Tamiya bf. 109 G-6 : a lesser knowned ace
Wolf-Udo Ettel is one of several lesser known fighter aces of the Luftwaffe. Achieving his Iron Cross in June 1943 after claiming his 120th victory in Russia. A few days later he was transferred to Italy, commanding 8./JG27, proceeding to shoot down both fighters and bombers (B-24s included). However in July 17th, while strafing ground targets his mount, black 6, was shot down by AA, Wolf perishing in the crashing. His final score was 124 victories.
This is the Tamiya kit, released last year, featuring accurate dimensions and some innovative gimmicks that allow the modeler to depict the plane with open engine hood, or closed, providing parts and decals to have both options made. The parts are interchangeable due to small magnets that bond the moveable parts without the need of any glue.
Now, since I found the engine plastic the best I've seen around, I decided to detail the whole power egg as much as I could and knew. Later on I came to the conclusion that if one adds cables and pipes the interchangeable factor is lost.
Decals came form my stash, although I did use the kits wing crosses for the the lower wings and found them far better than Tamiya usual thick decal film. These are thinner and blend the surface details quite well. Not so for the stencils I'm afraid, avoid them if you can.
100 hours work, mostly for the engine parts and the weathering, but I had great fun with it, even though it languished for months in the shelf after initial assembly, entirely my fault I say
OK, now, that is just plain ridiculous fantastic modeling. A true feast for the eyes, Pedro.
Thank you David, glad you enjoyed it.
I don’t think I’ll build another 109 sometime soon, too exhausted
Great work Pedro! I've got my kit on the short list of up- coming projects.
Thank you David, am sure you’ll do a great work with this kit also. Any thoughts as to what particular plane you want to depict?
I think I'm going Romanian on this. It will be a closed up version. I'm in the process of finishing an Eduard 109 F-2 from the Russian front in JG 54 markings.
Wow... that is an excellent paint job
Thank you Paul, all Gunze acrylics and the cables and pipes were painted with Vallejo
Beautiful work, Pedro!
Thank you Tom, glad you enjoyed it
Great job Pedro, was looking fwd to this entry in the main feed! Liked!
Thanks Michel! I had the day off to complete the model 😉
Ok,blunt and to the point, "Model of the Month" material. Exquisit is a good word to use.
Thank you Stephen, exquisite is a powerful adjective
Pedro. A masterpiece of modeling in 1/48, or any scale. Considering how many Emils, Friedrichs, and Gustavs I’ve seen, for a 109 to blow my socks off, THAT’S an achievement. This is beautifully done, in every single way.
Kudos, Pedro. Lots of it.
‘Liked’ ‘liked’ ‘Liked’ ‘liked’ ‘Liked’
David, my friend, you certainly have a way with words. No other compliment beats your analogy 🙂 and I must say I share the same feeling when I look at a model of a kit/subject done to death like Messerschmitts/Spitfires or Mustangs. Once every now and then one grabs our attention tight? Glad mine did. Oh btw the B&W photo included is your fault
Yes, exquisite is the proper word indeed! Congratulations!
Thank you Marek
A really nice Messerschmitt. Well done Pedro.
Thanks Julian, glad you liked it
Time spent on the engine and interiors really shows - all of the painting is first class!
You’re too kind Paul, thank you
Superb modelling!
Thank you David
Absolute perfect masterpiece. Congratulations!
Thank you Stephane
wow very nice job!
Thank you Franco
Superb Pedro!
Thank you David, glad you like it
I can but only concur with the masses, sir...stunning build indeed.
Thanks Craig, glad you enjoyed it
All of the above, super craftsmanship!
Thank you Robert, glad you liked it
Hi, Pedro!
It's a very best. I want to master some day yours skill, especially of weathering,
Thank you Shun
I have been watching you work your magic on this one from the very beginning. I’m extremely impressed with the way it looks. This one is “Model of the Month” material for sure. The extra attention to detail that you added to the engine (and office) makes this one stand head and shoulders above the rest. We see a lot of 109’s built and posted on here, but I sincerely believe that this is the best one yet !
It looks like you went back in time, brought a prime 109 back with you and shrunk it down to 1/48 scale. Seriously it’s that good.
You can never have too many... 😉 and these new tool Tamiya 109’s are really nice. I have 3 of them in the stash and hopefully I’ll get to them soon.
I have been watching for you to post this one since you recently mentioned that you finished it up. You must be very proud of this one... and you should be.
Well done my friend and “Liked”.
Thanks for the support during this build Louis, never got around to say it but it’s true.
About that “can’t have too many 109s”, let me tell you that I’m on sabbatic leave from 109s. Built a few during the last year or so, and this one drained my creativity on the subject. Still have 2 German planes on the bench, but I’ll be focusing some American or British planes for a time.
The photography alone is spectacular! Well Done!
Thank you Jeff, don’t tell anyone but I used my old iPhone to take them
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
Stunning work Pedro, spectacular work on the weathering and the photography is so well done. A joy to see, thanks.
Thank you De4ever
Another excelent model Pedro!
Congratulations
Obrigado Manuel
Everything about it is superb: paint, weathering, detail & of course the kit.
The extra factor is the talent put into the finished product, & you have it!
A beautiful job: congratulations!
Thank you for such a warm feedback Tony
Wow! Looks outstanding! The engine just blows me away. You're a master!
Spetacular build! I have this one in the stash and yours is surely is an inspiration.