Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/Trop (WIP)

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March 12, 2022
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March 12, 2022
Starting with the cockpit
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April 9, 2022
Cockpit ready to close
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April 9, 2022
Cockpit ready to close
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April 9, 2022
The F and G (in the background)
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April 12, 2022
Closed and ready to move on…
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April 13, 2022
Wings joined with fuselage - this one will have a closed canopy, for a change
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April 13, 2022
Big gaps in the wing roots
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April 15, 2022
Air filter installed - very difficult, used a combination of PVA Ultra Glue from Ammo (first) and CA glue (second)
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April 15, 2022
Preparing the landing gear with 0,2mm copper wire and 1mm Tamiya tape
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April 20, 2022
Perfect Plastic Putty...
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April 21, 2022
...a swipe with a wet (water) cotton bud and it's ready to go! 🙂
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April 23, 2022
Radiator covers ready, with the tiny PE
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April 23, 2022
Glueing the radiator covers: lousy fit here
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April 23, 2022
AK white primer applied
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April 23, 2022
Flat white using Gunze H-11 on the wintips and rear fuselage band
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April 27, 2022
RLM78 applied with AK Real Color RC281
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May 2, 2022
RLM79 applied with AK Real Color RC283
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May 3, 2022
MRP RML 04 applied over white AK primer diluted with Mr Leveling Thinner
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May 4, 2022
Some post shading with diluted Tamiya XF-18
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May 4, 2022
Some post shading with diluted Gunze H37
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May 6, 2022
Painting RLM02 bits with the lovely MRP-50
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May 9, 2022
Touch ups and corrections made, X-22 varnish applied
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May 11, 2022
Some light sanding
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May 11, 2022
Masking
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May 11, 2022
MRP red applied over white primer
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May 11, 2022
Ready for decals
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May 15, 2022
Applying first decals
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May 23, 2022
Decals applied, light chipping on the wings root done, varnished and all ready for the pin wash
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May 28, 2022
Ammo pin washes applied (A.MIG 1610 below, A.MIG 1616 on the RLM04, A.MIG 1612 on the RLM79 and A.MIG 1607 on the white); varnished with Hataka Satin Varnish XP08
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May 29, 2022
Some effects with black oil around the engine
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May 31, 2022
Time for final touch ups
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June 2, 2022
Finished!!!

Comments

40 12 March 2022, 23:39

Daniel Klink
You're a machine Ricardo 🙂
Following 👍

15 April 2022, 19:56

Ricardo Reis
Thank you Daniel! 😄

15 April 2022, 20:21

Kyle DeHart
I'm following as well. That's looking nice.

15 April 2022, 20:40

Spanjaard
Looking very good

15 April 2022, 21:26

Ricardo Reis
Welcome mates, hoping this will be a very quick build

15 April 2022, 22:38

Nathan Dempsey
I'm definitely in for a Trop build.

23 April 2022, 02:18

Ricardo Reis
Welcome to both @Nathan

23 April 2022, 18:14

Guy Rump
Looking good 👍

27 April 2022, 15:29

Ricardo Reis
Thank you @Guy 🙂

27 April 2022, 15:47

James C
Very cool and watching 👀 👍

3 May 2022, 17:38

Ricardo Reis
Welcome @James

3 May 2022, 20:23

Kyle DeHart
These are both coming together nicely.

10 May 2022, 00:00

Ricardo Reis
Thank you @Kyle, yes, these colors are really nice - my first african Bf 109s actually

10 May 2022, 00:08

James C
I'm a big fan of 109's and particularly paint schemes used in North Africa. Looking very good 👍

10 May 2022, 00:34

Ricardo Reis
Thank you @James, I'm also a huge fan of Bf 109s, mostly because of the almost infinite painting schemes you can find; I already built several and will build more - I think I'll want to build either a Condor Legion bird or a late war one, with unpainted wings underneath 🙂

10 May 2022, 07:29

Micky
Looking very good Ricardo...Trop version is one of my favourites...watching

11 May 2022, 23:29

Ricardo Reis
Thank you @Micky, and welcome

11 May 2022, 23:58

Ricardo Reis
Ahahahah! Thank you @Karl, but it is, in fact a F-4 (this one) and a G-2 (the other one) 🙂 👍

1 June 2022, 11:04

Ricardo Reis
Hello Mates; this build is complete; thank you for your kind comments; final photos can be found here: Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/Trop | Album by RReis (1:48)

2 June 2022, 21:54

Album info

Final photos of this build are here: Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/Trop | Album by RReis (1:48)

Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4/Trop

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1:48

Completed

1:48 Afrika (Bf 109F-4, G-2) (Eduard 11116)

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Trop)

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7./JG 53 Pik As White 5 (Lt. Jürgen Harder)
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RLM78 RLM79

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