Jeroenveen1 Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 This arrived at my doorstep and should end up as an article in Tamiya Magazine. Basically I have 7 weeks to finish the ME109 G6, which should be possible, but will demand some dedication. I'm not the fastest of builders you know. But I managed to finish the pit in the first week and will now move on to assembly of the fuselage and painting of the wheel wells. I'm not going to comment on the kit, you will have to read that in the february issue of next year, but it has been fun so far... 3
Wingco57 Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 Jeroen, Good to see you building a WW II subject again. Despite the short time you have kept your high standard. With this aircraft type you can really pull out all the stops weathering it. Cees
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted October 30, 2013 Administrators Posted October 30, 2013 6 weeks??!!! Damn.... it takes me 6 weeks just to open the box... This should be good! Great start by the way. 2
Matt_ Posted October 30, 2013 Posted October 30, 2013 Looking good... Interesting to see what you do with it.... not planning on using the kit decals I hope...... (basically they are crap..) Matt
prem895 Posted October 31, 2013 Posted October 31, 2013 I have read this is a good kit in fit and overall shape. Do you think it is as good as guys are saying in reviews?
Jeroenveen1 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Posted October 31, 2013 I have read this is a good kit in fit and overall shape. Do you think it is as good as guys are saying in reviews? There are certainly some issues with the kit. The moulded safety harness, the air intake with the thin lip, the spinner, some overdone detail on flaps, the undersized bulges on the nose are some examples. These can be corrected. So far she builds like a charm. I don't have the Hase kit so I cant compare. The best judgement would be price vs quality and I think it then rates as a very good kit and a great platform for detailing..
rieser Posted November 1, 2013 Posted November 1, 2013 Hello Jeroen: nice to see some WIP from you again. Looking forward to seeing which scheme you've picked for this project. Cheers, Ralph. 1
Jeroenveen1 Posted November 25, 2013 Author Posted November 25, 2013 Well, I made some progress, with about four weeks to go from now… all bass painting is done except for the tail section. I'm about to start painting that, apply the decals and weather progressively. At least she starts to look like a G6 now, but I will need all the time I can find to finish this one like I would want….. hope you like the pics! 1
Wingco57 Posted November 25, 2013 Posted November 25, 2013 Jeroen, That mottling looks great. How do you achieve that? At high or low pressure on the airbrush? Cees
Jeroenveen1 Posted November 25, 2013 Author Posted November 25, 2013 Low pressure Cees, and the paint very much thinned... About 25 paint-75 thinner..
Jeroenveen1 Posted December 4, 2013 Author Posted December 4, 2013 With two weeks left I'm in the middle of the weathering. All basic painting has been done and the mottling came out nicely I think. The decals worked very well, but I had some trouble with the crosses on the fuselage. The wrinkling didn't quite disappear so in the end I sanded them down, masked and sprayed some corrections on. After the protective varnishes had dried I started with brownish green to simulate grime, especially on the wing root. It seems a bit heavy now, but this also is the basis for the exhaust color which will be added in the final stages. I'm now in the middle of giving her a bit of a streaky appearance to break up the colors. The first pic is grime only, the second and third pic is the streaking. I hope you like the pics, all comments welcome as usual. Happy modelling, Jeroen 1
Paulster Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 Mottling is top tier Jeroen. Correct me if I'm wrong. Was the "Saw Tooth" camo both hard and soft edge? When I did Green 1 pictures seemed to show a hard edge.
rieser Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Hey Jeroen: great to see your progress. Watching with interest to see how she all comes together. Cheers, Ralph.
BevanBrooks Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Excellent stuff love the third pic. I assume your using oils here? Cheers Bevan
Jeroenveen1 Posted December 5, 2013 Author Posted December 5, 2013 That's correct Bevan! It looks a bit strange now but I hope that with the subsequent washes the contrasts will become a bit stronger and have some more depth. Of course the final coats of eggshell varnish will tie it all together, but that's the last phase. I'm very hopeful to meet TMMI's deadline but I need to keep up the pace! 1
Jeroenveen1 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Posted December 7, 2013 Ready for the last weathering stretch. Additional weathering has been done to break up the colors. Now it's time to tie it all together. Washes for the panel lines and raised detail, exhaust en gun grime, some scratches and a final coat of semi gloss varnish should do the job. Next week (the last week before the deadline) I should be able to finish the prop, landing gear, antenna's and other small details. Things are looking good if nothing unexpected happens. All comments are welcome as usual, happy modelling, Jeroen
Woodshedwings Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 That's looking nicely 'used'. Inspirational as always. 1
benjaminsummerfield Posted December 7, 2013 Posted December 7, 2013 Insane! Like one of those Kagero side profiles in 3D 1
Members Mikester Posted December 7, 2013 Members Posted December 7, 2013 Looks excellent, Jeroen! Almost did that scheme for the one I did for our build off. 1
Jeroenveen1 Posted December 10, 2013 Author Posted December 10, 2013 Landing gear and smaller details yet to finish, but she should be done this weekend…. 2
rkranias Posted December 10, 2013 Posted December 10, 2013 really nice work on this. weathering is well done. 1
BevanBrooks Posted December 11, 2013 Posted December 11, 2013 Even more awesomness Jeroen! Gotta love those oils, cheers Bevan 1
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