Erwin Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) To be started soon... Edited August 15, 2020 by Erwin Trak-Tor, thierry laurent, Fanes and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 I'm going with the kit decals. Did the swastika on this E3 go on the fin or half fin/rudder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Good to see you here Erwin! Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Hi Erwin , where have you been hiding ? Good to see you're still kicking around Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Nice picture .Thank you. However,some state that this is before the BoB and the swastika on all 109 's was already placed on the fin at the start the battle. No way of telling when this picture was taken. So,I shall go with the more plausible option and place them on the fin.Unless there is 100 % proof that the nr 7 had them fin/rudder during the BoB Edited August 16, 2020 by Erwin BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 19 hours ago, Erwin said: However,some state that this is before the BoB That could very well be. 19 hours ago, Erwin said: ... the swastika on all 109 's was already placed on the fin at the start the battle. That's true, also they enlarged the fuselage cross from the earlier thin white lines. In any case have fun Rick Griewski 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, MikeMaben said: That's true, also they enlarged the fuselage cross from the earlier thin white lines. In any case have fun Good to know. Bigger crosses on the fuselage. I don't have them in my decal pile at the moment I asked in the "traders board". Please have a look. Edited August 17, 2020 by Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) First progress. A good thing that the cockpit can be added after building the fuselage. Edited August 19, 2020 by Erwin Lothar and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) No more Eduard kits for me. It's clear that those are for open builds with all their PE-sets. When building it closed it takes a lot more work and plastic card to make it all fit. Good thing I bought the cheaper WE-edition The cowl had a 0,5 mm gab each side. Maybe I should have gone for the old Hasegawa or even Matchbox kit for this BoB 109 E. Edited August 19, 2020 by Erwin BradG and coogrfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Hi Erwin, That's a pity. I built one a few years ago with no real issues. I made a few tweaks - and lots of dry-fitting - but I really enjoyed it... Hope you pick it up again. Iain Erwin and coogrfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Iain said: Hope you pick it up again. Iain It looks OK now.So I won't give up on it. There's also a big gab on the underside fuselage/wing . Just stating that, IMO, this Eduard kit is not what I expected from a brand with such a reputation. Edited August 19, 2020 by Erwin mozart, Lothar, Rick Griewski and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 That's great to hear Erwin, don't give up on it! Agreed, it's not 'shake and bake' and some areas could have been simplified - but I do think the Eduard 109s really can look the part when finished... Iain Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 Alas the nose of that kit is the most complicated area to assemble and the Eduard design results is some annoying seams. If you go through that step, you will see that the rest will be quite easy. Erwin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 12 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Alas the nose of that kit is the most complicated area to assemble and the Eduard design results is some annoying seams. If you go through that step, you will see that the rest will be quite easy. It already looks better under some primer... coogrfan, MikeMaben, BradG and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Hi Erwin, I have three of these in the cabinet, alongside a Matchbox one and you can see that the older kit is more accurate around the nose. The Matchbox kit is hard to get hold of now and the trench like panel lines haven't got any smaller over time. If you can find one be aware that the black plastic is extremely fragile to the point of having to wear eye protection from the shrapnel (ask me how I know). If you are going to build any more E's I would hunt down the Dragon kit as I think it's the most accurate of the bunch, some fit problems aside. Anyway carry on as the kit will look the part with some paint and decals. TRF coogrfan, Erwin, thierry laurent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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