1/32 Revell BF-109 G-6 - Slow progress, but still chipping.

[Jeff the 57th]

Started this 2 days ago.



Not a ton of progress so far, but hope to have some interior photos up soon. Immediate impressions, nice for the price, but but I would have paid a couple extra bucks to have the parts on the sprue listed sequentially.

Only my 3rd wingy since coming back and I think it'll be the most challenging. Aircraft are definitely a little intimidating so wish me luck.


Thanks for looking.

Cheers

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[Leon]

Take your time Jeff,you'll do just fine.

[wing_nut]

I am so tuned in for this show.

[JimD]

I was hoping to do mine for the Barracuda build off. I've got a bunch of their resin for mine too. It's a nice kit. Some wonky engineering decisions but a great buildup.

Their decision to randomly number sprues is annoying to say the least.

Looking forward to this build.

[TRM]

Nothing wrong with tossing a 109 across the bench!! Bring on the building Jeff!!

[wbill76]

Pulling up a chair!

[Rick]

Looks like a great project Jeff. 1/32 should provide a good platform for some really cool detailing practice.

Rick

[Jeff the 57th]

Thanks for the comments guys, I'll try to keep in interesting.

@jimmy- I had the same plan with the Barracuda build off, but decided against it. Decided I'd stay happier and more motivated if this one was entirely just a fun learning project. I was working on the newer Spit MKIIA a while back that I wanted to build for a local contest. Got a bunch of aftermarket, took the project way too serious then got sick of it and opened a armour kit. Worried if I got in with the barracuda build I might have a repeat of the Spitfire situation.

A few cockpit-kabobs.



Camera phone, bad lighting and RLM 66 over black. I probably could have gotten you guys a clearer picture on a etch a sketch. But I wanted to show you that I'm making progress. Hopefully I'll get some detail painting down tomorrow and snap some better pics.

Thanks for looking, better stuff coming soon I hope.

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[JimD]

I can relate to that I've been there plenty of times. I've learned to not start a build that I'm not excited about at the moment and my mood was changing when that build kicked off. Oh well. I have a lot of stuff accumulated for when I'm in 109 mood again.

I was wondering about the Spit though. it's a hobby though. If it becomes overwhelming or work no shame to move to something else.

[deafpanzer]

Pulling in my lazy boy chair!!!! Looks like fun...

[Jeff the 57th]

Hi guys.  First bit of detail painting down.



I get now why people say not to go crazy detailing a 109 cockpit. Between the dark grey and claustrophobic size of the thing no one is going to see much of your work any ways. I'll take it a little further though just for the practice. That ju-88 I have in the stash will thank me later.

Thanks for looking.

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[Leon]

Nice start on the cockpit detail painting Jeff!

[JimD]

Not wasting any time on this one. Looks great!

[dupes]

That's all kit parts? Even more excited to get to mine now!

[wbill76]

I always feel a little sorry for the 109 pilots that had to shoehorn themselves into those cockpits...not exactly an abundance of room anywhere in there! Looking good so far Jeff.

[Jeff the 57th]

The control stick is quickboost, but otherwise its OOB except 3 lead wires and tamiya tape rudder straps. I probably could have used the kit stick, but that quickboost is really nice for the price.

Thanks for the comments.

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[JimD]

Jun 7, 2015 17:57:24 GMT -5 dupes said:

That's all kit parts? Even more excited to get to mine now!

Can confirm. The kit cockpit is pretty dang nice straight out of the box.

That quickboost stick is a nice little addition. Will have to keep that in mind when I get to mine.

[deafpanzer]

Looking sharp my #57 friend!

[Jeff the 57th]

Just a little teaser update.



I figured you guys didn't want to see a bunch of photos of minimally changed parts, but you probably want to see some progress.

I have a little more detail work I want to do before I hit it with a flat coat. After that I should finally put the cellphone away and break out the good camera.

Thanks for looking.


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[Leon]

Looking good Jeff!

[Jeff the 57th]

HGW Belts + 90 minutes = severe eye strain. To top it off a small dab of super glue dripped during the install which led to some sanding and a quick visit to the spray booth tomorrow to repair. No photos tonight, but soon.

Hopefully it'll be worth the wait.

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[JimD]

Those HGW belts are a blessing and a curse. The look can't be beat but they are work. 1/32 doesn't seem so bad after dealing with 1/48 though.

[Jeff the 57th]

@jimmy - I think I struggled with the belts because I can't thread a needle to save my life.  My only other experience with AM belts was a RB set, which I think I preferred.  I may look into Finemold injected ones in the future because I've seen some really nice builds with those.

Hi guys. Work and a busy toddler has kept me away from the bench for a bit but finally got the interior wrapped up.







If you're thinking of this build yourself, maybe look into some airscale IP decals.  The kit ones were a bit of a fight and oversized.







Goodbye forever interior. I don't think much is going to be visible on the finished project.  I tried to lighten up the grey a little to compensate for the shadows once it's boxed in, but I don't think it's going to make much of a difference.    Oh well, it was good practice I needed since the JU-88 in my stash has a great greenhouse.

Leaving the gunsight till later because I know I'll knock it off during the cockpit masking.

Hopefully I can pick up a little steam on this project in the coming week.

Thanks for looking 


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[TRM]

Very nice Jeff!! Clean work in the office!! I am sure you will see some of it when you're done...even if you don't, we all know its there!

[Leon]

Great work on the office Jeff! Looks really good.

[JimD]

Man that is a nice looking cockpit. And you can see in there pretty well...if you're trying to...so don't worry about that

The Ju-88 does have a great greenhouse...you can see in it fairly well, but again its RLM 66 so it's dark too.

[deafpanzer]

Great work on the cockpit!

[wbill76]

Nice work on the pit. If it all disappears...well, at least you have these to remember all the details that are there!

[Tojo72]

Very nice office.

[Jeff the 57th]

Thanks for the compliments and encouragement.  

Next up is figuring out this mess.



Got this Barracudacast set a couple months back during their free shipping promotion. 
barracudacals.com/proddetail.php?prod=BR32155
Much nicer then the solid kit piece.

But cutting off that intake scoop that sits right on a curve has got me a little nervous.  I know it's probably a pretty simple solution but how would you guys attack the problem?  

Thanks for your advice.

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