[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Will get there!

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Thank you, Fine Gentlemen!

 

Have decided to revisit the tail wheel bay, in the initial iteration having used PE from the D variant (page 4 of this thread). The parts that have replaced the PE are plastic from Trumpeter.

 

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Many thanks, I think I finally figured it out!

 

Have managed to get some surgical rod and cut two sections, that will give strength to the cannibalized trumpeter main gear legs with the bonus of its natural color. The plastic forks require some work, as you can see.

 

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Actually, there is some progress, but I keep getting the "You are not allowed to use that image extension on this community." error while trying to post the pictures. The pictures are hosted by Google. Not particularly Internet savvy, so... I'm stuck.

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Thank you for the alternative provided. But most of the work is already done, will not scrap it. As soon as the 1/48th Superfortress is done will resume work on the Mustang. After all not much has remained to do in the cockpit - just the bubble canopy mechanism and the gun sight. Will then proceed to close the fuselage halves, do the panel lines and rivets on fuselage, dress it in aluminum foil, do the wings and the spinner. Should be done in a reasonable amount of time, at least in theory that is...

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Not here, I won't defile the sanctity of this place with lesser scales!

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Eager to resume work on the Mustang, but it has to wait a little, I was commissioned to do a 1/48th Monogram B-29, aluminum foiled.

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Thank you very much, exactly what I needed!

[A Flogger-G done right]

Thank you! Electronics wiring for the thick piping while  the thinner ones are made from stretched sprue.

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

Thank you! Question: is port same as starboard?

[P-51 B Big Mac Junior]

It is on hold, due to lack of information regarding the canopy actuation mechanism for the blown canopy. Can anybody PLEASE HELP so that work can resume?

[A Flogger-G done right]

Maybe what you say is true, but this does not change the fact that Trumpeter has given the wrong nose for what they have written on the box and the Zacto nose is the way to go.

[Günther Rall's Black 13, Bf 109G-2, 1:24]

Out of my 27 aircraft kits not a single Tamiya in my stash. In 1/32nd there are 10 Revell kits, 5 Hasegawa, 5 Trumpeter, 1 Dragon, 1 Pacific Coast, 1 Roden and 1 Special Hobby. And then there are the 1/24th Airfix kits. Most of them are oldies requiring extensive work, just take a look: https://www.scalemates.com/profiles/mate.php?id=11681&p=stash&fkSECTION[]=Kits

Enough for a lifetime and beyond, so I culled the worse.

[JU 88 G6 1/32 BERLIN radar 1/32]

NICE!

[Bf 109 F-2 backdated by Lucian Millo from Revell's Bf109 G-6]

Thank you!

[Günther Rall's Black 13, Bf 109G-2, 1:24]

Overwhelmed is not the word. More like really, really annoyed. Payed quite a sum of money on something that has to be rebuild in a proportion of 90%. A waste of resources.  And there is the matter of time - there are 50 kits in my stash and at the current rate it takes me 3 to 4, maybe 5 years to complete one. Ain't got 200 years or more to do them all. I beg forgiveness to those that I have disappointed.

[Günther Rall's Black 13, Bf 109G-2, 1:24]

Why do kit manufactures waste resources on duds such as this? Will probably build the kit as is and try to sell/gift it to someone who does not care.

 

About the G-2 from the Revell kit, well...it will certainly be done, but a build blog of a G-6 to G-2 conversion is unlikely, because it is too trivial and I try to post things that others might find useful or interesting.

[Günther Rall's Black 13, Bf 109G-2, 1:24]

This topic is closed due the many flaws of the Trumpeter kit.The prospect of having to scratch build a spinner, redo the rear fuselage, tail and so on weighs heavily against it. The corrections would simply take too much time and effort. Will use the 1:32nd Revell kit instead.

[Black 1 Cross, Lucian Millo's Bf 109 F-2 from Revell 109 G-6]

Thank you so very much for the kind words.

 

@Ironwing I dare say that I know quite a lot about the 109 and like you I find this a lovely build.

 

@JeffH looks great because the base kit is also great. Also the builder is very skilled.

 

@Harvey So glad you like it!

 

@LSP_Kevin the answer is Yes

 

@Kendzior The kit breakdown makes a conversion easy.  And Lucian chose it because of the general shape, the best in 1:32nd so far.

 

@Florin13 Thank you very much! Mulțumesc mult, Domnule!

[Bf 109 F-2 backdated by Lucian Millo from Revell's Bf109 G-6]

Thank you on behalf of Lucian. It took some work, but the kit has no major flaws. And the shape of the fuselage - it is close to perfection.

Oh, and did you notice the lack of "pre-shading"?

[Black 1 Cross, Lucian Millo's Bf 109 F-2 from Revell 109 G-6]

 

 

[Black 1 Cross, Lucian Millo's Bf 109 F-2 from Revell 109 G-6]

 

 

 

 

[Bf 109 F-2 backdated by Lucian Millo from Revell's Bf109 G-6]

Thank you, Gentlemen!

Lucian's Bf. 109F-2 is now completed. For more pictures please go here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=60612

 

 

[Black 1 Cross, Lucian Millo's Bf 109 F-2 from Revell 109 G-6]

Bf 109F- 2 backdated from Revell's G-6. you can find the build blog here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?s=41f23b4ce9df9ab40f8ae7d46e5f8c84&showtopic=60211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Bf 109 F-2 backdated by Lucian Millo from Revell's Bf109 G-6]

Weathering starts with the exhaust traces on the fuselage

 

 

Some subtle work on the belly

 

 

 

Continuing with various streaks and highlights

 

 

Main gear finally in place

 

 

and the tail wheel too