Hi, here are some
photos of my recently completed Bf-109 G-6 "Early" flown by Maj. Horst
Carganico of II/JG5 in Alakurtti, Finland, during the spring of 1944.
Here you can see
a close-up view of the cockpit already painted and ready to be installed in
the fuselage. The weathering is done with some thinned oil paint and
applied with a fine brush. There is also some drybrushing done here and there with light grey.
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The overall kit is superb and it
comes with very finely engraved panel lines. It was a real pleasure to
build. For this project, I used some aftermarket details like an Aires engine
and cockpit set, Eduard Photo-Etched set, Eagle Cals decals, CMK resin
pilot and True Details resin wheels Set.
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The quality of the Aires Detail
Set is very good and all elements fit pretty well. The whole model was
painted and weathered with Model Master Enamels. The paintwork was a bit
long because I wanted to replicate a very dirty aircraft with a lot of shading to
give a feeling of a tired and overused aircraft in difficult weather
conditions.
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The engine was also a big
challenge because I wanted to replicate all of the fuel, hydraulics and
electrical wires.
Finally, I represented the
aircraft on a small diorama base to give more realism...
François
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