Eduard 1:48 BF 109 F2 - JG 54 Hptm. Hans Philipp, May 1942

[andreww]

I have finished my rendition of Hans Philipp's BF 109 F2 as posted to the Soviet Union March 1942.  This started with a 1:48 Eduard BF 109 F2 kit, a Brassin cockpit, Brassin landing gear, a Brassin prop and spinner, Brassin landing flaps.  HGW superfabric seatbelts, the included Eduard PE, Eduard decals (with removable carrier film, my first exposure to these), Vallejo Model Air paints, a W&N burnt umber oil wash and an EZ Line antenna.  The whole project was fun, and I am happy to finally have a 'Grunhartz' aircraft in my collection, as well as a white washed aircraft, two checkmark that I have been looking to tick off for a while now.

[tcoat]

And you checked those boxes in style!

[406 Silverado]

That's alot of goodies that you put into this build Andrew. I've not tried a white washed aircraft yet either and have liked the looks of these for a long time. I just tried my first set of HGW seat belts and LOVE how they turned out. Truly good work on this.

[handiabled]

The white washed paintwork you did on this is fantastic! With the nicely detailed office and weathering this is a lovely 109!

[andreww]

Joe,

I am in love with the HGW belts. A bit of work, but the result is so worth it! I personally detach half of the photo etch buckle on the fret for the belt I am working on at the time, and with it still partially attached, thread the fabric through the buckles there, then removal once fully assembled. I swear by 5 minute epoxy while doing so, i find it has more flex / is less brittle than CA glue, and less likely.to break / detach later. I find they take gloss and a brown wash beautifully, and the gloss helps hold them together / prevents unbuckling. I wish their product range was wider, especially regarding more modern subjects. I still cannot get the steel or 3d printed belts to look or lay out anywhere near as nicely.

I am constantly building up my stock of Luftwaffe and RAF belts whenever I am putting an order together.

[andreww]

Thank you all for the comments, greatly appreciated that the result looks as good as I hoped for. They say it's not work when you love what you do, I think I'm starting to understand that. When all the little frustrations in the build don't matter at the end, I think I've done it right.

[Tojo72]

Fantastic job on the whitewash,how about a breakdown on the painting?

[andreww]

Tojo,

Thank you. The base was black Mig Ammo One Shot primer. I have read that this is just rebranded Badger Stylenrez. I used Valljo Model Air, started with USAF light grey very thin mottles between panel lines. I would then go over some of the mottles again to make them heavier, more opaque, but not in the same exact pattern. The paint was thinned 1:1, a drop of Vallejo flow aid, shot through a 0.4mm nozzle at 12 PSI up close. I followed this with about half the amount of mottles with Vallejo Aged white, same pressure and thinning ratio. If I crossed a panel line, I didn't get too worried over it, I wanted this random. Finally, I used Weiss / White Grey. This I mixed 1 part paint to 2 parts Vallejo gloss medium, and that mix was thinned 1:1 Vallejo thinner, 2 drops flow aid. I shot this about 10 PSI through the same 0.4mm nozzle, but at about 4 inches away in a light, wide fan. I worked back and forth over the surfaces relatively quickly, building up a 'just wet' layer without pooling. I let that area dry, worked on another area, came back to the first once it looked dry enough. The gloss medium 'extends transparency' on the top coat. I built up this top coat until the shading looked 'right' to me.  The flow aid, I find, helps reduce somewhat acrylic tip dry.

[kyledehart5]

Really brilliant result. Whitewashed aircraft always look cool and you nailed it with this one. Appreciate the painting breakdown as well.

[dodgy]

Awesome work mate. Absolutely top quality finish.

[TJ]

Fantastic. And its a Grunherz

[406 Silverado]

Apr 3, 2024 18:08:30 GMT -5 andreww said:

Tojo,

Thank you. The base was black Mig Ammo One Shot primer. I have read that this is just rebranded Badger Stylenrez. I used Valljo Model Air, started with USAF light grey very thin mottles between panel lines. I would then go over some of the mottles again to make them heavier, more opaque, but not in the same exact pattern. The paint was thinned 1:1, a drop of Vallejo flow aid, shot through a 0.4mm nozzle at 12 PSI up close. I followed this with about half the amount of mottles with Vallejo Aged white, same pressure and thinning ratio. If I crossed a panel line, I didn't get too worried over it, I wanted this random. Finally, I used Weiss / White Grey. This I mixed 1 part paint to 2 parts Vallejo gloss medium, and that mix was thinned 1:1 Vallejo thinner, 2 drops flow aid. I shot this about 10 PSI through the same 0.4mm nozzle, but at about 4 inches away in a light, wide fan. I worked back and forth over the surfaces relatively quickly, building up a 'just wet' layer without pooling. I let that area dry, worked on another area, came back to the first once it looked dry enough. The gloss medium 'extends transparency' on the top coat. I built up this top coat until the shading looked 'right' to me.  The flow aid, I find, helps reduce somewhat acrylic tip dry.

 +1 Karma to you for being helpful Andrew. 

[andreww]

Thank you very much, everyone. Greatly appreciated!!!