Eduard Bf 109E-4 1/32 Profipack

[Out2gtcha]

Pit looks great, especially the IP

[TimHepplestone]

Painting finally started. After priming did some pre-shading. Followed by highlighiting some areas with white appleid in a marble like patterm. Areas that I intend to weather I added some brown "marbles"

 

 

 

 

 

[TimHepplestone]

RLM 65 Underside and on the fuselage. This is from the Hataka red-line early war luftwaffe set. I like the colour but really fought with it in my airbrush. Even thinned with their proprietry thinner got clogging, tip dry etc. Did some stark fading with very dilute tamiya light blue and white here and there. That will get toned down with varnishes and weathering later on.

 

 

Edited September 3, 2018 by TimHepplestone

[TimHepplestone]

Then basic top colours. Went back to tamiya having lost patience with the Hataka. RLM02 is an eyeballed mix of tamiya XF22 with some XF23 light blue and XF02 white . Not really specific ratios, Just kept adding bits till it looked ok. . For the RLM 71 Dunkel grun I just went with tamiya XF 61 Dark Green. Both got lightened with drops of white and yellow to increase tonal variety. Once again I left it stark to allow for future weathering.

 

 

 

Next up will be mottling. First attempt for me so will practice on an old scrap model for a bit first

 

 

[alaninaustria]

Coming along nicely!!

Cheers

Alan

[TimHepplestone]

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44 minutes ago, alaninaustria said:

Coming along nicely!!

Cheers

Alan

Thanks Alan

 

 

[TimHepplestone]

Couple of therapeutic hours with airbrush in hand. Firsy attempt at adding mottling. According to my references there was fairly heavy mottling on the port fuselage but more restrained on the starboard. Also finally forced to decied on airframe. I've gone with Galland's aircraft, circa BOB. 

 

 

 

 

Think I'll mull this one over a galss of red. I may revise some of the mottle. Note the patches on the rudder that remained RLM 65 for Galland's kill markings

 

[monthebiff]

Looking good Tim, nice airbrush work.

 

Regards. Andy

[Out2gtcha]

Man, that is some excellent paint work Tim.

[TimHepplestone]

Calling her just about done. A well weathered, Battle of Britiain BF109-E4

[Trak-Tor]

You can call her really well done, I think.

 

Juraj

[LSP_Kevin]

Looks great, Tim!

 

Kev

[Pastor John]

Nice job

 

[Kagemusha]

Superb.

[MikeMaben]

 

Don't forget the lead wire for the radio .

Looks naked without one