Me 109 G-2 "Augsburg Eagle" 1/24 Trumpeter

[Antonio Argudo]

no problem  mate, this will be an interesting link for you, it's a G2 restoration of "yellow" 3,  almost complete now, although they have painted  the interior cowling like this 

 

LINK:  https://blhf.org/?id=1533002162

 

 

 

cheers

 

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Antonio Argudo

[aquatarkus10]

Thanks Antonio,

absolutely very interesting and useful to the model I am building.

Cheers

George

[aquatarkus10]

 

Hi to all

we pick up where I left off.

 

correction of DB 605 / A engine calenders:

 

I make a thin strip from the sheet of metal to finish the internal moldings and then fix them

 

 

 

correction of the external fins of the cowlings: those of the kit appear slightly undersized

 

 

 

creation of the closing rails for the cowlings stops:

The idea is to be able to insert the cowling on two self-made tracks (as in the real model) so that it can be held without gluing it and to be able to optionally open or not the cowling and show the DB 605 / A in all its positions or keep the perfect closure and show intact its camouflage.

 

 

 

Daimler Benz DB 605 /A preview

note: the cables and the various connections are sent back to the insertion of the engine inside the fuselage.

 

 

detail of the compressor fan:

1- I open the compartment to rebuild the fan seat with the help of a low speed electric cutter:

 

 

2- I remove the excess parts, sanding with the cutter with a round head file and finally I brush up with Mr. Surfacer 1000 liquid putty

 

 

3- I apply the micro-blades obtained from a thin flap of sheet metal inserting them delicately and individually close to the very small self-made pin and obtained from a residue of resin wrapped on the tip of the cutter

 

 

scratch building of other metal parts:

 

 

 

MWP (Metal Work Panels technique) : cloning panels :

 

 

modification and detail of the oil tank :

wanting to keep the hatch open, I had to build both the internal and external part of the tank including the hatch and the power inlet. Also in this case, the connecting cables are returned with the motor switched on

 

 

 

 

dents in the auxiliary tank : it seems trivial and perhaps stupid but I can assure you that the realistic effect that is reproduced is absolutely interesting!

 

 

after having glued the two shells I made small and light depressions with the electric cutter at low speed so as to simulate the classic dents suffered by the tank often stacked against each other on the ground in the fast succession of missions

 

 

 

after having adequately sanded the interested parts, I reviewed and standardized all the work with a couple of passes of Mr. Surfacer 1200

 

 

 

DB 605 motor insertion and cowlings closing test with the changes made: result OK!

 

A- "open"

 

 

B-"closed"

 

 

final gallery:

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks for your attention.

George

 

for more info & pics : http://www.adventurephotomodels.com

 

[Alex]

Phenomenal work.  Clearly the step up to 1/24 allows one with your skills to really go nuts on scratch-built detailing.

[Lothar]

Stunning, absolutely stunning 

[aquatarkus10]

23 hours ago, Alex said:

Phenomenal work.  Clearly the step up to 1/24 allows one with your skills to really go nuts on scratch-built detailing.

 

23 hours ago, Lothar said:

Stunning, absolutely stunning 

Thank you all for the comments reserved for this work. Cheers and good modeling

[nmayhew]

wow

 

amazing modelling and language lessons thrown in for free 

 

what's not to like?

 

[aquatarkus10]

Hi to all

Contact Resine resin accessories have finally arrived for spinners, propellers, controls surface, wheels:

 

 

 

 

 

the original part (propeller)

 

 

 

 

 

Now I'll take care of correcting the compressor filter instead:

here you can see how the filter was cut with a rounded shape:

 

 

and here as proposed by the Trumpeter kit:

 

 

 

 

 let's proceed with the Kintsuglue modeling paste that will allow me to model the part until the desired shape is obtained and correct the filter cut:

 

 

apply a small amount of paste on the affected part:

 

 

 

 

I have to let the modeled part harden for 24 hours and then I can sand it, modify it and paint it easily:

 

 

result of the correction of the cut of the air filter and simulation with the resin parts of Contact Resine:

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for this session.

Thanks for the attention

George

 

for more info & pics:http://www.adventurephotomodels.com

 

[MikeMaben]

[dodgem37]

Great show.

 

Sincerely,

Mark

[aquatarkus10]

Hi to all

Work on the model continues!

I completely redone the prop support plate wanting to show the prop without and with the spinner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

cockpit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MG 17 & ammo bay:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lower engine compartment closing panel:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

thanks for your attention and to the next update

George

 

for more info & pics: http://www.adventurephotomodels.com

 

 

 

[Lothar]

What you show us here is unreal - that's absolute top shelf modelling 

[airscale]

your building & painting skills are second to none!

 

that cockpit is one of the best I have seen - so realistic

 

excellent job on everything you are doing

 

Peter

[Greif8]

Very in depth build and you are making great progress.  I have been considering getting a 1/24th scale kit, so I will follow this build along. 

 

Ernest 

[aquatarkus10]

Hi to all

Thank you all for the compliments received.
I decided to give Gustav more detail by cutting the leading edge of the wing at the root of the fuselage, working on the landing gear hood. The severed part has been completely reconstructed and detailed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I built the hinge for the lower cowl of the engine:

 

 

 

 

I replaced the hitch pins of the original plastic carriages with metal ones due to the greater weight loaded on the model by resins and photoetched:

 

 

I prepared the end parts of the carriage covers with the plate (in the real models they were separate):

 

 

 

After working on the details of DB 605 this is the final result of the session:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more info & pics: http://www.adventurephotomodels.com

 

That's all . Thanks for your attention and for your time
George