Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4, Italian Air Force, Eduard, 1/48
This article is part of a series:
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- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 Revell 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 Trop 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2, Finnish Air Force “MT-225” 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-5, Wilde Sau, Eduard, 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 “Yellow 14”, Hans Joachim Marseille
- Messerschmitt Me109E-3a L-52, Yugoslavia 1/48
- Japanese Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4, Tamiya 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4, Italian Air Force, Eduard, 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf109E-1, Legion Condor, Eduard 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf109 E-3a, Swiss, Tamiya 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf109G-6, MT-422, Finnish Air Force, Eduard 1/48
- Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6 WNr 161742, Slowak, Eduard 1/48
An attempt at detailing
18 months ago I started the build of a 109
I wanted to cram as much detail in it as possible. I have since become older. However with all that detail and on/off build it has now finally reached the point where I declare it to be finished.
Amongst the details I may mention the following;
AM details included a few hatches and some brass guns. These were burnished by burnishing fluid.
I also opened the sidewindows. Could be better, but for an early attempt it is OK. To see the full build you may follow the link here: https://imodeler.com/groups/work-in-progress-aircraft/forum/topic/messerschmitt-bf109-g-4-italian-air-force-eduard-1-48/
It is in the Work-in-progress-aircraft group here on iModeler.
I am by no means a historian, and the background is just shortly described in the groupbuild - enjoy
Congratulations,my friend @airbum!
Having joyfully followed your build thread, I am only even more happy to watch this beauty appearing at the headlines!
This is such a lovely and not extremely common camo. I love it a lot!
Well done!
Spyros (@fiveten), it was a joy to have you along for the ride. Thank you for the comments and all. I like to build non-LW 109's. Such a huge variety.
Erik, @airbum
There is not another person I know who has as much knowledge about the 109 type as you do... Having said that, you carry this knowledge over to each one of your builds. Each time I take a look at one of your 109's, I'll see yet another little hidden detail that you have incorporated into your model. This one is no exception.
I have enjoyed watching you build your 109's in your various journals. I don't always comment as often as I should, but believe me, I do take a daily look at the work going on with your 109 Kindergarten builds. Thank you for sharing both your knowledge and your planes with us.
I pressed the "liked" button too... and I'm happy to see that Mother Nature has cooperated with you today, so you could take these pictures in the brightly shining sun.
Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🙂
You are too kind Louis (@lgardner). I just happen to have a lot of books 🙂
Always a pleasure when you pop up with a relevant comment during the build, revealing that you have been following along. Thank you.
And happy holidays to you and yours too.
Turned out great Erik. I enjoyed following along
Thank you George, it has been a joy to have you along for the duration @blackadder57.
That's a beautiful paint job, Erik!
Thank you Robert @robgenev665. I do hope to re-visit the theme as my airbrush skills improve.
Terrific Erik!
Wow! You've completed 3 109's just in time for Christmas. Happy holidays!
Is it really 3 finished lately? - Thank you for keeping track Eric, I tend to lose the full picture now and then 🙂
Happy holidays to you and yours too @eb801.
Great work on this Erik. I really like the 109 in Italian markings.
Thanks Dale @dtravis, they are something different indeed these Italians.
A superb build, Erik @airbum
This Italian scheme is outstanding and shows your painting skills.
Can imagen that you gained some years after this amount of detailing, but it sure is worth it.
Really enjoyed your thread. Lots of things I learned there.
John @johnb, it is a really different sort of 109 in this version, and I like it a lot. As I mentioned earlier it may be re-visited some day 🙂
This one is my favourite 109 from your assembly line (so far) Erik @airbum
The small details, wicked camo and a very well align landing gear really puts it one step above your other Messershmitt(en). Bravo Caro!
Grazie mille Pedro (@holzhamer), I am quite pleased with a lot of the details myself (Oh, and apologies to anyone who actually speak Italian if I got the words in the beginning wrong - no offense intended!)
Hi Erik. Nice one. Love the airbrush work. Looks great. Thumbs up.
Thanks Glenn (@glenn73). Learning each time I make a new one, and this do have room for improvement 🙂
Turned out gorgeous! Well done Erik - the 109 factory continues to impress!