Messerschmitt Bf109E Combo build

Started by John vd Biggelaar · 384 · 2 years ago · 1/48, Bf109E, Hasegawa, Messerschmitt, Tamiya, Werner Schroeder
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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    You are progressing rapidly and nicely, Spiros @fiveten
    Great idea about the spinner assembly.
    Having those flaps down will look great, will keep that in mind for mine as well, it even has the option to do that, so it will be much easier to achieve.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Thanks our friend @chinesegeorge! I fully understand and respect your approach, which has its very strong points. To be honest, I am wondering about it as well from time to time. To my mind, building a model only has to do with representing a cool machine. Of course, representing a machine that had been a product of an unfavorable (political or whatever) system might justifiably raise many hands! Having said all these, I would like to sincerely thank you, as, despite your approach, you still follow our builds: means a lot, you are a true fellow modeller and a true friend.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    George R Blair Jr said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    You are really moving on these, Spiros (@fiveten). I think I will be a watcher rather than a builder for this combo build. I want to get the problem posting photos resolved before I start a new project. I plan to try using a digital camera rather than my iPhone for photos and see if it makes a difference. We will see what happens.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @gblair!
    P.S. Do you have another phone, maybe older and/or other brand to see if it can upload pics?

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    2nd round of filler...

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Looking great, Spiros @fiveten
    Not sure if I can keep up your pace.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Sanded, side air inlets attached, some more filler, awaiting final sanding...

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Smooth sanded, bomb rack added to the E-4, almost ready for the paint shop...

    Thanks for stopping by!

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    RLM70 applied at the E-3 and at both props...

    The E-3 will be finished as Otto Bertram's machine and not as a Spanish Civil War bird, as I found the scheme more interesting. Thanks for stopping by!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Great progress, Spiros @fiveten
    RLM70 looks very nice and your choice to make Otto Bertram's aircraft is great. A very nice scheme.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    Thanks my friend @johnb! Just took a pic of the box art that depicts Otto Bertram's machine...

    A very interesting scheme indeed!

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    Pedro L. Rocha said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    @johnb

    @fiveten

    A very nice combo build my friends, both classics kits nowadays - go figure! I remember buying both those boxes when they hit the market, guess I’m a classic too 🙂

    Any 109 WIP is mandatory for me so I’ll strap in and follow.

    By the way, if any of you fellas ever come by to Portugal for vacations please let me know

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    George R Blair Jr said 2 years, 3 months ago:

    You are setting a new record in the combo-build category, Spiros (@fiveten). You will be done soon. Everything looks great.

    John (@johnb), I think I may have a way around the photo problem (if you are still having the same problem I did). It is a pain, but I used a digital camera and imported the photos to my computer, and they all imported into iModeler. It is a lot more cumbersome than simply using the iPhone, but it seems to work. Looking forward to your 109.

    I flew most places in Europe when I was in the Air Force, Pedro (@holzhamer), but I never made it to Portugal. The photos I have seen put it high on my list of places to visit. Cheers.