Based on the Hasegawa 109F-2. Just had to do a little scraping and filling of the right panel lines, and add the right canopy and windscreen. Other than decals, the antenna wire, and a set of 109 wheels from a Tamiya kit (that desperately need some dirt!) this thing is straight out of the box. It was nice to do a kit without loading it full of PE and resin!!
This is my first attempt at painting on the national markings rather than using decals, and I’m fairly pleased. I know that there are some screwups here and there, but the pictures hide them nicely [;)]
As always, comments and criticisms are most welcome!!
A real beauty. Very nice job. I really like the F’s and early G’s before they got all the lumps, bumps, and bulges. Did you use Montex masks or make your own?
Extremely well-done Justin! I must say, each of your 109’s looks even better than the last, and I always look forward to seeing your next build. Thanks for sharing my friend! [bow]
Very nice work all around Mr drummy. The weathering and camo looks very realistic. you also have paint chipping in all the right places. Alot of times modelers forget that aircraft are serviced and inspected all the time and this leaves wear of the paint. I also paint most of my marking on the larger scale builds, I think is looks is more real and weathers better. From my inspection it looks like you got a pretty accurate F-2 there. 2 nite picks I could point out are the obvious the landing gear doors are missing. I known some eastern front 109’s had there doors cut down or removed to prevent snow or mud build up and this may be the case here. Also most F-2’s had external tail stiffeners, but again not all. This F-2 is far more accurate then the 21 century offering. excellent work Drummy.
My inexperienced eye indicates preshading the panel line. Am I correct? If so, I would like to know how you did it. I like suttle weathering and this build looks fantastic.
Hey everyone! Thanks for checking out the 109, and for all the kind words. It means a lot coming from you guys-- I’ve SEEN what you can do!
Marc- I’m not sure if you mean for the camo or for the national markings, so I’ll tell you both: for the national markings, I used a masking template from Voyager Model. It’s photo-etched, and has just about every size of cross you could need. Just overlay your tape, and cut! For the camo I just used the few pictures that exist of this a/c, and then imagined what the rest would look like, and used post-it notes to do the masking. Those things are indisposable for my modeling.
Phoenix- Yeah, the gear doors need to go on, for sure. I left them off thinking that the mud would be an issue, but this particular 109 was flown, and crashed in August-not the right time for the doors to be off. That’s certainly next on my list!! I was also informed that this plane is a G-2, and not a G-1 like I thought. There are a few external differences between an F and the early G’s that can be seen, but not many!
Ironokie- Thanks, man. I usually don’t do a preshading of the panel lines, but a POST-shading. I’ve found that it saves time not having to worry about how much color to put on. I also like putting A LOT of color on, and most of the time that would cover up preshading efforts, especially with darker colors. So what I do is get flat black very diluted, and slowly spray the panel lines at a very low pressure after the painting, washing, and decaling. If you have any specific questions, feel free to send me a private message!!
