Anthony in NZ Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Cor, thats beautiful, I just love your precise painting and obvious airbrush control for the mottle....stunning!
Troy Molitor Posted February 2 Posted February 2 This is turning out to be another fantastic build Iain. Well done Sir.
Mal_Belford Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Very interesting paint scheme, and looks real good imo. like it.
IainM Posted February 2 Author Posted February 2 4 hours ago, Anthony in NZ said: Cor, thats beautiful, I just love your precise painting and obvious airbrush control for the mottle....stunning! Thanks Anthony! Having a Micron definitely helps!! 2 hours ago, Troy Molitor said: This is turning out to be another fantastic build Iain. Well done Sir. Thank you Troy 1 hour ago, Mal_Belford said: Very interesting paint scheme, and looks real good imo. like it. Thank you! Anthony in NZ 1
IainM Posted February 4 Author Posted February 4 All the markings and decals are on. I used a combination of the Kotare decals for some of the smaller maintenance stuff and then HGW decals from my Bf109G-K sheet for the bigger ones. I didn't use any decals from the AML sheet as when I looked, the carrier film seemed to be a bit thicker than the Kotare ones. The HGW was hit-and-miss again, but I did find that the hotter the water was, when dipped, the better the print adhered to the backing sheet. If the water was lukewarm, there was a tendency for some of the print to not adhere to the transfer film. Seems it likes the water way hotter than normal decals do... I gave the decals a quick coat of gloss varnish, sanded down the airframe then gave it a coat of Mr Hobby Semi-Clear to which I added a few drops of flat base. Then a mist coat of Leveling Thinner just to knock off any balls of varnish and to give it a satin finish. Next step is weathering!! Going to try out my recent purchase of Flory Washes to kick it off, then the oils, enamels, etc I must say (probably again) that this is a phenomenal kit. The way it was engineered/designed, the quality of the plastic, the fit - it just works! The decals as well are really good, yes there is a bit of carrier film that you have to take care of, but the thinness of the decals themselves and the way they react to a bit of decal solution is really great. Tamiya could take a good few lessons from Kotare regarding decals.... Most of the other smaller parts are ready to go as well. amurray, patricksparks, AngryJazz_Models and 22 others 25
Uncarina Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Wonderful work Iain! Cheers, Tom IainM and Martinnfb 1 1
Greif8 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I like the light base color and blotchy camo Iain; it is a seldom seen color combo and grabs the eye immediately. I am getting ready to use a few of the HGW wet transfer decals myself on my current group build 109 and hope they are more hit then miss. Ernest IainM and Martinnfb 1 1
IainM Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 9 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Simply beautiful. Cheers Martin 8 hours ago, Uncarina said: Wonderful work Iain! Cheers, Tom 7 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: Looks fantastic, Iain! Kev 3 hours ago, Greif8 said: I like the light base color and blotchy camo Iain; it is a seldom seen color combo and grabs the eye immediately. I am getting ready to use a few of the HGW wet transfer decals myself on my current group build 109 and hope they are more hit then miss. Ernest Thank you gentlemen! @Greif8 Ernest, yes, it is an interesting scheme! Quite a few of the NJG11 birds were a plain RLM76 (according to profiles I've seen), this one looked way more interesting!! All the best with your HGW set, I certainly hope you have a better experience than me...although I'm sure a lot of my mishaps have been operator error. Try quite hot water, about 5-10 sec in it, then out. As said above, if I used water at the temperature I use for normal decals, the print would not adhere to the carrier film properly. Watch out for the transfer film lifting when you cut the decals out - I had the Bf109G/K Part 1 set, and all the individual decals were printed quite close to each other, so when cutting the film and paper, it tended to lift the film off the specific decal and the surrounding ones....just burnish the film down again using your fingertip... That being said, the end result HGW transfer decal is way superior to a normal decal - no carrier film to deal with! Looking forward to seeing your build! Martinnfb 1
IainM Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 (edited) The Flory wash is on! It's definitely added a bit of life to the model, but it's of course just a starting point for the rest of the weathering to follow. Almost an outline for a "fill in the colours" It was applied over a satin finish, so a fair bit of rubbing was needed to get the residue off, which didn't leave much in the line of streaking effects - which is fine as that'll be done with oils etc. Next time I'll try it over a more glossy finish to see what it does then. However, I'm very happy with the result. Way easier than using a dedicated panel liner.... I used three different tones over the model - Dirt, Grime and Black. These were used in different areas with consideration to how dirty those areas might have become. Radiator flaps and landing flaps were glued on as well. I wasn't happy after my first attempt with the landing flaps, I thought that the actual flap sat too proud of the trailing edge (the RLM02 leading edge painted section was too far back), and studying some images confirmed they were way off, it was pushed too far back from the trailing edge portion. So I broke them out and did some fettling and trimming - and in the process discovered that my initial prep of the mating surfaces had been really sub-par. Total operator failure I think I had fallen into the trap of the kit being soooo great that I didn't have to do any dry-fitting!! At least the next time I build one, I know! The three shades of Flory were used here - Dirt towards the outside, Grime around the wells and centre of the fuselage and black just aft of the oil cooler Edited February 5 by IainM patricksparks, Furie, Sasha As and 14 others 17
Thunnus Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Wow Iain... I like this alot! This atypical scheme really highlights the nice lines of the 109K. Wonderful work! Kagemusha and IainM 1 1
Kenneth Joy Posted February 6 Posted February 6 This site...hands down has the greatest collection of 109 builds. Every 109 that you folks build here are absolute stunners. Uncarina and IainM 1 1
IainM Posted February 7 Author Posted February 7 6 hours ago, Thunnus said: Wow Iain... I like this alot! This atypical scheme really highlights the nice lines of the 109K. Wonderful work! Thanks John! And you've nailed it, it is quite atypical, isn't it! You put into words what drew my eye to the scheme, I think Uncarina 1
Greif8 Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Looking excellent Iain! I really like your chipping effects. Ernest IainM 1
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