Thunnus Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Excellent! I love all of the aftermarket that you are throwing into the mix on this one! I'll be watching with much interest. I also have the AIMS 109 decal sheet but didn't pay much attention to it outside of the decals that I was using (White 8 for the K-4). Didn't even notice that White 7 was a night fighter with all of those interesting antennae on the bottom. The photo of White 7 is excellent... never seen that one! Wackyracer, Gazzas, scvrobeson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 5 hours ago, Thunnus said: Excellent! I love all of the aftermarket that you are throwing into the mix on this one! I'll be watching with much interest. I also have the AIMS 109 decal sheet but didn't pay much attention to it outside of the decals that I was using (White 8 for the K-4). Didn't even notice that White 7 was a night fighter with all of those interesting antennae on the bottom. The photo of White 7 is excellent... never seen that one! Thanks John. I was worried this would be the build you did with your AS especially when you said rlm76 overall. I do like a night fighter and this one with the fug 217 is pretty unique so wanted to build it as soon as I found the photo. Hen Reaver announced their conversion i ordered 2 sets straightaway with this bird marked up for construction. Unfortunately this is the only pic of the plane. Troy Molitor and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 After much toing and froing, testing and sampling, I've worked my way to a Revell G-10 oil cooler and some additional plasticard to add the depth. I have a big ed set for the Hasegawa 109K-4 and that includes the deeper oil coolers in PE so it should actually appear pretty good when done. Ironically the Revell cooler comes in for much criticism for its 'slabbed sides' but turns out ideal for a WNF/MMT one, judging by the pictures! The above took much of my paltry couple of hours a week bench time (now back to work) so only managed to add the PE and Fug dial to the Aries pit yesterday. Aaron Paul in Napier, Landrotten Highlander, Gazzas and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Looking the biz Aaron great stuff. Cheers Bevan Wackyracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Great research and construction! Wackyracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Pit painting Still lots of bits to do but couldn't resist a sneak preview. Airscale placards to add also. And instrument panel. Added the fug scope as per instructions from Owl. Dials and pe part aren't glued yet hence the slight misalignment as I need to flat coat the panels before assembly. And got some base colours down in the radio fuselage area Aaron Edited June 21, 2020 by Wackyracer Scale32, dodgem37, Antonio Argudo and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonio Argudo Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 very nice job on that cockpit Aaron, love that IP, one tip about the radio compartment, the wood rack was protected with a greenish color, here is some reference like in the piece I have, cheers dodgem37, Wackyracer, MikeMaben and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Beautiful work on the interior components! In my opinion, Aires resin ranks near the top in terms of detail rendered. That radio compartment looks amazing! Wackyracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Vincent Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Antonio Argudo said: very nice job on that cockpit Aaron, love that IP, one tip about the radio compartment, the wood rack was protected with a greenish color, here is some reference like in the piece I have, cheers it could be greenish, it could be bright yellow, it could be other colors as well. It was a RLM99 tint varnish. But i have never seen so green as on the modern museum reproduction. You can even buy a fragment here : https://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-German-Wood-Radio-Mount-Fragment-6-Me109G-with-history-/231923815784 Edited June 22, 2020 by Vincent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Vincent said: it could be greenish, it could be bright yellow, it could be other colors as well. It was a RLM99 tint varnish. But i have never seen so green as on the modern museum reproduction. You can even buy a fragment here : https://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-German-Wood-Radio-Mount-Fragment-6-Me109G-with-history-/231923815784 Thanks. I'll have a mix. Fuselage interior side colour? Rlm02 or metal? Currently done it 02 with a dash of grey to fade it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vincent Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 3:10 PM, Wackyracer said: Thanks. I'll have a mix. Fuselage interior side colour? Rlm02 or metal? Currently done it 02 with a dash of grey to fade it back. more likely bare metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Repaint of the radio area And weathering and detail painting in the pit Test fit and instrument panel assembled Aaron Landrotten Highlander, Paul in Napier, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Nice. That IP reminds me of the 1/4 scale Bf109E IP. It's definition is that refined. Sincerely, Mark Wackyracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 Riveted the wings and fuselage And made up and installed HGW fabric belts Aaron MikeMaben, TAG, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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