Old Revell Me 109G

[LSP_Kevin]

If you happen to find Brian's article I'd love to read it

 

Cheers, Ian

 

I'm pretty sure this is the one I was thinking of:

 

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=11432

 

Kev

[MikeMaben]

You say the 109G was inaccurate, how about the 109F.  Now that's an inaccurate kit.  Basically, it was their G. kit without the bumps on the cowl for the machine guns.

 

That's exactly what it was. The F was first tho.

In 1967 it was the first (here in the U.S. anyway)

available 'round nose' 109 in ANY scale other

than the 1/72 Airfix kit. I was thrilled to get one.

Nowadays if you get one cheap, it's a fine wam-bam

kit to have fun with. Not worth spending much time

or any aftermarket on.

[Lee White]

If you want to build an accurate 109, build the Hasegawa kit. If you want an accurate 109 and want to stretch your limits learning new modeling techniques, get the Revell kit.

[LSP_Mike]

Sure was a fun build when I was a young lad though.

[fightersweep]

Well, I thought the Revell 109G was the Bee's Knees when I picked one up aged 12. Got one in the stash to build, but purely as an exercise in nostalgia.

 

There is also an article in a modelling book which throw's everthing and the kitchen sink at the kit, and the end product is impressive, but probably not worth the effort considering there are better 109Gs out there. Can't remember the title. I'll post it up, but it could be Brian's build.

 

Personally, I would build it out of the box for a bit of nostalgic fun!

 

Best regards;

Steve

[Troy Molitor]

I must have built this kit at least ten times back in the day. I also recall tethering the 109 to the back of my Schwinn stingray and trying to keep it in the air behind my bike. Perhaps this is why I built several, eh? Ha. I think in the end the 1/32 Spit flew better and had a tighter turn radius! Ha. Kidding. Built it and have fun.

 

Troy

[Tony T]

I was having a look at the original Revell F4J recently.....

That's all that's needed. The horror, the sheer horror!

 

Tony

[ssculptor]

By the way, how accurate was the old Matchbox 1/32 Bf-109E-3 kit?

Years ago I built at least one of them and enjoyed the build.

There is one listed on eBay currently starting at $9.95.  eBay number  item number: 352121283450

​In fact, on eBay there is now a whole messer of those schmitts for sale, including a Hasegawa kit.

No, none of those are mine. I announce when my stuff is selling on eBay.

Stephen

Edited July 26, 2017 by ssculptor

[fightersweep]

Stephen;

 

I've always been led to believe that the Matchbox Emil, shapewise at least, was very accurate. Of course, there's always the usual Matchbox hallmarks to contend with like chunky detail and heavy panel lines, but the shape is good. A lot better than the Hasegawa Emil.

 

Best regards;
Steve

[ssculptor]

Stephen;

 

I've always been led to believe that the Matchbox Emil, shapewise at least, was very accurate. Of course, there's always the usual Matchbox hallmarks to contend with like chunky detail and heavy panel lines, but the shape is good. A lot better than the Hasegawa Emil.

 

Best regards;

Steve

Thank you.

[imatt88]

Folks,

 

I've been reading Brian's article and it is very informative, to say the least.

 

Brian does excellent work.

 

Is there any way to make this thread more accessible?

 

I would like to use it for future reference.

 

Cheers, Ian

[Hardcore]

Would be fun to read. Link to it if you can.

[LSP_Kevin]

Is there any way to make this thread more accessible?

 

Not really, but I've just linked it to the Kit Database entry for this kit:

 

 

http://www.largescaleplanes.com/kitdb/details.php?kit=944

 

If you scroll down to the "Build Threads" sub-category, you'll see Brian's build listed there. There really aren't too many others, unfortunately, but if I find any, I'll add them.

 

Kev

[LSP_Kevin]

Would be fun to read. Link to it if you can.

 

Linked in my post (#17) above.

 

Kev

[Bill_S]

I'd say build it, with a caveat. Use it to try something you've never done before. These old kits are good for developing one's skills!