[finished] Carganico's letzte Maus - Bf109G-5/U2 - Hasegawa

[Kyrre]

A few things. Decals are done. I put 60 Abschusse on the rudder, though nobody knows (that I know of) how Carganico prefered his killmarks.

 

 

[LSP_Kevin]

What a striking 109 mate! Looks great.

 

Kev

[Kyrre]

Thanks, Kevin!

It certainly makes for a different 109. Normally I'll skip most of the decals and just have a ball with mottling and weathering. This time I tried doing everything right. I even put the panel line numbers on the rear fuselage.
Forgot to say that I started off with some Eagle Cal crosses, but the filled part, a very, very dark green, was so stiff that it was impossible to get it down in the panel lines. Out with the blue masking tape and RIP! Off they went.
I had some AML crosses and they went on beautifully.

[Troy Molitor]

Wow, Look at that! She's looking Great Kev. The decals are really making this bird stand out. What do you plan to do with the weathering on this one?

 

Regards,

 

Troy

[Kyrre]

Thanks, Troy!

 

I'm keeping the weathering light, but with some chipping done with various coloured pastel pencils - a not so dark wash - and some heavy staining around the exhaust, because of the MW-Mischung. I'm struggling a bit with the pencils, though, while the surface is, surprisingly enough, a tad too smooth.
The drop-tank is the one receiving most of the weathering. It seems like it's been dropped a few times already.

[Mikester]

Most excellent, TK!

[Kyrre]

Domo Arigato, Mike.

It's 2am. I'm in a hotel room in San Antonio with kids and wife sound asleep. I just finished off two pints of Lone Star beer while finishing the Messerschmitt. For once I'll actually bring a kit to a contest! Model Fiesta, here I come.

I wouldn't say the kit has fought me all the way, but it has surely been a test. Most of the struggles have been my own wrongdoings. S'been fun, though.

I'll get some pics on Sunday, when I come home again.

 

K

Edited February 16, 2013 by Kyrre

[Kyrre]

This kit is finished so I'm posting the pics in this Ready for Inspection thread.

 

 

Edited February 18, 2013 by Kyrre

[Le Diable Rouge]

Sweet!!