rieser Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 According to JaPo's "Messerschmitt Bf 106 G-10/U4 Production & Operational Service", W.Nr. 613195(?) "... ended its career at Neubiberg airfield, where it arrived together with other II./JG 52 fighters on 8th May 1945" (p 50). "Operational in 1945?" Check. Hasegawa G-10. Fine Molds seat belts added to cockpit; rivets added to airframe. Rest of kit plus some aftermarket bits in the box. Patiently resting since October 2013. "No more than 25% complete"? Not sure if that means "parts assembled" or "model finished". So...Moderator..."GB-eligible", or "non-competitive entry" - happy to take your call. (Suddenly AC/DC's "Jailbreak" lyrics come to mind... "There was a friend of mine on murder, and the judge's gavel fell..." Cheers, Ralph. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polsen Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 "Da-dah da-dah da da, ANGUS ! Da-dah da-dah da da ANGUS !" Hi Ralph, looking forward to seeing some paint, Cheers Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted October 6, 2015 Members Share Posted October 6, 2015 Ralph, Let me run this by the LSM "brain trust" and get their input on how far along you are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 I think I might have fondled that one on of my visits up north, certainly a good excuse to get some paint on her. Oh, and great scheme choice mate. Bevo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Fiddly bits in between other tings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Why, why, why do I even bother.......... you make it look too easy. This one will be done before you know it. Great progress. Bevan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 Cheers Bevan. Time for the fun bit start... Yellow next... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted November 12, 2015 Members Share Posted November 12, 2015 As always the attention to detail is amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Some colour... 1:1 XF-2 Flat White and XF-3 Flat Yellow as the base. Maskol applied with sponge. 3:1 XF-3 and XF-4 Yellow Green for the RLM yellow. More Maskol over the RLM yellow, followed by squiggled XF-4 for some depth. 4:1:1 XF-2, XF19 Sky Grey and XF-23 Light Blue for the RLM76 fuselage and undersides. Random mottling with 3:1 XF-2 and XF-19 over the RLM76. 2:3 XF-19 and XF-80 Royal Light Grey for a really washed-out RLM75. XF-81 RAF Dark Green for RLM83, with some random streaks of 1:2 XF-5 Flat Green and XF-81. The fuselage mottling is a fair way off the Kagero artwork, so more work to do there once the markings go on. Rudder needs yellow too. Some XF-12 JN Grey mottled here and there just for fun. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Love the attention to detail and the paint formulars. The washed out 75 looks the part as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG26 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Bonding well with that Tammi S/F. Colours flowing nicely.....great mottle! Regards, Dan M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Great paint work, Ralph! So, will go ahead and press on with this one, or will it be back to the Dora? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Cheers Gents. George: a book??!! "the Horror.... The Horror..."! John: will continue with the Dora as I received this very useful response from Aires/Quickboost: "Hello Ralph, large parts of the casting shrinks. It should help by gluing a piece of plastic on a piece or model.". Yep - spot on there! Have been using Mal Mayfield's masks without issue for some time, but found the Montex mask set for this subject locally. First the good news... Now the not-so-good news... Upper wing cross masks are incorrect - crosses are too wide. I think Mal is sending Dinsdale Piranha over to nail my head to the coffee table. "... a cruel man, but fair..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted November 14, 2015 Members Share Posted November 14, 2015 I think "Yellow 6" from that book had a combination of the standard upper wing cross on one wing and the style that you've applied on the other, Really is looking superb, Ralph. Squadron had the Trumpeter G-10 on sale for $22 so I picked up a couple, time permitting I'd like to do a II./JG 52 G-10 for the GB too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Those top wing crosses are indeed correct........ just checked my ref, got the same book! Bevan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Mike, Bevan: thanks for the save. It was a big one. I'd sanded/repainted the wing areas and was about to apply the standard upper wing cross masks. As it was, I'd positioned the correctly-sized Montex masks in the wrong place, so had to sand/repaint either way. Got to be lucky some times. So... my apologies to Montex, but head firmly nailed to coffee table for my inability to see what's on the page of the book in front of me. By extraordinary good fortune, the inner spacing of the cross mask is 10 mm - Tamiya tape straight off the roll. Positioned according to JaPo's drawings this time. They still look weird. The underwing crosses are in an unusual location too. I found the Montex masks stretched a bit so needed a bit more fiddling than Mal's to get neat. Mal's masks hold their shape better during transfer/placement. Perhaps product knowledge plays a part. Started the exhaust staining with XF-69 NATO Black. Starting to like the unusual marking sizes/locations... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 The size and location of the markings is unusual and makes for more interest and I'm loving it. And here come the exhaust stains, this is one of my favourite parts of the weathering process. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahunaminor Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Cracking stuff buddy. Regards, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG26 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 On the home stretch. Starting to like this scheme more & more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave J Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Bloody awesome stuff as per normal! Looking forward to the end result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rieser Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Exhaust stuff and rivets... A very thin 1:3 mix of XF-1 Flat Black and XF-10 Flat Bown was sprayed over the wing roots and inboard wing areas; runny Maskol applied to the areas with torn Scotchbrite; overcoated lightly with thin XF-69 NATO Black; very lightly wet-sanded with worn-out 1200 grade Wet & Dry. Airframe rivets were popped out by very gentle wet-sanding with 6000 grade Micromesh. Added a few more green bits and darkened some of the grey bits with XF-53 Neutral Grey. Gloss coat next... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Marvelous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG26 Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Sharp as a tack. As always. Exhausts are the "bomb". Very realistic.... Regards, Dan M 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BevanBrooks Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 No fair....just when I think I've got my exhausts nailed you come out with this and blow me into the water. I just love the execution and like Dan said very realistic. Bevan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahunaminor Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Just marvellous. An absolute joy to watch you work Ralph. Regards, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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