Thanks mate. There are several photographic examples of captured 109's, but i havent seen another kit on the market (technically, this wasnt on the market as it was a perk of joining the airfix club)
Very nice. I wasn't aware of the Airfix version when I did mine and used the Tamiya kit. Not sure if you've seen this photo and how I kinda sorta used to paint the camo
There was a point where Britain was seriously considering buying them pre war when the first models came out as they were pretty much the best fighter on the market in the early 30's. Imagine an alternate rality where RAF 109's came up against Luftwaffe 109's and the BoB in that timeline suddenly gets much more even.
Nice result. The Airfix kit is a bit "clunky" in design, but it is overall one of the most accurate 109Es out there - vastly superior as regards dimensions than the Eduard 109E (which, it turns out, has all the problems with dimensional accuracy that caused all the screaming and caterwauling in 2013 when they first brought out their 109G-6 - but no one has ever commented on their E) - and the only two things "wrong" are the too-narrow prop blades (you can fix that with one of the unused "early" props from any Eduard 109G kit) and the incorrect canopy (it's a "G" heavy-frame canopy - you can sand that down and polish it out).
This was the first Airfix kit that wasnt a 1/24th scale kit, i'd done since i was about 15, and i was very pleasantly surprised how good it was, and certainly not as bad as i remembered.
Let just not talk about the 24th scale 109e3/4 though... i still have trauma from doing that kit twice.
Thanks, i tend to leave the control surfaces dropped when parked, as i read somewhere that because they were hydraulic, they dropped when the engines was turned off. At least that was the case with the Spitfire, its not unreasonable to assume the 109 had the same thing going on.
Great , Tam!
Glad to hear the Airfix kit is good.
The 109 looks really interesting in RAF markings!
Thanks mate. There are several photographic examples of captured 109's, but i havent seen another kit on the market (technically, this wasnt on the market as it was a perk of joining the airfix club)
Awesome color scheme and a beautiful build.
thanks, i think it came out well considering it was done with a hairy stick!
Great build on this 109, Tam @fow_models
Looks a bit weird, a 109 in full RAF colors and even the gas warning paper applied.
It kinda looks like the early swiss 109's they had a similar green/brown pattern. I have a swiss G6 next on my hitlist as im a bit of a 109 fanboy
Very nice. I wasn't aware of the Airfix version when I did mine and used the Tamiya kit. Not sure if you've seen this photo and how I kinda sorta used to paint the camo
I hadnt seen this photo before. much more weathered and worn. thanks!
Nice build - kinda looks awkward in those colors! Doesn't seem as menacing in non-Luftwaffe attire...
There was a point where Britain was seriously considering buying them pre war when the first models came out as they were pretty much the best fighter on the market in the early 30's. Imagine an alternate rality where RAF 109's came up against Luftwaffe 109's and the BoB in that timeline suddenly gets much more even.
Nice result. The Airfix kit is a bit "clunky" in design, but it is overall one of the most accurate 109Es out there - vastly superior as regards dimensions than the Eduard 109E (which, it turns out, has all the problems with dimensional accuracy that caused all the screaming and caterwauling in 2013 when they first brought out their 109G-6 - but no one has ever commented on their E) - and the only two things "wrong" are the too-narrow prop blades (you can fix that with one of the unused "early" props from any Eduard 109G kit) and the incorrect canopy (it's a "G" heavy-frame canopy - you can sand that down and polish it out).
This was the first Airfix kit that wasnt a 1/24th scale kit, i'd done since i was about 15, and i was very pleasantly surprised how good it was, and certainly not as bad as i remembered.
Let just not talk about the 24th scale 109e3/4 though... i still have trauma from doing that kit twice.
Great looking 109 Tam, especially with all the control surfaces in action pose.
Thanks, i tend to leave the control surfaces dropped when parked, as i read somewhere that because they were hydraulic, they dropped when the engines was turned off. At least that was the case with the Spitfire, its not unreasonable to assume the 109 had the same thing going on.