Looking great Lion. Nice save with the 1.
Joe
Well, after a looooong time, my Emil is finished. Tried lots of new techniques (with varying degrees of success, but hey, you gotta start somewhere) like the scratchbuilt brakes, PE seatbelts, oil-color wash, pigments, and fishing-line antenna. Anyway, I present to you, in all its ugly glory, 1st Ltd. Werner Lederer’s 109E-3 of May 1940. Bear in mind this is my first real build in over a decade. I still think the exhaust stains aren’t quite right, but I’m afraid to ruin the model if I tamper with it any more…
Very nice Emil. Like the subtle weathering
Thanks for liking the weathering. 
It’s actually what I’m least proud of. Thank god you guys can’t see the model in person, especially its underside…
Looks pretty good to me Lion!
I like that a lot! It looks great to me, congrats and thanks for sharing it with us here. We’ll be looking for your next build; don’t put your camera away!
Gary
Very nice work. You say this was brush painted? If so, you did a great job. It has a nice, smooth flat sheen to it. The antenna wire looks right on as well. Looks like the oil wash turned out nicely. Its there, yet subtle. I can only get good exhaust stains with an airbrush. Yours look fine. Not too over the top. Keep it up.
Thanks for the encouragements! Well, my next build might just be the old Revell P-38 J/L in 1:32 I had lying around since 2003 or so. I already stripped the cockpit (the only thing I started painting back then) unfortunately I might have to scratch-build a new control column since I broke the “steering wheel”…
It’ old, has raised panel-lines and rivets and the fit and detail are both sub-standard by today’s measures. But hey, if I get the chance to paint a model with a rattlecan (grin) I’m not gonna let that pass. And it’ll be built gear up, because I plan on hanging that thing in my son’s bedroom once it’s done, for the lack of display space.
Nice looking “Emil”!
Nice build! Only things I’d say is perhaps a little more black in the exhaust stain (although sometimes photo light is false), the antennae wire looks a tad thick (perhaps it’s the black) and I’ve been told not to overdo the powder residue on wings when cannon barrels are extended. Again, nice looking Emil and looking forward to your Lightening.
First rate work. And well done with the Tamiya decals. I’ve built a bunch of Tamiya kits and never used aa single one of their decals. they’re so thick I use them to put under uneven table legs.
Love these early -109s, great work on this one!
Thanks for your kind words. As some of you remarked, the exhaust smoke wasn’t black enough. Since I don’t have black pigments, I did the following: I took a piece of BBQ charcoal and a piece of sanding paper. The resulting coal dust was mixed with a tiny drop of turpentine. I waited until it was almost dry and then applied it with a brush. After a few seconds, I used a piece of cloth and rubbed over it to hide any traces of brush usage. Voila: realistic smoke. Maybe I’ll change the antenna wire, using sewing thread (thinner) instead of the fishing-nylon.
Looks very realistic. Nice work. Whats next?
Now you’re talking, really like the exhaust update and a creative way to get it done, that’s what makes this hobby a blast.
I think she looks great! Excellent idea and work on the exhaust redo.