Clear the Bench! Zoukei Moura Bf-109G14 Non-Hartmann Build

[GazzaS]

8 hours ago, Artful69 said:

Yay!!  A general discussion on 109's ...

Rog 😛

 

There you go Rog....   fixed it for you.

[Kaireckstadt]

Nice work on the cockpit and engine Gary.
I would have replaced the wires you marked with a brace by copper or lead wire. 
Regarding the wing it’s really a shame that all disappears under the skin. Typical of ZM-kits. 

[GazzaS]

Thank you, Kai!  The wire bundle is actually a structural part.  It holds the starboard panel to the rear cockpit wall.  Besides...  it's still pretty hard to see once closed up.   

I am enjoying the wing assembly despite my fears of wrecking it.  It's something new and I like to learn about the way the 109 was put together.

[Artful69]

14 minutes ago, GazzaS said:

There you go Rog....   fixed it for you.

Ha Ha ... Very funny Gaz!!

Rog

[Peterpools]

36 minutes ago, GazzaS said:

I'm with you Peter.  I've never had much luck with wing panels.  With my latest Revell 109 build, the resin replacement parts fit worse than the ill-fitting kit parts.  I really do not mind the Hasegawa approach, as I like everything closed up.  To me, shape is all important.  I'll never take a tape measure to the model.  As long as it looks right, I'm happy to be ignorant of an errant millimeter or two.

Gaz

Right with you 100%

[DocRob]

Great progress with the office and engine Gary. It seems like ZM has some 'soft' spots in every kit for some reason only known to themselves. I hope the six point attachment of the engine struts is better designed than with their TA-152, where it couldn't work like described in the manual.
Good choice to go for light gray as highlighting color, I do the same and never use silver shades for that purpose, just looks better scale wise.

Cheers Rob

[CANicoll]

Really looking good, and really convincing me NOT to try a build like this!  Well, maybe.  But definitely following along with you, step by step.  Cockpit looking terrific!

Chris

[GazzaS]

Chris,

    Once when I was talking about being afraid to build a kit, a very old and very wise man once said to me:  "What are you afraid of?  It's just a model."

[GazzaS]

I just realized something...   This 109 doesn't have an antenna mast!  Woohoo!

[BlrwestSiR]

12 hours ago, GazzaS said:

I just realized something...   This 109 doesn't have an antenna mast!  Woohoo!

So one less thing to snap off? That's what I'd be thinking anyways. 

Edited September 19, 2022 by BlrwestSiR
Fix typo

[Peterpools]

I'm right with Carl 

 

[Martinnfb]

It’s on the canopy frame. 

[BlrwestSiR]

9 minutes ago, Martinnfb said:

It’s on the canopy frame. 

Wahhhh! Even worse, a clear part to snap off and lose. 😄

[Peterpools]

Agreed - not a prayer of finding after it's been knocked off.

 

 

[Martinnfb]

You can see the insulator cap just in front of the loop antenna . Few reference pictures.

 

 

[CANicoll]

And an antenna wire to snake down inside the canopy.  FIRST time I've seen that level of detail...

[Martinnfb]

There’s actually a tensioner on the left side of the canopy frame to deal with the slack. A small lever 

[GazzaS]

11 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

It’s on the canopy frame. 

And to think, I called you wise in a previous post!  Wet blanket!

 

[GazzaS]

But where does the antenna wire go??  It can't just stop at the canopy framing.  Unless closing the canopy connects the wire lead to the radio?

[Martinnfb]

Middle part of the antenna wire is insulated on both ends. In the rear section iis a drop down lead  to the fuselage not so far from the place where the radio lives. 
 

[Martinnfb]

As such

 

[GazzaS]

51 minutes ago, Martinnfb said:

As such

 

So, how can you be certain this machine has an antenna mast?  Hell...  it might even have the large bulges for all I know.

[Peterpools]

Incredible details. Glade I'm going OOB on my build. 

 

[Martinnfb]

6 hours ago, GazzaS said:

So, how can you be certain this machine has an antenna mast?  Hell...  it might even have the large bulges for all I know.

Small ceramic insulator is visible on the picture, just above the fuselage, in front of the loop. If there was no mast, tge wire would go according the pictures posted above and the insulator would be in different position.

but….. it can be also anything else shining in the darkness:)

[BlrwestSiR]

4 hours ago, Peterpools said:

Incredible details. Glade I'm going OOB on my build. 

 

Me too. 

Oh wait, I need to get the box first.