Beast's go at a winged model!

[beast]

A while ago i decided to have a go at a plane. I hadn't done one since my early teens as my passion was always armor ever since i took up the hobby again about 3 years ago. I went for Trumpeter's 1/32 Me109 G-2 kit as i'm well aware of the quality of this brands products. This project was really just to see if i could do an aircraft kit justice and test all my skills to their utmost, especially with painting and the multitude of decals aircraft kits usually have. Anyway, here's the finished 109, i'm really happy with it and learned a lot along the way but as usual there's always more to learn.
Stuart.

[JimD]

You gave yourself a test, and I'd say you passed with...flying...colors. (I puns)

I wouldn't believe this is your first wingy if you hadn't said it. You seem right at home in the sky. Hope to see more from you

[beast]

Mar 25, 2015 11:37:14 GMT -5 JimD said:

You gave yourself a test, and I'd say you passed with...flying...colors. (I puns)

I wouldn't believe this is your first wingy if you hadn't said it. You seem right at home in the sky. Hope to see more from you

Hey thanks Jimmy, much appreciated!
Back to large scale panzers for the time being but having had a close inspection of the Airfix 1/24 Typhoon, that's definitely on the to do list, that looks a fabulous kit! Just don't know where i'd put it once finished, might need an actual airfield it's that big lol!

[Tojo72]

Great work with the mottled camo Stu,it looks great.

[beast]

Mar 25, 2015 12:08:53 GMT -5 Tojo72 said:

Great work with the mottled camo Stu,it looks great.

Thanks man, took a bit of practice but got there in the end thankfully!

[JimD]

Mar 25, 2015 12:07:27 GMT -5 beast said:

Mar 25, 2015 11:37:14 GMT -5 JimD said:

You gave yourself a test, and I'd say you passed with...flying...colors. (I puns)

I wouldn't believe this is your first wingy if you hadn't said it. You seem right at home in the sky. Hope to see more from you

Hey thanks Jimmy, much appreciated!
Back to large scale panzers for the time being but having had a close inspection of the Airfix 1/24 Typhoon, that's definitely on the to do list, that looks a fabulous kit! Just don't know where i'd put it once finished, might need an actual airfield it's that big lol!

Yup...I'm having the same internal dilemma in regards to that kit. I've bought it, so I got to get it built at some point...but where will it go? Haha...new dining room table centerpiece maybe?

[beast]

Mar 25, 2015 12:34:10 GMT -5 JimD said:

Mar 25, 2015 12:07:27 GMT -5 beast said:

Hey thanks Jimmy, much appreciated!
Back to large scale panzers for the time being but having had a close inspection of the Airfix 1/24 Typhoon, that's definitely on the to do list, that looks a fabulous kit! Just don't know where i'd put it once finished, might need an actual airfield it's that big lol!

Yup...I'm having the same internal dilemma in regards to that kit. I've bought it, so I got to get it built at some point...but where will it go? Haha...new dining room table centerpiece maybe?

Haha that would look great!
I'll keep an eye out for a build blog on that one my man, that will be awesome!

[deafpanzer]

WOW! Another die hard armor fan bitten by wingy bug too. You really did a great job with your 109 especially the mottle! Am afraid wingy bug is very contagious because my next build will be something with wings...

[JimD]

Mar 25, 2015 13:11:03 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

WOW! Another die hard armor fan bitten by wingy bug too. You really did a great job with your 109 especially the mottle! Am afraid wingy bug is very contagious because my next build will be something with wings...

[beast]

Mar 25, 2015 13:11:03 GMT -5 deafpanzer said:

WOW! Another die hard armor fan bitten by wingy bug too. You really did a great job with your 109 especially the mottle! Am afraid wingy bug is very contagious because my next build will be something with wings...

Awesome! I'll look forward to that! Biggest thing i learned was that you can't make mistakes lol, cos one can't plaster over them with mud like you can on a tank! I also worked at airbrush pressures so low and unknown to the world of tanks too!

[deafpanzer]

Yeah thats what I was told... you can not hide your mistakes on wingy builds! Will do 1/48 B-24J Liberator... maybe I will need your arms to move it around when it is done.

[Deano]

I would say you did this build more than Justice Stu , looks excellent mate and at least you can hang this from the rafter ..... save on shelf space

[Leon]

Great job on the 109 Stuart! The mottled camo looks aces.

[wbill76]

Nice work on the 109 Stu! The Trumpeter 1/32 kits of the 109 offer just the right balance in size and detail for someone used to working with armor for sure. I almost did this one but opted instead for the F-4/Trop because it was on sale and cheaper at the time.

[beast]

Mar 26, 2015 14:01:59 GMT -5 wbill76 said:

Nice work on the 109 Stu! The Trumpeter 1/32 kits of the 109 offer just the right balance in size and detail for someone used to working with armor for sure. I almost did this one but opted instead for the F-4/Trop because it was on sale and cheaper at the time.

Thanks Bill! 
I remember the Tropical G-2 you did, that was an awesome build! I did refer to some of the pics of it as a reference to help me build mine!!!!