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Messerschmitt Bf 109 V-13, 1/48, Tamiya and scratchbuilding

Started by Erik Gjørup · 46 ≡ · ↻ 1 year ago · 1/48, 109, airbum, Bf 109 V-13, Bf109, Haldværk, me109, Messerschmitt, scratchbuilt, speed record, Tamiya

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Erik Gjørup said 2 years, 6 months ago:
Balance and air

As in my V14 build the horns gets faired in

The aileron horns got an aerodynamic fairing on the special versions
1. rather big?
1. perhaps a bit more to make a straight trailing edge?
and with the aid of some LqS they look a little more aerodynamic.

The kit-pitot is quite large and somewhat overscale

in this build I think it will be just the modified kit-pitot I use, but for the V14 I may use one made from brass tubing.

it would appear that the plane is a step closer to paint? Even though only 2 fellow imodelers have commented on this build, I shall continue to post progress - and probably start a new blog once the Special Hobby Bugatti becomes available in 1/48. Perhaps some of the silent followers could indicate if this so far away from their interests. Should we make a new group to include all race- and recordplanes? Lets hear from you!
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 6 months ago:

Nice steps and, yes, getting closer to the paint shop, my friend @airbum! Not sure if the pitots are overscale, but they look very good!
John Healy said 2 years, 6 months ago:

Looking good, Erik. These Tamiya 109s are solid kits and are a great basis for conversions like this.
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 6 months ago:

Very nice progress, Erik @airbum.
The scratchbuild pitots do look great.
A group of record breaking planes sounds interesting.
Erik Gjørup said 2 years, 5 months ago:
Thank you @fiveten, @j-healy and @johnb. The small addition of a tube to the pitot looks just a bit better. And indeed these “old” Tamiya 109’s are great basic kits, plus there are lots of AM-items for them, giving you a very wide range of possibilities.

02

RLM 02!

And the day came for the RLM02 to be painted
1. Not the final canopy - just here to keep the paint out of the "tub"
1. Tail-light deleted and surface filled with LqS and sanded, improving the appearence.
1. Could be worse. . .
I did give it a first coat of very thin paint in order to get it as smooth as possible. I think it ended well

next up a few more coats, then decals and final details – exciting!
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 5 months ago:

Nicely progressing, my friend @airbum!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 5 months ago:

Very decent progress, Erik @airbum
RLM02 looks great on it.
Erik Gjørup said 2 years, 4 months ago:
Thanks @fiveten and @johnb – thanks for your continued support in this very quiet group

Second round

I did try to thin the paint a bit more.

to avoid the “Orange peel” effect.
1. just there for paint - vacform canopy will be installed later
1. looking a bit better after paint on the filled and sanded areas.
1. ouch - touch-up needed! - but nice AM panel though.

2. I think the intake looks acceptable. Not like AM resin, but as that is no longer available this will do nicely
No such luck. Well, it will need a third layer anyway, and I can let it cure fully and gently sand the paint before adding a third (and fourth?) coat of extremely thinned paint, perhaps with some sort of retarder?

and if that is successful, then it is decals and gloss clear next – most likely a few more details first though.
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Pity for the persistent orange peel effect, my friend @airbum! You will surely sort it out!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Some improvement on the rudder is visible, Erik @airbum
I think the thinned paint will eventually level out the orange peel.
Erik Gjørup said 2 years, 4 months ago:

@fiveten, @johnb and @j-healy, small update on the 109 speedster

vacuum

The reason for me to start this conversion in the first place was due to the falcon vac-hood available for the Tamiya kit

My last vac-form adventure did not go well at all (for the G-12 with a very complicated shape), and it was with a shaky hand I started fitting this one.

I took my time, and though it is not yet finished it looks close to home. Next challenge is to make masks and glue it in place! Fortunately I had ordered two sets of the Falcon 109 set that contains some 12-14 different hoods!

next up I shall try not to make a mess of installing, masking and painting the glass
Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

Amazing skills on fitting that vacanopy, my friend @airbum! Masking an already glued vacanopy is, for me, a hair raising process, but your amazing skills are what is needed to obtain a good result.
Looking forward to it!
John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

It does seem to fit quite nicely, Erik @airbum
Looking forward to the final steps of it.
Erik Gjørup said 1 year, 9 months ago:

I am not at all sure how to proceed with this racer. Probably I shall try to add some "gum" to the inside to stiffen the hood, then mask and paint, but that will make a hairraising removal of gum when the paint has cured.

Any thoughts on how to do this?
Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 9 months ago:

The gum sounds plausible, though it will test your patience upon removal, my friend @airbum!

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Golden Age of Air Racing

Messerschmitt Bf 109 V-13, 1/48, Tamiya and scratchbuilding

Balance and air

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Second round

vacuum