Thanks Jean-Luc,

I just wrote Jan.

A propos speedy ... seems I am breaking the rules of physics and going faster than light



all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen,

I suspect you are working all nights...

This is Warp Speed!

Jean-Luc

Hi Steffen

Amazing progress - and looking REALLY good!

I'm still tinkering with the final etched parts in the cockpit. I'll be working for Oxfam through the weekend and Bank Holiday, but I hope to get a bit more done.

All the best

Rowan

Hi Gaston

I would dig through the Stash, but you can probably tell, the priority in this thread is to build the beast. I've no doubt there'll be endless comparisons made with other kits for months to come.

All the best

Rowan

Hi Steffen

Make that all three of us.

All the best

Rowan

Then you should go out, get one of each and do it.

How was the mask for fitting on the canopy ?

Hi Terri,

no problem at all. I only had problems once or twice with the kabuki tape masks and I use them a lot.

all the best

Steffen
P.S. the flu knocks me down at the moment so my progress will slow down considerably

I follow this "group build" closely as I have ordered also a kit from my LHS. Your builds look great so far (as always ... )
Steffen, gute Besserung!

Torsten

Hi Steffen

I also hope you feel better soon! I think it'll be a day or two (or three!) before I even approach the stage you've reached already.

I've got nothing to add by way of an update. I put the remaining etched placards and fascias in place this morning before work, and sealed them with an overall tinted "slightly dirty wash" coat of Kleer this evening to pull everything together.

I'll give it a chance to dry overnight, with a matt coat first thing in the morning before I head off to work. Maybe some pastels when I get home. Hopefully a few photos tomorrow evening...

All the best

Rowan

Hi all,

Steffen, that's too bad about the Flu... my modeling friend Chris is ill as well. I wonder what you did both in Siegen last week-end...

Here is what I have achieved in the meantime...



Overal fit is good though, like Steffen said, not as tight in the wing root area like the Spitfire and the Bf 109E. Maybe it will be better with the parts produced with the tuned up injection machine. However, filler will have to be used in some places because the joints of some parts don't represent existing panel lines...



This is a little annoying but one must go through this and it is exactly the same with the Hasegawa model. This is probably a compromise between the design of the original aircraft and the need to make a logical break down of the plastic parts. Note the red arrow showing a small plastic triangle to fill a hole which is visible if you glue the radiator flaps in the down position...



Now the models are awaiting preparation for the painting stage (masking and protection of canopy and wheel wells areas).

To be continued...

Jean-Luc

Nice progress Jean-Luc

Hmm, Chris and me were together with you ...



Fuselage band is next.

cheers

Steffen

Hi Steffen,

You are stronger than the Flu...

Very nice job indeed on the camouflage! It is obvious that you are in your element with the Bf 109G-6...

Jean-Luc

Every post in this thread pushes my ICM 109 nearer to the bin...

Thanks Jean-Luc, Rowan and Torsten for your kind wishes. But still I am feeling pretty bad. Thus progress is slim.

BTW I do my build log on the IPMS Deutschland site and as soon as I use the pix there I have to touch up the Hakenkreuz so do not wonder when pix change sometimes...

Ray, well the ICM might be good for something ... we have an expert in the club who thinks the lower nose might be off (he is still checking) and could be exchanged for the ICM

all the best

Steffen

Hi again

Great progress Steffen! I think your determination not to let the flu stop you is making you produce some of your best work!

I got a little bit more done today either side of work. I've got a couple of hours off tomorrow, so I'll try to get the cockpit finished and take a couple of pics.

All the best

Rowan

Hi all,

This is the last update before a break of three days (birthday of my wife...)

Not much to report, I have just started to paint the model and have applied the underside color first...



Nothing special yet, the harder work is ahead (camouflage). But I take advantage of the fact that the model is coated with mat paint to post two more pictures revealing the excellent surface detail of the model...





To be continued... on Thursday!

Jean-Luc

Great thread, gents! Sprue by sprue- what a way to get a kit!

Go Guy's Go !

Hi Jean-Luc

Great work! And those photos really show off the quality of the exterior detailing.

I made a bit of progress this morning:









Eduard's version of RLM 66 is a bit more blue than Mr Color's - the photos actually accentuate the difference. In fact, once the canopy's on, I don't think it'll show so badly.

In answer to Steffen's point about the colour flaking off the etched parts, that did start to happen on one of the seatbelts - the coating began to peel back where I'd bent the belt to fit over the edge of the seat, so I quickly ran a little CA underneath to fix it.

My aim was to begin to have something looking aeroplane shaped before heading in to work this afternoon. I've jus about got there:



With that nice big hole in the nose, I thought I'd leave the exhausts off to add them after painting the camouflage - it's worth a try to see if it works.

I've done the wheel wells, so I should finish and add the wings this evening.

All the best

Rowan

Hi Rowan,

great progess! as for the exhausts: I would not wait as loong because putting it in the right spot is not as easy as one might think.

BTW do not remove the seam as J-L did .. there is a weld line on every pipe. I have no really good picture of it but you can see it here if you look closely:



No progress on my kit as I am ill. last state was this yesterday:


(red dots being necessary due to german law)

I also put on the spinner spiral which worked out good with Klear

all the best

Steffen

Cheers Steffen

Your Gustav is looking great with its markings on!

I checked the fit of the exhausts through the nose and there should be no problem. Ironically, in doing so, I noticed how faint the mould seams are, so I'm very tempted to beef them up with stretched sprue to represent the welds better.

I made a bit more progress today:





The wings on my kit are an excellent fit. Like Jean-Luc, I'll add triangular fills at the trailing edge. I also found a little plastic card helps support the seam and so should mean less sanding and filler:



All the best

Rowan

Hi again

Well, no pics, but I sort of reached my target for the day (something of a miracle!) with the wings the wings ready to attach once the inserts for the rear of the roots have dried.

All the best

Rowan

Not much to see, but there are already a bunch of stencils applied. Furthermore I worked on the prop (it has sinkholes in the preproduction shots) Spinner and wheels.



all the best

Steffen

Hi Steffen

Looking good! I'm just home from work, so I'll try to do a little bit more tonight.

All the best

Rowan