Swiss Me 109 E

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April 24, 2022
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April 22, 2022
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May 6, 2022
Masking of the bottom side.
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May 6, 2022
Bottom paintjob complete.
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May 6, 2022
Some progress here. The 109 got a coat of Mr Surfacer Black.
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May 6, 2022
Coat of RLM70. I highlighted the panels with a brighter shade.
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May 6, 2022
The future owner already left his mark on the rudder 🙂
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May 6, 2022
Painting the Swiss crosses on the wings.
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May 6, 2022
Uff! Not bad for a first shot I think. Aligning everything properly is not that easy. But worth the effort.
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May 7, 2022
Applying a quick coat of Tamiya X-22. To prepare for Decals and oil wash.
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May 7, 2022
Decals put on!
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May 11, 2022
Adding a pin wash to highlight the panel lines.
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May 11, 2022
Not bad I think.
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May 13, 2022
Ready for the final coat.
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May 14, 2022
Adding the final bits w/ some morning coffee.
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May 15, 2022
Finished!

Comments

25 22 April 2022, 22:43

Thomas Bischoff
A Swiss Emil! I'm in 👍
Be careful with the decals - I guess the white will not cover 100% (Decals sind nicht deckend).
Will you do it in RLM 70/71 or only 71?

25 April 2022, 18:19

Mid Franconian
Hi Thomas, I have ordered masks from LF (same manufacturer) as well and will try these.
At the moment I plan RLM 71 only. Want to keep the efforts to a minimum... I am longing for something Flugwaffe since a long time - and this is supposed to be a quick cure. At least I hope that...

25 April 2022, 19:38

Thomas Bischoff
The Tamiya Kit is nice and should be a quick build (unless you got the "Bible" on Swiss Messerschmitts and go for top accuracy).
Built the Tamiya myself as J-346 with the Sharkmouth and less accuracy 🙂

25 April 2022, 19:47

Mid Franconian
Fine -what decals did you use for your J-346? I initially stumbled over the Euro Decals Sheet Messerschmitt Emils Part 1, containing a shark-mouthed J-377.

25 April 2022, 20:52

Thomas Bischoff
I have the Cutting Edge Sheet - well what remained .. and I have the (partially used) "Rising Decals" RD48007 Sheet still with the Sharkmouth ... just in case you want to change your plans 🙂

25 April 2022, 21:23

Mid Franconian
In the meantime I have made some progress. The paintjob is finished. I used stencils for the Swiss crosses the first time and I am quite happy with the result.

6 May 2022, 22:36

Thomas Bischoff
A well spent night shift 🙂

7 May 2022, 05:41

Mid Franconian
Thank you Thomas! After another evening/night shift the decals are on. As I have already painted the Swiss crosses the remaining decals mainly consisted of the registration numbers and some maintence markings.

8 May 2022, 07:56

James C
Looking great. Cool to see a 109 in Swiss markings as well 👍

12 May 2022, 17:25

Mid Franconian
Thanks James! To me the Swiss scheme fits the 109 very well. Supports the sleek lines and muscular yet wiry (is that the correct expression?) appearance of an early 109.

14 May 2022, 06:55

Thomas Bischoff
Full marks from me 👍🏻
… we can do the rivetcounting over a beer 🙂

15 May 2022, 16:15