Antonio Argudo Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) Hello everyone, time to build this 109 up, going to represent this one: Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/Late "Gustav" "Double Chevron" II./JG 3 "Udet" Schiphol, Netherlands, November 1943 Major Kurt-Werner Brändle Kurt-Werner Brändle (19 January 1912 – 3 November 1943) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 180 enemy aircraft shot down in over 700 combat missions. The majority of his victories - 155 - were claimed over the Eastern Front. he was killed in action west of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Following an attack by a group of Martin B-26 Marauders on Schiphol airfield, II. Gruppe scrambled to counter the attack. He was shot down in this aircraft - Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 (Werknummer 26058) by Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Spitfires under the command of Wing Commander Lloyd Chadburn. His body later washed ashore near Zandvoort on 30 December 1943. Brändle was 31 years old Edited May 6, 2020 by Antonio Argudo Shiba, D.B. Andrus and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) I'm using Hasegawa's fuselage since the dihedral angle is a bit low so I donated the Revell wings and after some cirugy for the landing gears finally it worked, Cockpit is almost done, needs some touches up here and there, aires resin with Airscale instrument decals were used, fuselage rivets are also done although not showing in all these pics yet, an Erla model wearing their usual factory camo with sawteeth on the wings and round mottling on the fuselage, also looks like it has been extra mottled in the field. Recently I acquired some wood 109 relics which will be using as reference for the colors 74/75/76 , here is the link thread if you are interested in checking it out. Cheers source: http://theprofilepaintshop.blogspot.com/2013/10/chosing-correct-wingpattern-for-bf109g-6.html Edited August 18, 2019 by Antonio Argudo MikeMaben, D.B. Andrus, Fanes and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Some nice work going on here! Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 That cockpit is surreal. Is this build a re-paint? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 10 hours ago, chrish said: Some nice work going on here! thank you Chrish, glad you like it! cheers 6 hours ago, dodgem37 said: That cockpit is surreal. Is this build a re-paint? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark thank you Mark, it's not a repaint, I did spray a sand color over the fuselage to check the rivet work and find imperfections on the surface, it needs proper cleaning also cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiba Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Muy agradable! Antonio, I have some Qs What tool did you use for rivets? What colour would you paint inside of radiator flaps on this bird RLM 2 or.....? I know some pics of RLM 2 shows brighter than real some time but this pics are a bit too bright to me Saludos, Matsu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share Posted August 24, 2019 11 hours ago, Shiba said: Muy agradable! Antonio, I have some Qs What tool did you use for rivets? What colour would you paint inside of radiator flaps on this bird RLM 2 or.....? I know some pics of RLM 2 shows brighter than real some time but this pics are a bit too bright to me Saludos, Matsu. Gracias Matsu! for the rivets, I first use "Rosie the riveter" tool to mark the rivet position and then I engrave by hand individually with the beading tool, it is a painstaking process but the result is worthy. here is a link for the beading tool :http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21_22&products_id=1322&osCsid=bf122f0d1c501491e4dec444d37fecad about the interior flap colors I'm not 100% sure what color will use, I'll have to study references but yes it can be like 76 or 02. well hope today I'll finish the last minor details left and give her a primer coat and start the painting very very soon, cheers Gazzas, wmoran, alain11 and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiba Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Antonio, Thank you for info and your thought of colour. Regards, Matsu. Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 base coat of 76 and 75. more soon cheers Alain Gadbois, MikeMaben, Gazzas and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) I am following this build with interest! Looking very good so far. I can't get over how much your pilot, Kurt-Werner Brändle looks like Waffen SS officer Max Wünsche! They could be twins! Edited August 26, 2019 by ringleheim Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, ringleheim said: I am following this build with interest! Looking very good so far. I can't get over how much your pilot, Kurt-Werner Brändle looks like Waffen SS officer Max Wünsche! They could be twins! thanks mate, they sure look alike following the "Erla Camo Pattern" some RLM 74 now, cheers Edited August 26, 2019 by Antonio Argudo Out2gtcha, D.B. Andrus, Shiba and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 some mothling... cheers Gazzas, 109, Out2gtcha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 Nice paint work! Antonio Argudo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vincent Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 the 76 doesn't look right on these pictures, at least not for an Erla machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted August 27, 2019 Author Share Posted August 27, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vincent said: the 76 doesn't look right on these pictures, at least not for an Erla machine here you have an Erla 109 looks right and accurate, also in these pics 75 looks too brownish, that it is because the lighting set up I'm using and crappy phone pictures, also the blue background plays an important role, better set up and camera I will use for final pics. more mottling going on, cheers Edited August 27, 2019 by Antonio Argudo tucohoward, TorbenD, Shiba and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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