1/48 Bf-109E3 Heinz Bar

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Well here is the latest 109 build that I finished. I think if there is one kit where anything can go wrong, this one was it:) I learned a lot from the build. Here is what I did wrong/didn’t work out:

  1. Carpet monster ate the pitot tube under the wing.
  2. The struts under the elevators placed per the pin holes gave a odd angle so I have to cut a section out of each, grhh.
  3. Canopy cannot be displayed open as it is one piece, and it is too narrow for the fuselage…
  4. The canopy masking is still sloppy and was not that great a result.
  5. I over weathered her.
  6. I put the side cross on the left too low and lost station marker decal number 5.
  7. I placed the side decals in full and the long decals silvered a bit. I should have cut them into two smaller pieces and placed them.
  8. I have some gaps along the leading and side edges of the wings that I didn’t get sealed up very well.

I think I thought this would be an easy build as I wanted to do the splinter scheme and I didn’t pay attention to the rest of the build. Well; modeling is fun!

Again, excuse the poor photography.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84704985@N08/12000195364/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84704985@N08/12000650516/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84704985@N08/12000651986/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84704985@N08/12000653726/

John

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What kit?

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Sorry;

the Academy one. Number 12216 is what is on the instruction sheet. Copyright 2009.

John

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Wow, John. I think you’re too hard on yourself. From what I can see, the model looks pretty darned good.

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The model looks good.

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Thanks very much. I photo’d only the good side:)

I am still trying to work on the right amount of weathering. Most of the errors are just being in too much of a hurry.

John

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Hey, as long as you learn from your mistakes, and don’t keep making the same ones over & over, then you have nothing to feel bad about. It’s all a constant learning process. Keep up the good modeling!