Zoukie Moura's Bf 109G6

[Gazzas]

Well...   the kit sells as a G-14.  But it has all of the parts necessary to build an early G6.  A late G6...  Or a few different renditions of the G14...  short tail, no Galland hood.  Tall tail with Galland hood...  Or a G6 upgraded with the Galland hood.  I know...   not called Galland Hood...   but it's a phrase I learned years ago, and it's easier than trying to recall its proper name.

 

Here is the kit box.  As soon as ZM released the non-special-issue kit, I bought two.  It has some nice decal options...  but I am making my own.

 

 

So, let's start with the engine...

 

 

No, it's not the Revell kit's DB 605.  It's just my minimalist approach to building things that won't be seen.  There's a lot of spare parts still attached to the sprues...  but that's OK.

 

A few cockpit shots...

 

 

 

I used hair spray chipping to add a little wear to the cockpit.  I didn't bother with washes to add detail...  RLM 66 is so dark that it just swallows up anything used to add depth.  I used HGW fabric belts, and it looks like they need to be mashed deeper into the pilot's seat.

 

I reckon it is easier to just raise some edges with a little chipping.

 

 

ZM gives you nice decals to dress up the interior.

 

 

I'm not quite certain why they chose to represent the chain attached to the trim wheel with rods...  But that throttle quadrant sure looks better with that colorful decal on it.

 

Speaking of decals...   here is the IP.

 

 

I can't seem to get a decent picture of it.   Not with phone, nor with my wife's Canon Olympus.  But the decals are nice.  And the bezels look sweet tricked out with some clear UV resin.

 

There is a figure in the works...   and he's almost ready to be seen.

 

Thank you.

 

 

[Mal_Belford]

Real nice start @Gazzas.

 

Looks real good all this, yeah i know about takin pics.

 

And yes, UV resin is the thing sometimes.

[monthebiff]

Nice work Gary, Inhave the G-4 boxing which also has plenty in it to back date as well. Looking foward to you progressing with this.

 

Regards. Andy

[tucohoward]

Looking forward to this one Gary. Good luck with this project.

 

Jay

[Gazzas]

Hello once again, friends.  Usually, the figure gets started somewhere in the middle of the build, though it is often a cause of procrastination as I never feel comfortable with the result.  Though my skills improve a little with each figure, they never quite look as good as they could in my fantasies.

 

Today's figure is Horst Carganico.  Designed and printed at my request by VALKYRIE DESIGNS, I decided to get him done as quickly as possible.

 

 

There are a few white flecks on the photo which turned out to be on the lense of my wife's Canon Olympus.  I used 1/35 scale decals and PE for Luftwaffe Fallschirmjager (by Alliance Model Works) who happily happen to use the same yellow color as flight crew.  There's no way I could paint those tiny eagles and rank insignia that neatly.

 

Anyway...   now I have to finish the plane.

 

[geedubelyer]

Nicely painted figure Gazzas. 

[Dpgsbody55]

 

How did I miss this???   Nice work as always, Gary.  

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

[Mal_Belford]

Yess....very nicely painted figure, very very nice.

 

Painting figures is the most challenging imo. but thats me 

[Jim Barry]

Horst has got to be psyched his plane is on its way and in high fidelity! 

 

Thanks for the shout out, Gary

 

Erla canopy, I think. 

Edited June 15 by Jim Barry

[Martinnfb]

Lovely figure, folks usually don't realize how challenging is fugure-painting in tis scale. Well done. 

 

Cheers

Martin

[Gazzas]

8 hours ago, Jim Barry said:

Horst has got to be psyched his plane is on its way and in high fidelity! 

 

Thanks for the shout out, Gary

 

Erla canopy, I think. 

 

The regular greenhouse.  All of the evidence points to this plane being an early G6(though I have seen it captioned as a G5 as well)...   but it's definitely a G6.  He lost his life later in a G6A/S if memory serves.

[nmayhew]

On 6/11/2026 at 1:48 PM, monthebiff said:

Nice work Gary, Inhave the G-4 boxing which also has plenty in it to back date as well. Looking foward to you progressing with this.

 

Regards. Andy

 

can it be built as a G-2? 

the F is materially different i had thought

 

@Gazzas what scheme will you be doing?

I really must build the one in my stash!

The figure looks great btw

 

[Gazzas]

1 hour ago, nmayhew said:

 

can it be built as a G-2? 

the F is materially different i had thought

 

@Gazzas what scheme will you be doing?

I really must build the one in my stash!

The figure looks great btw

 

 You can't make a G2 with the kit parts.   If you wanted to do a lot of scratch work, anything is possible, I suppose.  But this kit is all about precision fit...   mess up early and pay for it later.

 

I will be doing this one:

 

Minus the dog and different pants. 

 

If I was gonna do a G2, I'd shop first for the Hasegawa kit and secondly for the Revell.  I know the Revell is brand new...   but instead of making a completely new kit, Revell started with their G6 and made a G2.

 

An F model is quite a different beast all together.  I would think Kotare will get to one sooner or later...   but none of us are getting any younger.   Hasegawa.

 

 

 

 

[Martinnfb]

[tucohoward]

Very nice Gary! Photo confirms he doesn't actually have a neck. Thought it was the figure:)

 

Cheers,

Jay