This
is my second Bf109 on ARC. In this case it is the G-10 type of this famous fighter.
The
kit is the reference 09771 from Hasegawa, detailed with the Aires resin cockpit
and the photoetched wheel wells from Eduard. A few elements were built
from plasticard, like the MW-50 cowling, hydraulic lines and antennas. No
problems were encountered during building, typical from this Hasegawa family.
Painting
was done using various elements: Gunze acrylics for base paint, lights from
base color and various spots were made adding white or grey to the base color. I
reproduced the riveting using a watercolor pencil, I used watercolor
pencils in the final stages of the painting process too, doing various scratches
and weathering as you can see in the following photos.
Main
weathering was done using oil colors in various mixtures, being it more strong
in the front cowling, cockpit access and all the panels near the exhausts.
All
markings were done with masks, draw with AutoCad and printed in a printer with
the help of my friend Gustavo Arribas.
Click on
images below to see larger images
The
auxiliary tank came from a Verlinden Kit, adding supports and feed lines
from plastic strips. The canopy opening cable was done with copper wire
and plastic strip, like the antenna wires.
I'm
very happy with the final results of this kit, the main challenge, bring the
life to a "boring" monocolor scheme was reached, I think.
Finally
I'd like to dedicate this kit to all my friends in http://maquetasdeplastico.com
and to all Luftwaffe fans.
Juan
Manuel Villegas Castro
Click on
images below to see larger images
|