Indiana, United States
Joined: January 13, 2009
KitMaker: 419 posts
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Posted: Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 10:26 AM UTC
I'm spoiled for choices here .
I'm leaning towards a '43 109. (G2 or G6 with white Defense of the Reich bands). Gotta Verlinden super detail set that I just gotta use this year.
...on the other hand I wouldn't mind another Friedrich (and maybe trying to scratch build the engine compartment)
...or maybe that Swiss Emil.
Bah, I'm going to have to decide on something!
Cheers,
Fred
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Me410: FROG Campaign
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Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Joined: January 10, 2005
KitMaker: 137 posts
AeroScale: 16 posts
Posted: Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 11:53 AM UTC
Thanks Terri, and congratulations on your victory over the US in the hockey!
Currently on the bench:
1/48 Tamiya Mosquito Mk IV F.B (Zerstorer! campaign)
1/48 Tamiya Bf109E-4/7
1/48 Monogram He-111
1/1 part-time PhD thesis
Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 19, 2008
KitMaker: 6,743 posts
AeroScale: 6,151 posts
Posted: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 01:50 AM UTC
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Thanks Terri, and congratulations on your victory over the US in the hockey!
Thanks Aaron ! Both teams played with all of their hearts and gave more then 100% . Turly was a excellent game .
We are getting closer to the starting date for this 16 more days to go !
British Columbia, Canada
Joined: December 29, 2005
KitMaker: 22 posts
AeroScale: 8 posts
Posted: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 06:42 AM UTC
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We are getting closer to the starting date for this 16 more days to go !
I almost jumped the gun. I thought it was March 1st and got the plastic out and washed it.
Now it is safely back in the box for another 16 days.
Paul
Indiana, United States
Joined: January 13, 2009
KitMaker: 419 posts
AeroScale: 378 posts
Posted: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 - 09:46 AM UTC
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We are getting closer to the starting date for this 16 more days to go !
I almost jumped the gun. I thought it was March 1st and got the plastic out and washed it. Now it is safely back in the box for another 16 days.
Paul
Way to keep it honest, Paul.
It'll be fun to start pouring back into the minutae of 109's again.
Cheers,
Fred
Current Builds:
Hawk 75/Saetta: Club Med Campaign
Me410: FROG Campaign
Mystery Build (insert here)
New Jersey, United States
Joined: October 18, 2007
KitMaker: 1,698 posts
AeroScale: 96 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 04, 2010 - 01:38 AM UTC
I changed my mind on the build... will do the 109E "Hahn" for the Summer 1940 campaign. Will switch to the Tamiya 1:48 Bf 109 E-4/7 TROP (E-4 configuration) for this one, if that is ok.
Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 19, 2008
KitMaker: 6,743 posts
AeroScale: 6,151 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 07:12 AM UTC
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We are getting closer to the starting date for this 16 more days to go !
I almost jumped the gun. I thought it was March 1st and got the plastic out and washed it. Now it is safely back in the box for another 16 days.
Paul
No worries the gun was still on safety
Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 19, 2008
KitMaker: 6,743 posts
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Posted: Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 07:20 AM UTC
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I changed my mind on the build... will do the 109E "Hahn" for the Summer 1940 campaign. Will switch to the Tamiya 1:48 Bf 109 E-4/7 TROP (E-4 configuration) for this one, if that is ok.
I'm always changing my mind - so no worries at all !
13 more days to go .............
#047
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: September 13, 2005
KitMaker: 2,016 posts
AeroScale: 475 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 06, 2010 - 07:39 AM UTC
I'm in with a Hasegawa 1/48 G-6 with an Eduard Zoom cockpit set,I'm going to use the kit decals (red 13) and a real 109 G relic as a base.
Can't wait for this,not built a 109 for many a long year
Andy
Major Caryle,
"Shall we have a go at the far end now,sir?"
Lt Colonel "Johnny" Frost,
"Having a go,is hardly text book terminology Harry"
Major Caryle,
"But you'll let us try sir?"
A Bridge Too Far
Lottery Campaign "Oh de Vichy"
litespeed
News ReporterEngland - North West, United Kingdom
Joined: October 15, 2009
KitMaker: 1,976 posts
AeroScale: 1,789 posts
Posted: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 10:38 AM UTC
Hi all
Just signed up [no 50], really was not intending to do this campaign, but I have just bought Trumpeters 1/32 109 E-3 from Relish Models. I have always wanted to do a Swiss version with the distinctive red and white bands.
Picture from Bill Cross Aeroscale review of Trumpeters 1/32,Me 109 E-3
So this is what I will be doing.
tim
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Joined: January 10, 2005
KitMaker: 137 posts
AeroScale: 16 posts
Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 03:03 PM UTC
Im so excited! the postie arrived at work to deliver my little box of goodies from Squadron. I couldn't help myself and bought AeroMaster's early BoB decal set for an Emil of
Jadgeschwader 51. See here:
http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/multimedia/profiles/dekker/td.e1-wh8_jg51.jpg Currently on the bench:
1/48 Tamiya Mosquito Mk IV F.B (Zerstorer! campaign)
1/48 Tamiya Bf109E-4/7
1/48 Monogram He-111
1/1 part-time PhD thesis
AussieReg
Associate Editor #007
Victoria, Australia
Joined: June 09, 2009
KitMaker: 8,156 posts
AeroScale: 3,756 posts
Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 03:48 PM UTC
ON the bench
Revell 1/24 '53 Corvette (building as '54)
Revell 1/24 BMW 507 Coupe and Cabrio
Italeri 1/48 Me262 B-1a/U1 Nightfighter
Monogram 1/24 '57 Chevy Nomad
Dragon 1/350 USS Frank Knox DD-742
#501
Kerala, India / भारत
Joined: August 25, 2009
KitMaker: 292 posts
AeroScale: 194 posts
Posted: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 10:57 PM UTC
I have a doubt which i hope someone can answer. I plan to build the Hasegawa 1/32 Bf109 G-14.
Now by mistake
i got the Aires cockpit detail kit for a
G-6 instead of the G-14. Now my question is, can i use it in the -14 without entering the Alternate History zone ???
And what was the Major difference in cockpit between the two. Thanks in advance
Cheers
Indiana, United States
Joined: January 13, 2009
KitMaker: 419 posts
AeroScale: 378 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 12:39 AM UTC
Don't sweat it. The G-14 was a 'stop gap' effort to standardize all the running mods being done on various G models (basically the non-pressurized G-6) until the G-10 was up to speed production-wise.
AFAIK, with regards to cockpit variances, the only distinction you'll find over the basic G-6 and the G-14 is that the G-14 will have the Erla Haub canopy. (of course G-6s were know to get retrofits to have an Erla hood as well).
Go ahead and use the cockpit set you purchased. It should be fine.
Cheers,
Fred
BTW, if you're building a 109, this is one of the more definitive sites for enthusiasts:
http://109lair.hobbyvista.com/index1024.htmCurrent Builds:
Hawk 75/Saetta: Club Med Campaign
Me410: FROG Campaign
Mystery Build (insert here)
Uusimaa, Finland
Joined: March 30, 2004
KitMaker: 2,845 posts
AeroScale: 1,564 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 03:01 AM UTC
I was just about to say that too. Aero Detail #5 book says pretty much the same about the G-14: a stop-gap solution bringing numerous modifications done to G-6s under a single designation. And as both new aircraft as well as refurbished G-6s were designated G-14, identifying "true" G-14s can be difficult if not impossible; the type of tail or canopy can't really be used to distinguish the type.
At the moment I got two 109 kits in my stash, and I'm having a hard time deciding which one to start building first...
The AML K-4 is a limited-run kit naturally requiring much more TLC to build, but on the other hand the G-14 I will be building as a Finnish G-6 with a whole bunch of aftermarket stuff (well, actually the AML has about the same amount right out of the box), both the nationality and the amount of AM highly increasing the probability of the build taking forever and ever.
What do you think, which one should I start with?
Turku ja Pori, Finland
Joined: September 10, 2008
KitMaker: 470 posts
AeroScale: 279 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 04:23 AM UTC
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What do you think, which one should I start with?
The finnish G-6 of course, why are you even asking?
Workbench;
Academy Curtiss Hawk H-75 FAF + Eduard PE
Roden Fokker D.VII "Bruno Loerzer" (Aces High II)
Italeri Messerschmitt Me 262 (The great checkerboard campaign)
Washington, United States
Joined: August 03, 2008
KitMaker: 436 posts
AeroScale: 69 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 06:26 AM UTC
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What do you think, which one should I start with?
I would vote for the Finnish G-6 also........ have always loved the night fighter with the sharks teeth and the bat....
Just my two cents......
Bob
#047
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: September 13, 2005
KitMaker: 2,016 posts
AeroScale: 475 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 06:28 AM UTC
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Hi all
Just signed up [no 50], really was not intending to do this campaign, but I have just bought Trumpeters 1/32 109 E-3 from Relish Models. I have always wanted to do a Swiss version with the distinctive red and white bands.
Picture from Bill Cross Aeroscale review of Trumpeters 1/32,Me 109 E-3
So this is what I will be doing.
tim
Thats a cool paint job Tim
,looking forward to seeing that
Andy
Major Caryle,
"Shall we have a go at the far end now,sir?"
Lt Colonel "Johnny" Frost,
"Having a go,is hardly text book terminology Harry"
Major Caryle,
"But you'll let us try sir?"
A Bridge Too Far
Lottery Campaign "Oh de Vichy"
Indiana, United States
Joined: January 13, 2009
KitMaker: 419 posts
AeroScale: 378 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 04:00 PM UTC
I may need some help deciding too at this point. (recce'd the stash this morning and I can't prioritize which one to build) So here are the choices:
Hobbycraft 109B (Condor Legion)
Hasegawa E-3 (Swiss Markings)
Hasegawa E-3 (Battle of Britain Markings)
Hasegawa E-4 (Adolf Galland)
Hasegawa F-4 (its a spare parts kit so I'd scratch build the engine bay)
Hasegawa G-2 (Gunther Rall with Verlinden update)
UM G-6 ('43/'44 White Defense of the Reich Bands)
Hobbycraft G-10 (Hungarian Markings)
Monogram G-10 (Defense of the Reich or Italian co-belligerent)
Otaki G-6
Can't choose ...
Current Builds:
Hawk 75/Saetta: Club Med Campaign
Me410: FROG Campaign
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: February 07, 2008
KitMaker: 1,699 posts
AeroScale: 1,384 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 08:37 PM UTC
@Fred, All of them!!
But if you want my perference, since we are going to see lots of BoB and other German WW2 markings,
and since Tim is already doing a swiss one.
My vote is
1. G-10 Italian co-belligerent
2. Bertha Kondor (I'm doing a Kondor Emil to keep it company)
3. G-10 Hungarian.
Indiana, United States
Joined: January 13, 2009
KitMaker: 419 posts
AeroScale: 378 posts
Posted: Friday, March 12, 2010 - 12:10 PM UTC
Well Jaypee,
There is only one thing to do I suppose...
...build more than one plane!
Current Builds:
Hawk 75/Saetta: Club Med Campaign
Me410: FROG Campaign
Mystery Build (insert here)
Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 19, 2008
KitMaker: 6,743 posts
AeroScale: 6,151 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 04:16 AM UTC
Wow guy's ! we have 50 folks so far sign up for this one
At first I didn't think we would get so many but this looks like we will have a lot of great markings and very colourful schemes .
Fred , why not build them all . This way you won't have to deciede on which ones to do
One more week to go and we can start our projects . It has been along time since I've done a 109 and I'm really looking forward to getting started .
However though we need a ribbon , any one care to design one ?
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Washington, United States
Joined: August 03, 2008
KitMaker: 436 posts
AeroScale: 69 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 05:10 AM UTC
Ok, Boss Lady, here is a proposal....... as you can tell by my model I tend to go with simple...... I believe it works better a lot of the time. Plus I love the nose of the Emils........
Bob
Turku ja Pori, Finland
Joined: September 10, 2008
KitMaker: 470 posts
AeroScale: 279 posts
Posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 06:19 AM UTC
Bob, nice ribbon but it gets messy when scaled to small size.
Workbench;
Academy Curtiss Hawk H-75 FAF + Eduard PE
Roden Fokker D.VII "Bruno Loerzer" (Aces High II)
Italeri Messerschmitt Me 262 (The great checkerboard campaign)
