Late war Bf109

[samuraj77]

Great work mate 

[No.1]

Well- do you have better proposal?

[Jicehem]

Well- do you have better proposal?

No, it's the only one I know...

[No.1]

Good!!! Here we go

[No.1]

Some basic info about the next build 

[Jicehem]

Hi mate,

I don't think the wheels are red but simply a weary black paint. The tires have white sides, a common feature on the Bf 109s. The radar seems to be FuG 218 "Neptun" and antennas must be to be found too under the right wing.
When I first discoverd this photograph I thought that was a Bf 109 G-14ASN but the radio mast ON the fuselage indicates a DB 605 AS and Erla canopy-retroffitted G-6. This is a late G-6AS because of the larger oil cooler under the engine.

Jicehem 

[No.1]

Very informative- thank you! I will be back later on wheel color.

[No.1]

Here is the source of doubt, two images of different airplane. First one is the well known image, photo is taken outside and above is the plastic kit of this plane. Wheel color is made as red. On right side is the image taken in hangar and the wheel show the same value as the aircraft on left and wheel hub center is much darker. This is base for my opinion that this is not standard black color. Any feedback?

[Jicehem]

Oh, yes ! The kit you show is mine... I built it in January 1985 a time when I still believed all that was written by "experts". Yes, there has been G-6ASs with red wheels, but I think only at the very beginning of delivery of this model to let know they were DB 605 AS-powered. But with the growing number of DB 605 AS and D powered planes, I think red wheels were dropped.
If you look, on "white 7", at the first exhaust pipe which is officially black you'll see it's of a light shade... Personnally, I think the wheels are not red neither on JG 300's plane nor on "white 7". I'll repaint the wheels of my kit black. A greyish black such as RLM 66.
Bur I must say that red wheels are more beautiful... 

Cheers,

Jicehem 
 

[No.1]

All right, I will do as you suggest

[No.1]

Conversion work on the kit nose radiator- I cut it off then extend edges with 0,5 mm plastic strip. Very fast process  Now to let it dry, fill and sand into good surface.

[Jicehem]

Hi mate, 

Good wortk. I'm waiting for the complete model...
What kit is it ? Revell ?

Cheers,

Jicéhem 

[No.1]

You are right, this is Revell 1/72 kit. I get some ten minutes free time today and make some work on it. From other major work remain to cut Albion Alloys fine metal tubes and assemble radar antennas.

[No.1]

Some small corrections of the rudder bottom, it have to be rounded...

[samuraj77]

 
Great work mate