Bonkin Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Hello all... this is my first model share on this site so please go easy. Unfortunately I don't have the photography (or build) skills as others on here, but I've thoroughly enjoyed building it and am pleased with how it has turned out. The kit is the old Airfix 1/24 scale Bf109 onto which I have used some after market parts, namely: - Barracuda Resin Wheels - Yahu Instrument Panel - Scale Aircraft Conversions Metal Undercarriage Legs - RB Productions Seat Harness - Custom Decals (to my own design) Modification wise, I did a lot with the wheel wells (totally absent in the original kit), I also cut out the flaps so that I could pose them down and I cut out and replaced the moulded in exhausts. Anyway, enough rambling, here it is: Thanks for looking. D.B. Andrus, MikeMaben, Greg W and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Welcome! Dont sell yourself short, that is a damn fine looking Emile. The subtle sheen on the paint and the light weathering are very nicely replicated. Well done! Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rademaker Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Excellent model my friend, you hit it out of the park. Could you please let us know exactly the color scheme you used? What were the RML colors? I really like the camouflage scheme you selected. Thanks, Jim Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Looks very good Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Well done! Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Given what I remember of this kit from the only time I ever attempted one….25years ago, I doff my cap and say that you’ve hit a home run with that build. Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkin Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 Thank you all for your extremely kind comments. They are very much appreciated. 18 hours ago, James Rademaker said: Excellent model my friend, you hit it out of the park. Could you please let us know exactly the color scheme you used? What were the RML colors? I really like the camouflage scheme you selected. Thanks, Jim Hi James - and thank you. The camo colours are RLM02 and RLM71. For RLM02 I used a 50:50 mix of Tamiya XF22 and XF49. For RLM71 a 50:50 mix of Tamiya XF49 and XF62. The Luftwaffe light blue was roughly a 40:60 mix of XF2 and XF23. I can't remember exactly where I got these mixes from I'm afraid - but they are laid over heavy pre-shading. For sealing it all in I used a 40:60 mix of Tamiya X22 and Mr Hobby Self Levelling Thinner - which I found to be more satin than gloss. It was purely accidental - but exactly what I was after so I didn't apply any further coats over the decals. Alain Gadbois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Well done! Could we see some of what you did with the wheel wells? Cheers, Damian Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonkin Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 1 hour ago, D.B. Andrus said: Well done! Could we see some of what you did with the wheel wells? Cheers, Damian Here you are Damian. Probably should have put these in the original post: Greg W, Alain Gadbois, coogrfan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Thanks, Bonkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rademaker Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Thanks for the update on the camouflage colors. Jim Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Barry Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Excellent! This was a childhood kit and my fondness of it always stirs my love for model building, esp the canopy. As an adult 12 years ago, I tried to build it but it ended in frustration. I'm not daunted though. I bought another one and one day expect to give it a go. ringleheim and Bonkin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Top work on a big model! I think your painting looks quite good. Ernest Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGB Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Beautiful Me 109 !!! Cheers Boris Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringleheim Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I have been thinking about FINALLY giving a crack at this old kit lately, and then your build comes along! It looks fabulous! What impresses me is that you seem to have very clean shut lines around the engine cowling, yet still have all the engine detail included in there, so you can display the plane either way, with engine exposed or not exposed. From what I have read over the years, that isn't easy to do! The cowling bits don't like to line up and there are fit issues all over the place at the front of the plane. Some photos of finished kits on the internet show huge gaps and misaligned surfaces at the nose. Yours look perfect! Gives me confidence to try my luck! Thanks for showing us your work. Bonkin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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