Messerschmitt Bf-109 G-6 (Italeri 1:72)
I would like to show you my earlier made model. The kit are from Italeri, i built from the box. I did not use accesories, but i made seatbelts from masking tape and leadwire.I used Gunze and AK colors the painting, and decals are from the kit.
Other pictures in my blog: https://makett.blogspot.hu/2015/10/messerschmitt-bf-109-g-6-italeri-172.html
7 additional images. Click to enlarge.
John Healy said on November 10, 2017
Great paintwork, Csupor. Mottling is difficult to get right in 1/72.
Béla Csupor said on November 10, 2017
Thank you, John! 🙂
Craig Abrahamson said on November 10, 2017
Nicely finished, sir…..BUT – aren’t those gear legs extending forward way too far (or are these old eyes playing tricks on me again?). 🙁
david leigh-smith said on November 10, 2017
Craig, you are correct. This is a lovely Gustav but the angle of the legs is slightly too far forward. This isn’t your mistake, it seems to be a problem with this Italeri kit. You have the outward splay of the legs perfectly but they need to be more upright to capture the characteristic delicate, narrow ‘toe out’ look of the 109. In a strange way the Italeri 109 captures the almost exact forward cant of the FW190 that manufacturers and modellers often find difficult to get (although the butcher bird is an inward slant).
It’s beautifully built and painted; fantastic work in 1/72 – with the legs a little more upright she’d be near perfect!
Craig Abrahamson said on November 10, 2017
Yeah….I thought as much, David – I don’t think even the FW-190’s gear is THAT far cantered forward, though. Seems like it’d be a fairly easy fix for the Italeri kit, however.
Greg Kittinger said on November 10, 2017
Beautiful paint and finish work on this. I’m glad to see someone else who builds in 1/72 – seems there aren’t as many of us smaller-subject modelers as the larger scale – at least in aircraft!
david leigh-smith said on November 10, 2017
Agreed, Greg – the finish is lovely and very realistic; especially in this scale!
Jeff Bailey said on November 10, 2017
Great model with a fantastic finish! Well done, Bela!
Béla Csupor said on November 10, 2017
Gentlemen, thank you very mutch! Craig, you’re right, i will fix the bug. 🙂
George Williams said on November 10, 2017
Very good finish on this little beauty.