Late war Bf109

[No.1]

Here you are simple way to cut the strip of tape and make protection for the camouflage painting.

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

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[No.1]

Result of the above masking is the first layer of the camouflage spots. I decide to make camouflaging of the topside in two pass, first one with camouflage spots and later in the wide camouflage patches.

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

Reference publication Aero Journal

[No.1]

This four images show the followings steps where is most of areas protected to make precise shape of the camouflage paints. Interest to note that demarcation lines is very sharp. First at all I have prepared shapes for the fuselage cross field and after that camouflage shape. I used Blue Tack as the good material to make some distance of the protective paper from the kit surface.

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

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[samuraj77]

Great work mate...
Please keep us informed about progress you are making

[No.1]

Thank you mate- I am doing my best 

So when the plane is finally prepared I have spray camouflage colors and first to go was RLM75 and then RLM83 over it. With this green I have also with care spray already protected area for fuselage insignia. Result is on this two images.

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

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[Jicehem]

Hi,

Amazing work !

Jicehem   

[No.1]

Thank you for your kind words Now on this image is show the protection for the spinner, canopy frame and rear fuselage band. One more thing which will be repainted will be camouflage fields on the top of the starboard wing as well I did not match precisely shape and position of the camouflage colors.

Late war Bf109

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[No.1]

So what's up? Kit is in the advanced stage and all of the major areas are painted. The problem is that I have miss the shape of camouflage on the starboard wing so this will be overpainted in some of next step. As you can see it have all features of the camouflage as seen on archive image...

Late war Bf109

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[samuraj77]

Great and precise work 

[No.1]

Thank you  So kit is almost somewhere there, close to be finished. There is seen additional work on decals, pattern are changed for the starboard wings. Number seven is painted in blue over the decal which is original Heller with red color inside. More details work have to be done and I hope that I could be able to do that today.

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

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[No.1]

So this is it- this project come to its final stage. The same modeling was real pleasure as well for first time work on well known subject but in complete different way. Hope that all of you have the same pleasure as I have. Here you are final images...

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

And to remind you again on the best reference available in the moment-

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Soon coming English version 

[samuraj77]

A true masterpiece looks so realistic and well served airplane
 
Great work 

[santynus]

great work No.1

[No.1]

Thank you

[No.1]

Now I would like to continue with this Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 W.Nr. 150816 manufactured by Erla. Image is from Jim Crow collection and present plane captured at the end of the war. The same plane belong to the II./JG 300 and on the rear fuselage is the three color band blue-white-blue which is regular system of Reichluftverteidigung markings for home defense units.

Late war Bf109

 

Late war Bf109

Erla built Bf109G-10 have some specific options and differ from the G-10 of other manufacturer. Starting from nose it have very asymmetric engine cowling with rear panel strait on the port side and curved on the starboard side. Drawings made by Jean Claude Mermet show precisely this important detail. Other detail to be noted is that on the top wing surface is small bulge above the wheel bay and it is similar to those on the G-6 version.

Camouflage pattern is standard for the late war Bf109 and it consist of the mainly RLM76 at the bottom as well fuselage sides and RLM75 and 83 patches at the top surfaces. As well late work production faced with mutual problems, some sections are not very standard so you could see that horizontal tail rudder are in much lighter color then the surrounding colors as well RLM76 in its close. One propeller baled look to be wash out of color and one blade show much of its natural metal. Cockpit frame look to be in basic RLM66 color. In general all plane look fade as result of long exposure on the direct sun but very clean and only visible dirt is from the exhaust gases.

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