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Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:50 pm
by Duke Maddog
Impressive work Bruce! I'm thrilled to see this resurrected; this plane is so awesome. You got this man!
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 7:14 am
by KSaarni
speedgraflex wrote:I am definitely basing this off of the very first profile of White 1 you posted, John! Thank you so much. The only issue I have is there seems to be no antenna mast in the photo...
I am thinking about asking the “Flugzeug” forum for details but if you have any ideas, please I can use em. I asked Carlos and Marius, too.
mustang1989 wrote:Don't worry about the mix up Bruce. I think we've
all done stuff like that.
Thank you so much for understanding....
Hi Bruce,
Like John already answered about the antenna line, here drawings of both options
- Kari
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 10:41 pm
by speedgraflex
Yes.
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2019 10:56 pm
by Stikpusher
Very smooth!
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:42 am
by speedgraflex
Stikpusher wrote: Very smooth!
Yes; ya gotta love Tamiya’s white primer... it’s brutally revealing but also hella beautiful. I’m considering masking the four white frontwards backwards L-shapes that are white with each fuselage balkenkruze, as well, using a copy of the decal as a guide. I think this detailing level will really add the right touch to this project, as well as give me a basis for painting the black section of each cross with a grey-green overspray. Do I sound crazy...
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 5:18 am
by Floki
That's some really nice looking prep on the body Bruce.
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2019 8:11 am
by LyleW
Smooth! Well done! Go for the masked markings, too....
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:25 pm
by speedgraflex
Thank you both! (Am I using italics anymore?)
If so I decided I must spend half an hour to make a very softly casual RLM Blue (76?) from various Gunze colors and blend it. The photos were taken in harsh overhead light. Apologies. I will redo.
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:07 am
by jkim
Wonderful! Fuselage looks very similar to the Hasegawa 1/32 K-4 kit, even molding the windshield integral with the fuselage section. There is something I've always liked about the asymmetrical cowling on the 109G/K... how it bulges around the engine mounts. It looks like the Fine Molds kit captures that aspect well.
The molded deflector plates above the exhausts are probably way overscale in 1/72. It would be easy to cut new ones from thin brass sheet using the molded ones as a template.
If you send me a scan of the decals with the dimensions of the decal sheet, I can send you some custom cut masks for the crosses.
Re: FM 1/72 Bf109K-4,9JG 77 White 1, Düsseldorf, Germany, 19
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:15 am
by speedgraflex
Thank you so much! Yes I will gladly make a balkenkreuze scan pronto! I am struggling to photograph this painted color properly, which is frustrating. I wanted you to see this properly. Apologies, I must wait for natural light.
I see what you mean about the overscale deflector plates and will do exactly as you suggest! Thank you for such good advice. By the way I saved a whole slew of your photographs tonight as reference! The overhead angles are simply exquisite. I will reply directly on your thread about these photographs!