Bf 109 F-2 backdated by Lucian Millo from Revell's Bf109 G-6

[FlorinM 623]

Lucian has done it again, and it is magnificent!

He took Revell's Bf 109 G-6 and converted it into an F-2,"black 1" from IV./ JG 51

 

 

 

 

[FlorinM 623]

He took an Aires cockpit and modified it to the "F" standards:

 

Safety harness was made from old paper, color is perfect:

 

 

Instrument panel:

 

 

ReVi:

 

[FlorinM 623]

The finished cockpit looks like this:

 

 

 

Next to a Gustav cockpit:

 

 

 

[Zero77 7,788]

Great job so far !

And interesting conversion. Thanks for sharing your mate's work !

[FlorinM 623]

Thank you, the choice was obvious since the Revell kit captures the shape of the real thing like no other before it. Lucian really knows what he's doing, it would have been a pity not to.

[FlorinM 623]

In order to bring the G-6 cowling to F standards a Trumpeter G-2 cowling from the spares box was used:

 

 

Cut and replace the gun troughs:

 

 

 

 

 

[FlorinM 623]

On both sides:

 

 

 

The piano hinge on top was replicated with stretched sprue sections:

 

 

 

And it now looks like an F nose:

 

[alaninaustria 5,341]

Really fine work mate! I love it!!

That is some pretty nice surgery too!!

Cheers

Alan

[clarkis 60]

suh-weet! did you use a motorized tool to make those cuts or was it repetitive hand-held knife cuts? Really clean work!  

Clark

[FlorinM 623]

@alaninaustria: thank you, there is more to come!

@clarkis:Lucian used modelling saws made by "Crazy modeler" from China

[Thomas Lund 1,343]

Hey - why dont you make it so you can cast copies and sell it ?!?!? I'd buy several... I loooove the F !

[FlorinM 623]

We did not consider selling the cowling conversion for the MG 17, but Lucian did make a mold and has cast a resin copy for me, so it is possible.

[Totalize 562]

Nice stuff. I like the work on the piano hinge along the top of the cowling.

[FlorinM 623]

Thank you!

 

The radiator grills (one set for a G-6, the other for the F-2) received primer and paint:

 

 

 

 

 

Some "grime" was then airbrushed and the excess was wiped away with soapy water

 

 

The end results

 

[FlorinM 623]

Exhaust stacks, one pair for the F-2, one pair for the G-6: