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George Schembri
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‘Little Stinger’ Bf-109E-7 III./ZG 1, HobbyBoss 80261 in 1/72

January 25, 2024 · in Aviation · · 23 · 0.6K

I had another 1/72 HobbyBoss Bf-109 kit kicking around and when I came across Decals 7204 from 'Ministry of Small Aircraft Production' I figured that I should practice my mottling painting on this little stinger. I also had decals from the old Hasegawa kit A9 ‘Me-109' and left over stenciling from a Tamiya kit added to the mix.

The mottling pattern was improvised (just like in the real world... I guess), using Vallejo Stencil AIR002 to help get patterns. AK Interactive paint kit AK2090 was used for proper RLM74/75/76 and RLM04 colouring, I had an issue trying to thin the paints down but finally used AK712 thinner as instructed and the paint started to flow properly – funny things happen when you read the instructions. Future coat for the decals with final clear coat being a thinned mix of MicroSatin and MicroFlat from Microscale.

Checking the internet, this aircraft ‘S9+CD' was W.Nr. 6027 and flew III. Gruppe of the Zerstörergeschwader 1, sustaining 20% damage during a failed take-off from Prague-Rusin/Ruzin airfield in 1942.

Interesting internet info on the Destroyer Squadron on the Air War Publications website:

https://airwarpublications.com/iii-zg-1-over-steppe-and-sand/

Thanks for viewing.

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23 responses

  1. Very nice result, George @georgeswork
    The mottling did came out beautifully.
    Great detailing on this tiny scale Emil, even isolators on the antenna wire, how did you create those.

  2. Excellent job, George! Love how you tackled the Hobby Boss kit!

  3. Great looking 109 George.

  4. Nicely done George.

  5. Cool little stinger, George.

  6. This Bf-109 turned out very well, George. That is some nice work. @georgeswork

  7. Nice looking paint work on this little 109 !

  8. Nice work, George. Impressive mottling in 1/72.

  9. Well done! Looks like a color version of the photo.

  10. This is this simpy Hobby Boss brand kit?

    • Yes it is Lis (@lis), this is it. Not bad for $8 Cdn when I bought it.
      Definitely easy assembly, but the finer details are not exact, the pitot tube and engine gaps are a bit exaggerated. But still finishes as a nice quick kit.

      1 attached image. Click to enlarge.

  11. Looks great! Nice paintwork.

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