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1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:59 am
by Stuart
I'm currently building the Tropical version of Aifix's new tool 1/72 bf109E kit - to go with my P-40 in the 'In Foreign Service' GB – basically I’m doing them both wheels up and mounted on a homemade stand together in a ‘Dogfight’.
The kit itself is pretty good, and a reasonably good copy of their great 1/48 kit which I highly recommend. Hopefully this’ll be my first finished Luftwaffe build as although I’ve started a couple, I’ve yet to finish one.
So far all I’ve done is assemble the cockpit (not too sure of the fit of this into the fuse halves) and paint a coat of RLM 02 (I think – Humbrol 240) around it.
Cheers!
Stuart
Re: 1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:41 am
by CallSignOWL
hey, Im working on an airfix -109e right now, too!
Re: 1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:50 am
by Stuart
CallSignOWL wrote:hey, Im working on an airfix -109e right now, too!
I have seen it and good it is...
How did you find the fitting of the cockpit when you went to button up the fuselage halves? I found mine to be pretty bad on the test fit.
Re: 1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:05 am
by CallSignOWL
portman wrote:CallSignOWL wrote:hey, Im working on an airfix -109e right now, too!
I have seen it and good it is...
How did you find the fitting of the cockpit when you went to button up the fuselage halves? I found mine to be pretty bad on the test fit.
ok, so it wanst just me! It took some creative clamping to get things closed up. I ended up with a bit of a seam that needed a spot of putty. The rest of the build went pretty good though!
Re: 1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:30 am
by Stuart
CallSignOWL wrote:portman wrote:
I have seen it and good it is...
How did you find the fitting of the cockpit when you went to button up the fuselage halves? I found mine to be pretty bad on the test fit.
ok, so it wanst just me! It took some creative clamping to get things closed up. I ended up with a bit of a seam that needed a spot of putty. The rest of the build went pretty good though!
not just me then - actually I don't recal the 1/48 kit being that brilliant either!
Re: 1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:50 am
by KSaarni
Now I also want an Airfix 109, you two are having a great time with them! :-)
- Kari
Re: 1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:53 pm
by Stuart
KSaarni wrote:Now I also want an Airfix 109, you two are having a great time with them! :-)
- Kari
yeah get one!
Re: 1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:00 pm
by Paul
Hey Stu, go with the 24 scale one.The fit is tons better.
Re: 1/72 bf109E-7 'Tropical'
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:16 pm
by Manny1943
Finish this MOJO...
