“Mersu” – Finnish Bf-109G-2 1:72, from the very old Hasegawa
Hi All! Here’s my save of my very old Hasegawa BF-109. This kit is around for more than 30 (maybe 35?) years. I found it in my stash and as happened I wanted a quick and easy build. I had some very old aftermarked decals too so I thought it was a simple and easy task. But… Well. The aftermarket Aeroscale set (Luftwaffe Top Guns) – as advertised – contains a dedicated set for Erich Hartmann’s first plane. I wasn’t aware that the decal set is so old that the informations they used are outdated since. I jumped in without any suspicion so I backdated my poor little 109G6 to a G2 – which is in fact doesn’t correct for this particular airplane (shoud be a G4). Sigh. I set aside the project and began to search for a decent G2 decal set – to finish it as a correct G2. SBS came in to help as they made several Messerschmitt 109 – mostly for Finnish and Hungarian airplanes – decal set. I picked up this one as the one all-grey RLM74 scheme looks so odd on a 109 that I felt I had to make that. As You may see I tried to spice up the kit a little bit (new cockpit, some corrections around the wing, landing gears and I drilled out the exhaust) but I kept things as simple as possible. As these old Hasegawa kits are simple and fit nicely I enjoyed this build a lot – really just for fun nothing sweaty. I used Gunze Mr. Colors – simply RLM74 and 76 bit I modulated the surfaces a lot to break up monotonity. The decals went on really well they set beautifully and despite the dark upper surface neither the white circles nor the yellow “5” aren’t translucent at all. That’s all, hope you like it. All C&Care welcome as usual. Cheers: Gabor
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Erik Gjørup said on April 21, 2019
Very nice indeed! Now, how do you make the windbreakers on the antennas? – been experimenting in 1/48 without success!
Gábor Szabó said on April 21, 2019
Thank You! It’s really easy – I heated up a thin plastic sheet and I punched a needle into it. It forms a tiny cone that I can cut with a blade. That’s all.
Tom Cleaver said on April 22, 2019
Nice save!
Gábor Szabó said on April 22, 2019
Thank you! 🙂
Craig Abrahamson said on April 22, 2019
Excellent presentation and a nice result…I like it.
Gábor Szabó said on April 22, 2019
Thanks, Craig!
DE4EVER said on April 22, 2019
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
Small in size and scale but with a strong impression, love the fact that the markings are Finnish, this gives the model like a refreshed look … nice work Gabor
Gábor Szabó said on April 22, 2019
Thank You! Oldie but goodie.
Dirk Derks said on April 22, 2019
Hello Gabor,
Indeed out of the old box. But turned in to a very fine model. Also in this article, the real pictures are very much appreciated. Regards, Dirk
Gábor Szabó said on April 22, 2019
Thank You, Derks!
bob mack said on April 22, 2019
very sharp looking
Gábor Szabó said on April 22, 2019
Thank you Bob!
Greg Kittinger said on April 22, 2019
Another Gábor beauty! I’m very intrigued by that scheme, and since I have a few of these old Has 109’s in the stash, I see one in my future! Looks brilliant.
Gábor Szabó said on April 22, 2019
Thank you, Greg! You are too kind 🙂 I like these old but simple and effective kits. They give a lot of fun without too much fuss.
david leigh-smith said on April 22, 2019
Terrific work. In every aspect, well done.
‘Liked’
Gábor Szabó said on April 22, 2019
Thank you, David! And nearly as important: one more less “semi-finished” kit in my cabinet 🙂 !
Robert Royes said on April 23, 2019
Great job!!
Gábor Szabó said on April 23, 2019
Thank You!
David Mills said on April 23, 2019
Nicely done Gabor !
Gábor Szabó said on April 23, 2019
Thanks a lot, David.