Post by brembo on Sept 19, 2012 0:33:09 GMT -5
Well, i guess the good thing about building this kit is that there are a few 109E's in progress already on the forum so inspiration is never too far away 
I blame Chris S for this, waving his matchbox BF109 under my nose. I have made one before, in 1/48th, so this is a simple re visit of a past experience on a grander scale. i've planned this as a long term project as i will be experimenting quite a bit on how to alter the kit quite drastically...
P1020561 by Brembo2012, on Flickr
I chose to do this particular model for a number of reasons. First off the Trumpeter E-4/7 is one of the newer kits on the block.
it has the option to expose the radio bay (which i intend to do) and has a full radio setup avail to be modelled in fuselage.
it has the right markings and suits the period i want to model it into...this will become important later on...
it has full engine and gun bay detail as well as a good cockpit.
and lastly, and most importantly, it looks like it will be easy to remove the wings....(did i mention i was an armour modeller???)
P1020562 by Brembo2012, on Flickr
the first thing i did was to check how easy it would be to take out a wing root? in this pic the top fuse sect has a wing root ...and the bottom one hasn't. it was relatively easy to do with a tamiya panel line scriber...
P1020563 by Brembo2012, on Flickr
This is the lower wing plan, the next stage is to remove the outer wing panels to leave the center secvtion free to reattach to the fusee...
P1020566 by Brembo2012, on Flickr
The top cowling needed to be thinned out on its trailing and leading edges (which are quite thick!). i plan to have the engine exposed...
but the cowling close by...
so if you havent already guessed it , the plan is to build this without its wings on....
i like a good challenge....
I blame Chris S for this, waving his matchbox BF109 under my nose. I have made one before, in 1/48th, so this is a simple re visit of a past experience on a grander scale. i've planned this as a long term project as i will be experimenting quite a bit on how to alter the kit quite drastically...
P1020561 by Brembo2012, on Flickr
I chose to do this particular model for a number of reasons. First off the Trumpeter E-4/7 is one of the newer kits on the block.
it has the option to expose the radio bay (which i intend to do) and has a full radio setup avail to be modelled in fuselage.
it has the right markings and suits the period i want to model it into...this will become important later on...
it has full engine and gun bay detail as well as a good cockpit.
and lastly, and most importantly, it looks like it will be easy to remove the wings....(did i mention i was an armour modeller???)
P1020562 by Brembo2012, on Flickr
the first thing i did was to check how easy it would be to take out a wing root? in this pic the top fuse sect has a wing root ...and the bottom one hasn't. it was relatively easy to do with a tamiya panel line scriber...
P1020563 by Brembo2012, on Flickr
This is the lower wing plan, the next stage is to remove the outer wing panels to leave the center secvtion free to reattach to the fusee...
P1020566 by Brembo2012, on Flickr
The top cowling needed to be thinned out on its trailing and leading edges (which are quite thick!). i plan to have the engine exposed...
but the cowling close by...
so if you havent already guessed it , the plan is to build this without its wings on....
i like a good challenge....
