Eduard 1/48 Messerschmitt 109G-6 in Captured Markings

It's been a while, but my build output has been very slow of late. I had heard many good things about the Eduard 109 series, and had the Delta One "American G-6s" decal sheet in my collection for a while now, so it seemed like a good pairing. I was looking for a relatively straight-forward build, and was hoping to have this be a quick one to get my mojo going again. In retrospect, the Tamiya kit of the 109 might have been a better option for something quick and fun, but in the end I got there with this one. The Eduard kit has some incredibly impressive details, from the excellent cockpit to the extremely fine rivets and panel lines on the surface areas. As I find usual with most Eduard kits, the cockpit was crammed full of details and built up fairly easily. Unlike my more recent Eduard experiences, this kit came pretty close to falling together with a minimum amount of filling and sanding. The P-51 I am (still) building proved more challenging to me in that department. The trade-off Eduard seems to make in providing all that detail is that they use 5 pieces where Tamiya would use 1. But, applying the extra effort, I do like Eduard kits! This one was straight OOB with the exception of antenna wire, brake lines, and the tropical filter (taken from a Hasegawa kit - it fit perfectly with Eduard's standard air intake). Paints were a mix of Tamiya, MMP and AK Real Colors. Some light chipping was done with a silver pencil, tonal variety in the paint was done with various oils and the exhaust stain is a mixture of several pastels. The main decal marking are from the Delta One sheet, with some of the stenciling from the kit decals. All in all a fun project that was a joy to complete!

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