mywifehatesmodels Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 After yet another break, I decided to tackle the rest of the PE canopy, the other day. It fought me the whole way and after attaching the rear section no less than three times, I decided to call it "good enough" and put this thing to bed. Here's a few quick pics I took tonight, before the sun set. I like it, warts and all. But, most importantly, I'm just glad it's done. It took.....well.....too long. Now that I'm done, the new Hasegawa kit should be released, any day. Go figure. Regards, John Original "In Progress" thread can be found here: Build Thread Lud13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Looks pretty spiffy from here! Interesting cammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Lovely work John. And as you say, just in time for Hasegawa kit! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pratt Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 John nice work on the F...well worth the time and effort...very cool...cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeone57 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 A very nice looking F indeed!!! Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lud13 Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Great Fritz.... It look perfect a true 109 .I am sure if Mr. Hanh can see it he would be delighted with it One question...smoke rings on fuselage are done free hand or u make some sort of masks ?? Dejan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allok Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Very nicely done! Radus PE actually makes quite a difference from the kit parts and I always love the pimped tail wheels. My build is languishing some what, but I will probably buy the new Hasegawa one anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ole Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Great job! I like the camo. Is the green on the spinner a decal, or did you paint that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted June 9, 2010 Author Share Posted June 9, 2010 Thanks for the kind words, everyone. To answer a couple questions; the camo on the sides of the fuselage was done freehand, for the most part. I actually started out drawing the circles on the side with a pencil, intending to use them as a guide. However, I found it easier to just freehand it, as trying to follow the pattern was making the paint thickness too inconsistent. That may sound strange, but that's what happened. The spiral on the nose is a combination of decals and paint. In order to get the decal to lay down even close to where I wanted it, I had to cut it into several pieces. Once I had it as close as I could get it, I applied several coats of micro-sol and then mixed some green paint to match. I used a fine brush to even out any rough spots, the best I could. I was hoping to get some better photos this morning, but it's really windy today. I always wanted to do one of those cool sunrise shots, so we'll see how it goes in the next couple days. Thanks again! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted June 9, 2010 Author Share Posted June 9, 2010 Took a few more shots, this morning. The wind was blowing pretty good and I almost had "lift-off" at one point, so I packed it up again. I would love to get some shots with the side panels slid open, but I may have to do that inside. Also, I'm almost afraid to touch the canopy again. Lud13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Very nice F John. It looks real in some of the photos (the ones taken from a low viewing angle). Can't get better than that. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Beautiful work, John! Did you use the EE spinner? Best Regards, D.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mywifehatesmodels Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Beautiful work, John! Did you use the EE spinner? Best Regards, D.B. Thanks, D.B. Yes, that is the EE spinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigern007 Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 AWESOME,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,!!!!!! Ernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikester Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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