Z-M Messerschmitt Bf109G-14

[MikeMaben]

[tucohoward]

Thanks, guys. Mike, just what I needed! A little piece of stainless tubing did the trick. Hard to see but hey, why not. Wings riveted and now the fun of getting all the pieces involved in attaching the wings. Hopefully the excellent fit continues here.

 

Jay

 

[tucohoward]

Now that it was time for the wings I did deviate from the instructions a little bit. ZM would have you install the wings and then install the sperate fillets after. I decided to install the fillets first and was left with a basic Hasegawa-like wing installation. Fit remains fantastic. I had my doubts about the wings with so many pieces having to come together but it was great.

 

Cheers, Jay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Gazzas]

Jay,

     Yours is coming together nicely.  Clever of you to do things in reverse order.  I see you are another person sticking with the early, short tail.

[rafju]

And please do not forget at an other forgotten pipe ;-) 

 

 

 

[tucohoward]

Thanks, guys. I wanted to go with the tall tail but had already committed to the 30mm cannon cover in the cockpit before I did much research. At that that point I found that pretty much only WNF produced G-14s had the 30mm and that all WNF G-14s had the short tail. Would anyone actually notice or care? Very few, but I haven't built a short tail 109 in some time so it's fine. Tall tail on the next one. Rafju, hopefully this meets your requirements

 

Jay

[tucohoward]

A little more progress. I decided to go with Master barrels since I had them and they're awesome. Wheels and tires are also very nice as is the drop tank.

Definitely no need for AM in those areas.

 

Jay

 

 

[LSP_Kevin]

Nice progress, Jay.

Kev

[monthebiff]

Very nice Jay,ove Master barrels always but those wheels look particularly nice! 

 

Regards. Andy 

[Thunnus]

Awesome work Jay... those gun barrels are mean looking!

[tucohoward]

Thanks, fellows! Still plodding along. Painted the prop and spinner, which are nice. Kit decal for the spiral, weathering to come. I think everything is done now with the engine compartment now that the MG131s are installed with their associated parts. With the long weekend I am hoping to be close to done with this thing. Probably won't happen of course

 

Jay

[monthebiff]

Nice job Jay and yes all the greatest plans hey. The wife has been decorating lately and I keep laughing and telling her not to plan that she wants such and such done by a certain day, explained I used to do this with my builds but never ever works and just leads to disappointment. Hopefully she got the idea! The G-14 is looking very nice though. 

 

Regards. Andy 

[Uncarina]

That propellor spiral looks painted on! Really nice work. I’ve already built three109G’s but I have to say the ZM kits you and Andy and Gary are building are inspiring.

 

Cheers,  Tom

[tucohoward]

Thanks, guys. Well, I ran into my first real fit issue. Probably my fault since I don't recall anyone else complaining about it. If I screwed up I did it on both wings though since the problem was getting the radiator flaps installed. Not sure what happened but I ended up with a fair amount cutting, sanding, filing, etc. to get the hinges to go. I'll pay more attention on the next one. 

I did get after the painting today and got quite a bit done. Lots of back and forth touching up this, that, and the other but somewhat satisfied. Mostly Mr. Color but also MRP and Tamiya paint as well.

 

Jay

[Uncarina]

I love the camo and markings Jay! Well done.

 

Cheers,  Tom