Bf 109G-5 Night Fighter (WIP)
Very quick assembly of the cockpit in less than one hour
Main cockpit blocks painted with Gunze’s RLM66
Some Kristal Klear on the dials for shine and volume
Overview of the cockpit so far
Ready to close
Now... will the pitot hold without being snapped... :/
Fuselage and wings assembled... tricky...
Huge gaps on the wing roots, had to hold them up, hope I did not overdo on the diedral...
Huge gaps on the wing roots, had to hold them up, hope I did not overdo on the diedral...
Painting RLM02 on the inside of the radiators
Wing roots with Plastic Perfect Putty; windshield glued in place
Wing roots with Plastic Perfect Putty; windshield glued in place
Radiators painted and glued
A little pre-shading on the RLM76
Hataka RLM76 (orange line lacquer) - very smooth
Undersides with Tamiya NATO Black
Masking for wheel wells
Wheel wells painted RLM02 with MRP-50
Base metallic color painted with AK Xtreme Metal
The decals perform ok, but the crosses on the side are a nightmare, can’t kill the wrinkles...
The decals perform ok, but the crosses on the side are a nightmare, can’t kill the wrinkles...
The decals perform ok, but the crosses on the side are a nightmare, can’t kill the wrinkles...
The decals perform ok, but the crosses on the side are a nightmare, can’t kill the wrinkles...
Decals applied and varnished with X-22
Decals applied and varnished with X-22
Preparing the brake lines with copper wire (0,3mm)
Chipping fluid applied below the RLM70 on the propeller
Propeller chipped
Grey wash from AMMO applied to the black areas
Paneliners from AK applied - too light?
Mud with oils, mainly Dark Mud (A.MIG 3508)
Some wear with Starship Bay Sludge on the wing roots (A.MIG 3532)
Oils finished and MRP matt varnish applied (MRP-127)
Oils finished and MRP matt varnish applied (MRP-127)
Sculpting the isolator in a 1,2mm Evergreen plastic rod, which I drilled with a 0,3mm drill bit
Threading an Ushi elastic cable through (0,03mm)
Glueing the antenna wire
Комментарии
18 3 July 2020, 17:51
Ricardo ReisThanks mates. I love these kits although I was surprised this time by the gaps between wings upper half and fuselage...
7 July 2020, 11:26
Ricardo ReisThanks Nathan, will try to close this build in the next couple of weeks
27 September 2020, 22:22
Ricardo ReisYes, it's awesome; unfortunately very few photos, I could only find one of the "White 1", some others for "White 7" and "Yellow 1"; ww2aircraft.net/foru..al-camouflage.49743/
30 September 2020, 09:39
Ricardo ReisFinished! Final photos will be in a separate album in this project.
3 October 2020, 21:13
Jos JansenVery nice Ricardo, I just started with mine Bf-109E4/7...looking forward for your final pictures.
3 October 2020, 21:27
Ricardo ReisHi all! Final pictures of the Bf 109 are now in the new album under the same project. Hope you like it: Bf 109G-5 Night Fighter | Album by RReis (1:48)
3 October 2020, 23:01
