Members Mikester Posted July 13, 2014 Members Posted July 13, 2014 Just finished up the new(ish) Revell 109G-10 (Erla). Pretty impressed with the kit overall. The new fuselage design has done away with the fiddly cheek panels so fit is much, much better. Just used a spot of filler at the base of that tail and to blend in the upper cowl section, other than that everything went to together perfect. I decided to deviate from the instructions and build up the wings sections completely before mating them to the fuselage, wing root came out perfect and this makes riveting much easier. I'd recommend shelling out the extra bucks for the Eduard Brassin landing gear, they're a huge upgrade over the rickety three-part monstrosity from the kit. My only big gripe is Revell elected to only include the large style wing bulges which really cuts down the amount of schemes you can do OOB. I know Roy now makes an A/M replacement for the smaller bulges but it would have been nice to see these parts in the kit. Decals are BarracudaCals and paint is Mr. Color with the exception of my old standby for the NMF on the lower wings, Floquil Old Silver. Other goodies used: BarracudaCast Spinner and Props Eduard Brassin Exhausts Quickboost MG 131 Guns Quickboost Gunsight BarracudaCast Wheels Eduard PE Interior Eduard Laser-Cut Fabric seat belts Eduard Brassin Landing Gear Thanks for looking in! Mike 8
rieser Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Hello Mike: always good to see another one done. Great scheme - nice pics. Love Floquil's Old silver - great standby indeed. Cheers, Ralph. 1
Matt_ Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Beauty! First good photos I've seen of a built up example and it certainly captures the look of the Erla... hmmm... maybe I shouldn't have bothered cutting mine up.. Matt 1
BevanBrooks Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Great stuff Mike. Looks like you've got a good grasp on the airbrush, that camo looks great. Cheers Bevan 1
wackyracer Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Beautiful work Mike. Plane and photography is spot on. 1
Reelo Posted July 13, 2014 Posted July 13, 2014 Excellent build! I'm currently building that kit myself but as Hartmann's mount. It really is a wonderful kit at that price, minus the landing gear and the seatbelts (Eduard's replacements are almost mandatory) I bought the ssmall-bulge wings in order to be accurate but unfortunately my paint-job won't be as good as yours I fear. Also: excellent photography skills! 1
JohnB Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Wow Mike, that is a great looking model! Really nicely done. I like the scheme you chose, the blue number, etc adds a nice "look". 1
repeater Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Beautiful airbrush work Mike. Excellent work all round. 1
Members Mikester Posted August 3, 2014 Author Members Posted August 3, 2014 You know what I'm going to say...... Was there ever any doubt?
Members Mikester Posted August 4, 2014 Author Members Posted August 4, 2014 Thanks for all the comments guys! This is a nice kit and really was an enjoyable build, if you're a 109 fan I'd highly recommend it.
nmayhew Posted August 6, 2014 Posted August 6, 2014 exquisite as always Mike I would like to see the pics as black and white / 'oldiefied'(!) i reckon that would look very cool if you could photoshop some frayed edges etc 1
Members Mikester Posted August 18, 2014 Author Members Posted August 18, 2014 How about a shot with some rare color film, Nick? 3
Funkyzeit Posted August 18, 2014 Posted August 18, 2014 Fantastic ! This looks real sir, bravo! Justin 1
nmayhew Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 He he nice one Mike!! Fantastic look, great finish 1
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