Trumpeter Bf 109 F-4 Trop, II/JG27, Libya, February 1942

[PhilB 1,316]

This is an oob build apart from Eagle Cals decals(superb) and a Quickboost trop filter.

Original build thread here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=31093

Paints were mainly MM enamels and clear coats.

Weathering was done with pro-moddeler washes, Tamiya weathering palettes and both wet and dry chalks.

I've tried to depict this aircraft in the Libyan mud during the winter of 1942.

 

No more talk, just lots of pictures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More soon.

 

Phil

Edited November 26, 2010 by PhilB

[PhilB 1,316]

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Thats all folks!

 

Phil

[WrongWay 5]

Another beauty Phil! I'm now sold on this kit after seeing the finished photos. The rivet detail really does it for me! Not sure I'll be building an F out of it but it's on my list now. Thanks for giving us a proper look at this kit.

 

Cheers,

Don

[blackbetty 3,543]

awesome 109, phil!

[big matt 47]

Fantastic! The paintwork is outstanding. Great job Phil!

[dodgem37 6,942]

You have done one nicely detailed build, Phil. Of all things, I just love that boss! Something about those silver speckles that create a contrast between them and the RLM70 (that is, I presume the boss is 70). I sure hope mine turn out as nicely as yours.

Good show.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

[rafju 425]

Wow Phil, love it!

perfect result and instructive build

Many thanks for that.

 

raf

[LSP_Kevin 26,561]

Fantastic model Phil. I'm sure many modellers who weren't sure about this 109 from Trumpy will be convinced when they see this build of yours.

 

Kev

[williamj 4,478]

Great build Phil..think I like the shape of Trumpys spinner better than Hasegawa's(oh oh) .great job.nothing fishy about this one at all.

[Out2gtcha 29,802]

BRILLIANT!!!

 

Said it before and say it again................awesome!

 

Brian

[Kagemusha 6,356]

Very nice, and to a non-experten it looks quite comparable to the Hasegawa offering.

[LSP_Ron 11,760]

Really nice

 

I really like the weathering you have done. Looks spot on

 

Ron

[PhilB 1,316]

You have done one nicely detailed build, Phil. Of all things, I just love that boss! Something about those silver speckles that create a contrast between them and the RLM70 (that is, I presume the boss is 70). I sure hope mine turn out as nicely as yours.

Good show.

 

Thanks very much to all of you for the very kind words.

 

Mark, yes the boss is RLM 70.

I was doing a bit of dry brushing on the prop blades and

I wanted to get a worn look to the spinner.

Some time back I cut down an artists brush to remove sanding dust from panel lines:

 

 

Its pretty stiff and works well for that.

I used this very much in the same way as dry brushing.

After removing most of the paint on a paper towel I "stabbed" it onto the boss in a few areas.

Using the ends of the bristles gave the effect I was looking for.

Much simpler than other methods I've used and I'll use it again.

 

Thanks for looking in.

 

Phil

[Lud13 792]

That is one sweet desert 109 :)

Paintjob and weathering are awsome...

 

Dejan

[dodgem37 6,942]

Thanks for the tip.

 

Sincerely,

Mark