drizzt73 Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) Hi all, I have just started my first 1/32 WW2 prop and thought I would share my progress. I've had this kit in my stash since it came out and accumulated a few extras. I have made a start in the past week and also ordered the Barracuda Studios Upper gun cowling today as I wasn't aware of it until a friend mentioned it. Thanks for looking, more to come today. Edited July 16, 2023 by drizzt73 dropbox photos not working Furie, Landrotten Highlander, mc65 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Welcome aboard, sir! I'm not sure if Dropbox image links actually work with the forum software, as most of them exist behind a log-in. Are you able to upload them to another platform, say, one of the free image hosting services? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drizzt73 Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 I started on the Barracuda resin exhaust set. Quality is superb and adds a lot compared to the kit parts! HB252, D.B. Andrus, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 And there they are! Those Barracuda exhausts are terrific. Kev drizzt73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drizzt73 Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 Yes they are indeed. I've done a bit more. The exhausts fit is really nice. I've just started on the cooling scoops which again are a vast improvement. They are thin and also open where as the kit is a solid piece. removing the kit part was easily done with a side cutter and then scalpel and sanding pad. Cheers D.B. Andrus, LSP_Kevin, rafju and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Bit of quality airbrushing in the cockpit, lovely stuff! drizzt73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Hey Drizz a fine start. drizzt73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drizzt73 Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 Thank you LSP-Kevin, mozart and Mikemaben for the warm welcome! LSP_Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Very nice start with this model and you were right to buy the Barracuda resin exhaust set, the quality of these parts to the air excellent. If you want to see the disasters adventures of Denis and his Bf109 G from REVELL, come and see me, I’m right below! drizzt73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drizzt73 Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Question please to any 109 experten. Does the G-6 Early have a drain tube in the oil cooler fairing. I have seen pics with and without? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 Are you talking about this drain? If it's this one, it was indeed present on a G-6 but also on a G-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drizzt73 Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Yes! Thank you very much. Following your build closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 I've made just about every possible mistake, so if you want to make something beautiful, do the opposite of me! Included in the Bf109 box from Revell in France: Borsos, Shoggz, drizzt73 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 All 109s from the F on had that drain tube. It was to keep oil that could collect in the bottom of the cowling from blowing into the radiator. If that tube was missing, it could've been after some maintenance or damage. drizzt73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drizzt73 Posted October 10, 2023 Author Share Posted October 10, 2023 I apologise for the lack of updates on this thread but life has rudely interrupted my modelling. I was made redundant from work earlier this year and I have been struggling a bit mentally so was lacking motivation. Anyway, I am back into it and have made some progress and will post some catch up pics. First pic is some new items i received. The fuselage is together and another reason for lack of progress is I decided to have a go at riveting for the first time ever and stuffed it up which was very disheartening. I had trouble initially keeping the lines straight, i tried dymo tape but found this was too rigid and wasn't sticking well to the rounded fuselage so ended up free handing it but this resulted in some wonky lines and required filling. I finally got what appeared to be an ok result the other day but yesterday i realised that i incorrectly had a row of rivets either side of the vertical panel line when in fact there is only 1 and and they alternate sides for each panel. Today's job is to fill the incorrect ones back in! Yesterday I began working on the Barracuda gun cowling which is very nice (but slightly small in length?). I have the Master Barrels set which are also very nice and an improvement on the kit guns but wanted to be able to add them after painting the fuselage. I was originally going to try and adapt the kit mounting pieces and end of its guns to the Master Barrels but instead found that some plastic tubing i had fit the ends of the barrels nicely so decided to just putty them onto the cowling underside. It works and means i can paint the guns separate and add them later. I also tried sliding them in to simulate doing it later and they slide fine, and I shouldn't lose them into the fuselage - famous last words lol. Shoggz, mc65, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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