Eduard 1/32 Bf ME109 E-4
All this lockdown time and I've barely done a tap. I started this one nearly a year ago, and finally got it finished after a long bout of modeller's block. Really nice kit (that I won as a prize at the Bolton show about 8 years ago !) Goes together really well - nicely detailed plastic with a couple of frets of PE and some resin parts in this offering. The one major problem I had was - I'm almost certain - self inflicted. When I clamped the wings on for the glue to set I think I overdid the tightening on the clamps, because when I took them off the wing dihedral was almost non-existent. I'd guess it should be somewhere around 6° and I reckon it's no more than 2° on my version. A huge mistake, and I did think about trying to correct it, but decided against it in the end. It's not noticeable in these photographs, but it's there ! Mainly painted in MRP acrylics, and weathered with oils, Mig Weathering powders and AK Weathering pencils. Another great kit from Eduard, and it finally got me restarted. Again !
This is an amazing model, Robert @rob-cookson!
Cockpit is amazing, painting and weathering are super!
The dihedral issue is not apparent from the pics...
Well done!
Thank you, Spiros. This photo illustrates the problem much more clearly, with the E-4 next to a 1/48 G-6. You can see that the E-4 wings are almost horizontal. This bird would definitely not fly! (sorry it's such a poor quality photo because of the lightning)
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Fantastic result, Robert.
Those yellow nosed 109's are beautiful planes and you clearly show that with your build.
Everything looks great.
Thank you for your kind comments, John.
You're not alone. I had the same issue with the same kit and ended up hacking the top wing root to fix it which is a bit brutal. A bit p'd off and it put me off Eduard a bit. Their 1/48 109 E's don't seem to have this problem.
I have seen other's talk about this and I don't know if Eduard are aware of it. I don't think it's your mistake. Maybe TC can enlighten us?
Nice job! Nice weathering
Thanks Ross. I was going to do exactly what you did, but as soon as I started to cut, I lost my nerve and decided to concentrate on the finish, which is reasonably close to what I would have liked. Once I've made a major mistake I tend to lose interest and the thing never gets finished, so maybe this qualifies as a bit of progress on my part - the fact that it didn't end up in the bin! ?
Yes I nearly chickened out too.!
Looks great, Robert. Excellent weathering and paint work.
Thank you John. I'll probably go back to it from time to time over the next few weeks and try to improve the overall finish.
Great looking 'Emil' Robert.
Well worth the wait, I'd say.
Thanks George - much appreciated!
A very nice 109! Well done.
Thanks Greg !