Thunderbolt

Further cockpit details: 

 

 

 

 

 
 

the cockpit with the instrument panels swapped. 

 

 

 

 

The cockpit assembled and painted. I eventually decided not to use the MDC instrument panel, as I will show later. 

 

 

 

 
I thought the Eduard IP was more realistic in appearance. These were the colored PE panels where each gauge ring was etched and colored separately - the panel alone took hours to assemble. 

Moving on to the rest of the cockpit. The cockpit floor was impressively detailed. It is a shame that MDC does not make these cockpits anymore. 
 

 

 
The port sidewall

 
The MDC instrument panel. 

 
The KG13 control stick. One of the best examples of this I've seen. 

 
 

I painted the starboard sidewall based on what I thought was accurate, though I question some of my decisions now. 
 
Tamiya German gray base coat and model master enamels for colors

 

 

Hi all, 
 
I wanted to share with you a kit I built in 2007 when I was 18 y/o. I had read the Blonde Knight of Germany a couple years before that and was inspired by Hartmann's story. 
 
I'll post this as a WIP, since I took a handful of WIP pictures at the time. 
 
The process of getting into medical school, then completing it, and now residency has kept me away from producing meaningful work in the last decade or so, but as residency reaches a more stable and predictable point, I am hoping to get back into the hobby meaningfully. I have been following fondly all of the amazing work on here over the last few years. Any and all comments and critiques are appreciated. 
 
The build: 
HAS Bf 109G-14 
MDC Bf 109G Cockpit 
MDC Bf 109 G Spinner 
MDC Bf 109G wheels 
Eduard Luftwaffe PE Seatbelts
EagleParts Bf109G spinner 
EagleParts Bf109G supercharger intake 
EagleParts Bf109G radiator housing 
Eduard Bf 109G instrument panel 
Eduard Bf 109G exterior 
Eaglecals Bf 109G decals 
Gunze Acrylic paint
 
Construction began with the cockpit. IIRC, the MDC cockpit was very high quality, and was not difficult to install. 
 

 
 
 
 
 

What is the story behind the canopy bulge? Why was it used?

You did a great job on yours. I know what I and many want is a Tamiya Corsair level P-38 kit.
i don’t mind fixing things,  but I get tired of having to do that with virtually every 1/32 kit to some degree.  Tamiya,  ZM, Wnw, and some others are just fun to build as nothing else is needed and nothing to fix.  I say this as an aftermarket resin guy!
 
happy Memorial Day everyone, 

I agree looks like a decent result can be achieved 

Yeah, I was almost going to refer to those things as spiders!  Look what else turned up...
 

 
Missing part DOES show up after I've finished the replacement.  I'd swap it out but I did a pretty good job of gluing so I'm not sure I can get the replacement part off.  I can hear the carpet monster snickering away.

It's not the part, it's the use of their trademarked logo. They could just give permission without compensation based on free advertising, but lawyers.
 
And god knows Goodyear needs every penny they can squeeze out of model builders. 

I'm still stuck on the center wing assembly including the wheel wells.  I DID find out that the closed landing gear doors will make perfect masks for the wheel wells when it comes time to paint.  Amazing fit on those!

 
A couple of views of the area that I'm stalled on.  I've fit the landing gear doors into place.  


 
There is wiring to be added, of which some I want to connect to those door actuating rods that you see.  I normally like to attaching any wiring before painting.  But the wheel wells would be much easier to paint and weather before assembly.  I can't install the wiring before the wheel wells are assembled.  So these thoughts keep rotating in my head, over and over again.

Spectacular!
 
Nice save on the Gabreski cooling shutter, btw. 
 
Cheers,
 
D.B.

I think that my star is OK.
 

I agree looks like a decent result can be achieved 

Done. See above.
 
Cheers,
D.B.

Not all G-14AS a/c were recycled form earlier variant. Later a/c were a result of trying to standardize parts though the variants, for example I have photos of a standard G-14 with a larger oil tank and with large wing bulges. I hesitate to say "all" in reference to any 109's or 190's made/recycled during the years 44-45.
 
The above was to help clarify, or simplify, the G-10/G-14AS subject so one of our members wouldn't be thrown into the cauldron of late war modifications without a line to grab.
 
Cheers,
D.B.

In my view, at the moment the best MTT or WNF G-10 is made by taking the nose, from the rear end of the elliptical fuselage bulges forward, of the Hasegawa G-10 or K-4 and grafting it to either the Has G-14 or Revell G-6 rear fuselage.
 
 

I may attempt to recreate the heroic effort of thunnus 

You seem frustrated. Would you like to talk about it?

Sounds like I'd have better luck asking Tim the Enchanter. 

Sounds like I'd have better luck asking Tim the Enchanter. 

Imagine all that perfect tooling and stressed skin on a 1/32 B-17G....

Awesome work sir! Thanks for sharing with us. This is also the first example of the HB B-24J I've seen. 

How bout this..............
 
Im nearly all positive its not an LSP.      
 
 
This is one instance where I will be one of the happiest dudes on the planet to be wrong!