Nikola Topalov Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Hi gents, After a loooong journey with the Mustang, my second 1/32 bird which I will soon begin work on is Hasegawa's Bf109F-4 flown by Hans-Joachim Marseille in Africa in 1942. I will build it mostly OOB with Eduard seatbelts. If I have time and energy I hope to do some scratch building for the cockpit as well but we'll see. The kit includes a figure of Marseille so I will give that a shot too. See how it goes. I am still not sure which markings I will do but probably the ones on the box art with the red rudder. I like the red rudder and also the white wing tips but unfortunately they can't go together. Best, Nikola Boch, mc65, Greg W and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 This will be a great build to watch! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I just acquired a E-7 trop from a well-known LSP er. While it’s not the same variant as yours, I’ll be watching your build with interest. Cheers, Quang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nikola Topalov Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 Hi gents, I think that AMS is slowly creeping on me. I have cut out the gray plastic portion of the fuel pipe and replaced it with a clear part which I made by stretching part of the clear sprue to make it to scale. In the real thing this was transparent to make it possible for the pilot to be sure that there is fuel supply to the engine. I also made some simple foot straps for the spare PE frame cut to scale. Nothing that special and far from perfect, but new for me. And fun too. Best, Nikola Sasha As, D.B. Andrus, Rocat and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citadelgrad Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Nice! Looks great so far. Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) Nikola and interested folk. Can anyone sort me out on this? German fuel was tinted to display it's octane rating, wasn't it? If yes, does that also mean the fuel flow tube would display the same tint? Nice progress Nikola. Edited October 8, 2022 by Kais Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I'm not a big Lufwaffe fan but this is a subject that I could build in the future so I will be popping in to see the progress on this one as I have the same kit in the stash. Cheers Dennis Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBrown Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Kais said: German fuel was tinted to display it's octane rating, wasn't it? The Bf 109 F-4 used 87 octane fuel which was dyed dark blue. Gazzas, Nikola Topalov, D.B. Andrus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Nikola - great to see your work on the pedals and the fuel line - very fine work! Well done - keep it up! Kind regards, Paul Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) Well gents, since I don't have a lot of free time I thought that it would be very nice to create some more unnecessary work by mysteriously losing one of the elevator trim wheels! So, I had to make one. It is not perfect but it will do as it will barely be seen once the cockpit is closed within the fuselage. On the other hand, this mishap gave me a chance to hone my skills and make a more correct elevator trim wheel mechanism by making the chain from wire thus it being closer to scale than the original from the kit. I am also sure that after I finish all this the part will somehow show up from somewhere. Best, Nikola The lost part (C40): Finished wheel: And the process: Edited November 2, 2022 by Nikola Topalov LSP_Kevin, mc65, Paul in Napier and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Nice work, Nikola! Kev Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 NOW that is dedication to detail! Nikola Topalov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) Painted and ready for installment. Next I will have to make the chain from a wire probably. That'll be a bit tricky, but interesting. Edited November 3, 2022 by Nikola Topalov denders, Landrotten Highlander, MikeMaben and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikola Topalov Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) Trim wheels in place. It actually is more to scale than the original part as the ''chains'' are closer in scale to the ones on the fuselage wall. And of course, I found the original part the day after fitting the scratch built one. Sorry for bad photos. Best, Nikola Edited November 6, 2022 by Nikola Topalov Sasha As, D.B. Andrus, Antonio Argudo and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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