Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

[No.1]

Can not see images

[Sall]

Glad you solve problem Scott!!

And both kits looks great!!

[Second Air Force]

Thanks, Sall. Lightly wet-sanding the bad area with 2000 grit sandpaper was enough to smooth and feather-edge the damage. It isn't the dumbest thing I have ever done, but it wasn't very smart!

No.1, I'll repost the photos here to see if they become visible for you. Notice, too, in the damage photo, how poor the RLM 74 was applied. This was because the airbrush was dirty internally and had restricted flow, and the operator kept trying to paint when he should have stopped.

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

[No.1]

Soory, again problem with visibility Did anybody else have similar problem?

[Second Air Force]

Soory, again problem with visibility Did anybody else have similar problem?

How odd...... I'll delete all three images from Photobucket and re-load them, then add them to the earlier post. Let me know if they're visible then.

[No.1]

I see no image to regret, even on your earl post... ??? Did anybody else see images or only I have problem?

[No.1]

Well- problem is on my side Will see what to do.

[Second Air Force]

I'll take a couple more photos and post them to see for certain that the problem doesn't lie within Photobucket.

[GregM]

On the pictures you posted the first time I see the small Photobucket boxes with the "Image has been moved or deleted" message but I see the second round of pictures ok.

Looks like the fingerprint dressed up just fine!  Here's my last big mistake, should make you feel better. 

About this time two  years ago I was dealing with the son of an orignal owner/restorer of one of the Wildcats that came out of Lake Michigan in the 90's.  I actually bought a cylinder off of him that came off the engine after it had sat under water for 60 years.  I built a model of the Wildcat and display it on the cylinder, and this gentleman helped me greatly with information about the plane and restoration.  He was a previous warbird owner himself so I built a T-6 for him in the same markings as one that he had bought from the South African government and had restored. I was on a self imposed small time frame because I had a baby on the way and wanted to get it done before she was here. 

After a few days of masking and painting all the colors I hit it with the first coat of Testor's Gloss Cote.  I sat the can down and worked on fixing a small run and then noticed an area that was dry and didn't get any clear coat.  I quickly grabbed what I thought was the clear coat can and sprayed the model again, only to find I had grabbed a can of Floquil silver which has the same color label.  I tried to wipe it off but it was too late. 

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

[Second Air Force]

Good grief! That is a hard one to deal with!

I replaced the pictures on the earlier thread.

[No.1]

Must sa that build look so interesting

[Second Air Force]

Here's the old Hasegawa Bf 109 F-4, finished in Walter Nowotny's JG 54 RLM 70/71/76 splinter scheme. The decals are a combination of Hasegawa kit decals and some Superscale items. Other than that, it's right out of the box except for a couple of small cockpit details:

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

And the G-6 that I botched the paint job on. This was flown by Major Franz Beyer, Gruppenkommadeur of IV/JG 3. This airplane was based in Italy in August of 1943. The decals are from a Superscale sheet. The kit is primarily from the UM box with extra cockpit enhancement, Otaki main wheels and WGr 21 rocket tubes, and a Monogram tailwheel.

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

Bf-109 Group Build-All Variants

[Sall]

Two beautiful kits mate!

[No.1]

Great work!!!

[No.1]

I like them both