Zvezda 1/48 Bf-109F-4 Trop 2/22 COMPLETE!

[dupes]

Camo time!

[wbill76]

Looking good so far Marc...and strangely familiar!

[wing_nut]

Thanks guys.

A velvet codpiece ? Hmmm

yeah Bill... must be some sort of electronic echo in here

[bullardino]

Nice basecoat

[wing_nut]

Grazie Luigi

All the masking has finally been pulled off. It's one of those "moments" in aircraft modeling. Looking it over for paint that got under the tape etc I got pretty lucky. Barely any touch up needed. Needs to cure for the clear coat then... wait for it Bill... you know what's next. DECALS!

[fightnjoe]

ahhh another milestone passed.


looking really good.



joe

[wing_nut]

Almost forgot... For the German fighter experten. What color for the prop blades. Dunkle Grun? Schwarz Grun? Billy Ray Grun? Been too ling and I can't remember

[wing_nut]

Sorry Joe We were typing together. Thanks my friend.

[fightnjoe]

joe

[bbd468]

Wow, beautiful paint work Marc!! You've probably mentioned already, but what color and brand you use for the tropical brown?

[wbill76]

Feb 18, 2014 19:14:44 GMT -5 wing_nut said:

Almost forgot... For the German fighter experten. What color for the prop blades. Dunkle Grun? Schwarz Grun? Billy Ray Grun? Been too ling and I can't remember

When I did my research for it, the prop color is supposed to be RLM 70 Schwarzgrun. Looking forward to seeing it with the decals on!

[JimD]

Wow. I just went through this thread and that rivet product is amazing looking. I can't wait to see how it holds a wash.

[bullardino]

The underside is even better than the yellow coat. The shading is perfect and already shows an awesome final outcome

Bring on the decs

[Tojo72]

Looking good Marc,decaling the a/c is my favorite part

[wing_nut]

Thanks Gary. In fact I hadn't mentioned but will be happy to now. Model Master enamel RLM 79 Sandgelb. Lightened a tiny bit for the base coat. Then the middles of panels hit with a another layer but slightly lighter still.

Thanks Bill. The Zvezda sheet color call out have weird names and no RLM #.

Thanks Jimmy. And please reply often. Can't get enough of the avatar. Not much flying gettin' done once those are removed.

Thanks Luigi.

Thanks Anthony. Glad you said that so I am not the only crazy one in here. I just finished most of the "fun" when they are dryer I will snap some update pics.

[wing_nut]

Thanks Dicky. Even though you didn't use and strange words that I was just starting to understand.



OK... dry enough for a photo or 2.

[Deleted]

Nice work Marc....I have a question tho...are you going for a full set of 109's,scale wise? ....As for the prop question,I know I'm a bit late,but the Tammy XF27 ain't bad!!

[wbill76]

Looking good Marc! You've just about caught up to me...will have to get it in gear to avoid being left in the dust!

[deafpanzer]

Is that Bill's plane? Your 109 is looking great too!

[venom1]

Superb job so far Marc! Looks pretty flawless to me and the colours look bang-on!

Cheers,

Sam

[bullardino]

Impressive start of the decaling

[ceresvesta.]

SMOKIN HOT!
That my two cents

[bbd468]

Decals are sweet brother! Thanks for the paint info....duly noted!

[wing_nut]

CB. Thanks for Tammy info. And the answer is no, but I like the way you think. Did that once. Might do it again someday. Here some pics of a Fw190D-9 "Big Tail" in 144, 72,48,32 and 24th scales






Bill, you and I are on the same page. I am hoping you start you weathering 1st though

Andy, Yup. I drove to Texas, whacked Bill on the noggin, stole his model and scrape off the 14 .. made it a 2 and no ones the wiser.

Sam, Luigi, Phil... thanks guys.

Gary Thanks and it's my pleasure.

[deafpanzer]

Loving it... how cool! PLEASE DO NOT ask me which I like better... it will be more difficult than voting for MoM.

[wbill76]

That's a pretty sweet line-up there Marc! Out of curiosity, what happened to the 1/24th's tail? Looks like a chunk of B-17 or something sticking out of it.

As for getting to the weathering stage 1st, I think that's an easy bet...I've got nothing left to tackle on mine! The real question is how long it will take to actually complete...

[MOOSE.]

These guys are amazing! My German blood wants to dive into one of these. Who makes the 1/24 & 1/32 kits?

[wing_nut]

Wow Dicky. That's... well...just wonderfully done. It means a lot. Nyuk Nyuk

Bill I had to go back to look at what you were talking about. That's an open access hatch.

Moose the 24th scale is Trumpeter and the 32nd is Revell of Germany

[wbill76]

Ah, I see...seems a strange place to have a hatch and the pics angle just made it look 'strange'. Makes sense now though!

[wing_nut]

If it isn't one thing it's another preventing me working. Snow, getting sick and now the truck is in the shop. I hit a pothole so big I swear I saw tourist getting ready to take a mule down to the bottom. But I did get a nice long session at the bench so... Sorry Bill... but I had to take the lead and get 'er across the finish line.


Being painted with enamels it was given a couple of really good acrylic flat coats so I could go back to what I am used to these days. Weathering like it was a tank. 99% of the weathering is AK wash used like the streaking grime. Then tape was put on one side of fuselage section, control panels etc and the edge was brush lightly with some light brown pastel.



I present a Zvezda Bf109F-4 Trop flown by Oberfledwebel Otto Schulz, Libya, May 1942. 51 victories and shot down by a P-40 and 6/17/42.