JohnAA Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Hello all, Have resumed kit building after some years out, working on Trumpeter Bf 109 G2 for a warm up and now on the ZM Bf109 G-14 OOTB, few pics below. What a kit! Working on different subsections according to time and what keeps me interested. Some observations about the ZM - engine is great to build, pipework is fun though and some work needed on mould lines on a few of them, also, as a reviewer has pointed out they are quite fragile (one breakage, part no 21, so far) - this was a result of the sprues coming apart at the engine display mount sections, these are quite weak areas. Wings are really nice, but some fit issues around wheel bays needed some sanding and filling and still not entirely happy with finish. Office is great, really detailed and will add some Eduard PE belts which are under construction. I like the fuselage detailing, radio needs some careful painting to pull out the detail & looks better than a resin version I have for the G2. Loads of painting and finishing to do yet. Have some other builds on the go including the old Tamiya SAS jeep, and working to resurrect some Hornby trains. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Welcome to the forum and a great way to join. Nice start on the ZM 109 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Welcome to our relaxed modelling corner of the web. Great to see you retuning we have all had that hiatus. Great start with the 109, please also WIP the jeep here at LSM, we welcome all and sundry…… 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Great start on an awesome kit! Welcome aboard! Chris 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAA Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 Thank you all, Appreciated, just realised how poor my pics are, please excuse initial paintwork and will have to do something about ejector pin marks, I'm brushing this one and have a lot to do on inner fuselage. Planning to have halfy-halfy with interior exposed, not sure what to do about tail just yet and thinking about the ammo box and guns, but have some ideas. Also, might not follow historical accuracy completely & would like to put the ?O2 tanks in R wing which I think are for a K, but anyway, this is my ship and it appeals to my inner kid, I used to love those exploded drawings and books. I know 109s are done to death in the modelling forums/fora, but I like them and Gazza's build has helped a lot - built a lot of kits as a kid, Airfix (most of the catalogue bar ships, wish I'd kept the Stuka and fire engine...)/Frog/Aurora (knights and tanks...). Jeep build is just started with loads of tidying up parts, also fancying the ICM Model T Ford LCP with WW1 Anzac figures and accessories. Kind Regards, John 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Welcome to the forum, and nice start on you build! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Welcome aboard! It'll be great to see how you do the exploded view. Everyone so far has been buttoning them up. Carl 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Nice work on the 109 wings. Looking good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/8/2023 at 9:15 AM, JohnAA said: Appreciated, just realized how poor my pics are, please excuse initial paintwork All looking good from this corner of the room.I have this/win from the last GB on the forum stole it from Ernie .I have never done one of their kits will do the 109 as a pre-cursesser to the Ki-45 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAA Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Dear All, TY, more pics of work to date. Working on detailed painting and finishing of office and engine, some fuselage shading done but needs some reworking. Engine plumbing has been fiddly and had another pipe break, although not sure when it happened and found a piece missing - some brass wire will sort out. The long pipe that goes around the top of the engine and to the rear was a real pain, you can see the join in the left hand view of the engine by the serial number. Still have engine pipe work mountings to paint, compass to fit and have a PE radio hatch I'll fit. Have painted yellow fuel line, needs a bit of paint detailing before I fit it. Enjoying the kit, found silver acrylic paint hard to work with compared to old enamels, pigment doesn't seem to mix well. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Welcome to the forum John, Really nice progress on your 109. Cheers Martin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Very nice details, John. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 John Welcome aboard - some mighty nice work on the ZM 109. Will be following 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/19/2023 at 4:11 PM, JohnAA said: Dear All, TY, more pics of work to date. Working on detailed painting and finishing of office and engine, some fuselage shading done but needs some reworking. Engine plumbing has been fiddly and had another pipe break, although not sure when it happened and found a piece missing - some brass wire will sort out. The long pipe that goes around the top of the engine and to the rear was a real pain, you can see the join in the left hand view of the engine by the serial number. Still have engine pipe work mountings to paint, compass to fit and have a PE radio hatch I'll fit. Have painted yellow fuel line, needs a bit of paint detailing The engine looks great, very clean a precise work. Looking forward to more… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAA Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 Dear All, back to work, some airbrushing done although L wing needs a respray. A bit of coating with Future, although this new stuff seems a bit patchy. Enjoying this build, but surprised how many mould lines and ejector pin marks are present. Also, found cockpit ?coaming a bit of a tw*t to fit and not finished yet. Regards all, John 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Nice work! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAA Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Thank you Gazza, will take some daylight pics without all the shinyness, and they always show something I've missed! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAA Posted February 21, 2023 Author Share Posted February 21, 2023 Hi All, Thank you for comments and support, started finishing work with decals, fine tuning some of the paintwork and fit of the wings to fuselage. Found some of the decals hard to work with, and looking back, wish I'd painted the wing crosses and yellow fuselage band - might do this yet, really not happy with them. I've been surprised by some of the fit and mold issues with the ZM, didn't expect this at the price point for this kit, but the level of detail compensates. To do list - wing root for port wing, in paint shop at the mo, rear of the cockpit canopy to think about, and the dreaded canopy to mask and paint. More stencilling decals, weathering and varnishing (couldn't airbrush Vallejo satin, don't know why, and decal set made it peel which was a pain). Might take out the additional wing components by the leading edge slats and I would have liked to have drilled some more internal wing detail but think this would compromise integrity (although ZM Uhu had a good PE set for the wings). Have also attached couple of pics of Trumpeter Bf109, quite different to work with, but nice in different ways to the ZM. Stay well & Regards, John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 I have built a couple of the Trump 109's for me they build up into a Nice representation.Your work on the ZM looks good also took me a moment to figure out what you are going for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 John Terrific progress on the '109' and she looks good. From you photographs, a sealer coat of clear gloss and all the decals will blend in perfectly. Some mighty nice work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnAA Posted April 28, 2023 Author Share Posted April 28, 2023 Hi All, couple of WIP pictures, finishing off work on office and prop, tidying up paint issues. Working on canopy, but not sure about the masks? The fit wasn't great so will be some freehand work. Also, I'm really not happy with the larger decals and considering scrubbing the decals and paint work on upper wing surfaces. I can't get rid of the ridge around the cockpit coaming and have given up with filler and filing, will accept it as it is. Prop looks a bit odd as is hanging down slightly, will resolve this with a spot of CA. Hope all are well, have a good BH weekend UK LSMers, Regards, John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, JohnAA said: Hi All, couple of WIP pictures, finishing off work on office and prop, tidying up paint issues. Working on canopy, but not sure about the masks? The fit wasn't great so will be some freehand work. Also, I'm really not happy with the larger decals and considering scrubbing the decals and paint work on upper wing surfaces. I can't get rid of the ridge around the cockpit coaming and have given up with filler and filing, will accept it as it is. Prop looks a bit odd as is hanging down slightly, will resolve this with a spot of CA. Hope all are well, John, that’s looking amazing. Camo and finish are top draw. I think we all make a few sacrifices when you are close to the to end, I always tend to mess up completely if I carry on tinkering……….looks the the weather here for the long weekend is going to be pants, so happy benchtime….. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 John, Very nice looking builds. You do a nice mottle. That's something I don't get to say very often. I always do the open crosses with my Silhouette Portrait. It's probably one of the best investments I've made. I wish ZM would have handled the upper sides of the cockpit tub in a better way. It's really a horrible place to try to fill and sand. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 2 hours ago, GazzaS said: John, Very nice looking builds. You do a nice mottle. That's something I don't get to say very often. I always do the open crosses with my Silhouette Portrait. It's probably one of the best investments I've made. I wish ZM would have handled the upper sides of the cockpit tub in a better way. It's really a horrible place to try to fill and sand. Gaz Agreed and I'm getting anxious to get back to my Zm 109 after the Skyraider. Painting masks will hopefully replace and solve my decal issues. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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