Messerschmitt Bf 109
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Here is my latest build after quite a long, ongoing illness. Its the 1:32 Revell Bf109 G-6.
The build itself was basically OOB, except for some PE seat belts, and a seat "pad" made from an off cut of material (again, not correct, [...]
Tamiya 1/72 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3/4. Major Hans "Assi" Hahn, France 1940. Built according to IPMS/USA Basic Kit Build (BKB) Criteria. Light weathering was just Dark Gray Tamiya Panel Liner. The stickers are a mix of Tamiya and [...]
Is it noticeable those wings are repainted four times? Because they are.
Welcome to the insanity. This is the part where someone will point out my paint job is still wrong. It is inevitable at this point.
The kit started out as a blithely [...]
I used Hasegawa's Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 depicting the mount of Oblt. Alfred Grislawski as a platform of an Aires DB 605A engine. The advantage of resin casts are the fine details that enhance the complex arrays of cables and pipes [...]
This is the old Revell 1:48 scale Bf 109 G-10 with wings from Fujimi's 109 series (The more modern issue from the 1990ies). This is my representation of the plane flown by Horst Petzschler.
This is what Horst Petzschler later told about [...]
Since the development history of the Bf-109E series is well-known and available here with other reviews, this will focus on Adolf Galland's role in the development of different camouflage and markings during the Battle of Britain that [...]
Well here’s another kit! The Tamiya 1/48 scale Bf 109, probably the best Tamiya 1/48 scale kit going. Not much to say except it builds incredibly well!
A nice little kit with a few problems. Took a little over a month to complete. The cockpit is pretty sparse. The rudder pedals were blobs so I placed Eduard pedals over them. I made harnesses supplied by a company called Kam I Zukuri or [...]
After finishing the ZG1 Bf-109, I decided to quickly finish the Hasegawa kit that I had. I bought the Stippling Decals SPH-K72031 from Special Hobby for this aircraft, hoping that this old Hasegawa kit released in 1987 (original molding [...]
Kit: Revell 1:32, Decals Kits World War Birds 1:32
Franz Stigler was born on August 21, 1915 and comes from a Family of Pilots. His father was also a Pilot and observer in the First World War. He began gliding at the Age of 12, became a [...]