Phil Smith Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) Post removed by author Edited January 11 by Phil Smith chaos07, HB252, monthebiff and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furie Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Very nice picture. One thing is for sure, the wheels are not original! Biggles87, Fanes and Phil Smith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Now that's a mighty fine picture! Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Smith Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 A bit more progress on the Bf-109 during the past few weeks. I'm building three kits at once, which is fun but means that each is moving along at a glacial pace. The Bf-109 has moved a bit to include completion of the cockpit and I've no moved on to the fuselage. The Zoukei Mura kit includes a variety of interesting internal details for the aft fuselage, so I decided to go ahead and add these details, with wire harnesses and control system cables. A small percentage of this will be seen through the radio access panel, which will be open. So far, so good! Elger, mywifehatesmodels, Biggles87 and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 wow great work Phil Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Phil Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Really nice progress Phil! The engine and cockpit work is top notch! Phil Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos07 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Great looking pit, and well done on the engine. The patina and weathering are very well executed. The cockpit looks well-used and the seatbelts and harness don't look overly stiff or clean - they match the worn look of the kit so far perfectly! Biggles87 and Phil Smith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Smith Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Thank you, gentlemen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Really awesome finish and weathering!!! Bravo Phil!!!! John Phil Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEYSSON Gilles Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Hello Phil Very very nice cockpit and engine Splendid work and quality ... Gilles Phil Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Smith Posted March 31 Author Share Posted March 31 (edited) Thanks all. Sorry for the delay - work and such has a knack for interfering with fun stuff. In the interim, I completed the cockpit and integrated it with the fuselage halves. The Zoukei Mura kit has a bunch of additional interior detail that, when the fuselage is buttoned up, one will be able to barely see through the radio compartment access door. I did a fair amount of detailing in there, but really much of it will not be visible. At least it was fun. With the fuselage put together, the empennage was installed and the engine glued to the front. The guns were also glued in (I would have preferred to get aftermarket brass guns, but I'm ok with the result). Mounting the engine in this kit requires great care, but the fit is excellent. With that done, I could then proceed to add wire harnesses and various flexible piping using different thicknesses of lead wire. This was a tedious process, and I only got about a third of the cabling done in a couple of hours. I'm happy with the result, but much more is needed before the engine can be considered completed. Edited March 31 by Phil Smith Furie, chaos07, scvrobeson and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissFighters Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Fantastic work! I have the pictures approx. twice as large as the model on my screen. How much better must the detailing look in real life?! Phil Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Very nice work Phil Phil Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Mighty impressive work so far Phil! Phil Smith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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