Hartmann52 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Good evening, colleagues! Today I want to introduce another work of my old friend Sergey aka Suomi - Messerschmitt Bf-109G-8. Here is what the model author says: "Messerschmitt Bf-109G-8, Suomen Ilmavoimat (Finnish AF), 3/HLeLv24, 30.06.1944, Lappeenranta, Finland. Pilot: MSgt Nils Katajainen, total victories 35.5, ratio on Messerschmitts - 18, on this board - 7 (29.6.44 - Il-2; 30.6.44 - Pe-2; 1.7.44 – P-39Airacobra; 7.3.44 – 2xYak -9, 2хIl-2), Mannerheim Cross of the 2-nd class – 21.12.1944. Model – is Hasegawa`s Messerschmitt Bf-109G-6, 1/32. Used aftermarket: the Aires cabin, the central part of the canopy and the wheels bay`s - RB, used somewhere 20% of the BigEd on 109G-6 from Eduard, the exhaust pipes – REXX. The rest - with minor modifications - from the box"(с) aka Suomi aircare84, coogrfan, Greg W and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann52 Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Wouter, williamj, Lud13 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann52 Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Rockie Yarwood, MikeMaben, florin13 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Great model. Just wondering why it's wearing Luftwaffe markings rather than Finnish ones (noting that it is showing its Finnish serial number). Hartmann52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Old Sergey's got a nice hand. Great presentation. Sincerely, Mark Hartmann52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBrown Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, MikeC said: Great model. Just wondering why it's wearing Luftwaffe markings rather than Finnish ones (noting that it is showing its Finnish serial number). The aircraft was delivered with Luftwaffe markings, and should have received Finnish marking soon after delivery. It was damaged the day after the photograph below was taken, July 2, 1944. The aircraft was repaired in November 1944, after the end of the Continuation War, so it is likely it never had the Finnish Swastika markings applied. Edited June 24, 2020 by RBrown Hartmann52, MikeC, SinuheH and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Wonderful! The mottling turned out exceptionally well! Hartmann52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, RBrown said: The aircraft was delivered with Luftwaffe markings, and should have received Finnish marking soon after delivery. It was damaged the day after the photograph below was taken, July 2, 1944. The aircraft was repaired in November 1944, after the end of the Continuation War, so it is likely it never had the Finnish Swastika markings applied. I thought it might be something like that. I love a model with a bit of an interesting/unusual/both story, and this is exactly that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) Congratulation. Looks nice. Edited June 24, 2020 by CZPetrP correction Hartmann52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Congratulations on a lovely model - excellent work. Hartmann52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 What great paint and weathering, simply superb, looks just like the real thing in the photo. Cheers Dennis Hartmann52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann52 Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 8:48 PM, dennismcc said: What great paint and weathering, simply superb, looks just like the real thing in the photo. Cheers Dennis Danke Kameraden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Danke, or Spaceeba? Hartmann52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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