, the brush tip lies on its side and then a line appears instead of a point). That's why I made my first trials in the area that will be under the decal later on. In the washing phase after the varnish phase, I achieved this result as a result of light, very fine sanding.
