Two more of my 1/48 golden oldies, Airfix Bf-109F (built 1984, painted with Floquil's great military colors) and a FW-190, built c. 1979-early 80s.

Very nice job Fred. Most of the old Airfix kits are really nice and they are accuarate in meassures and shape but it´s needed more skills than with the actual Tamigawa´s. I read somewhere in the www that the Airfix Spitfire Mk Vb in 1/48 is one of the most accurate kit.
The general build and paint job look very well. I like them.

Fred, your 25 year old models look better than the stuff I'm cranking out right now. I can see why your mottled paint jobs always look so great. You've had years of experience.
How bout a shot of all the planes in your collection one of these days?

Hi Carlos and Hermon,

Thank you for the compliments.

The Franz's wing to fuselage seams are not what I can do today, and that big honkin' step between the cowl and the foreward fuselage is unsightly. The decals are yellowing and the kit's are thick. By and by, I think it is still a good looking model.

Hermon, I'll shoot my display room ASAP.

Model on!

FRed

Hi Fred!

Your "olds" models still look good... and your actual ones even better!
About the cowling, on the real planes, there always was a big seam in that place. It is noticable on those two pictures.





I think the black strip was in fact some sort of sealing join. Maybe a 109 specialist could tell us more on that...



In the end, though a little bit exagerated for the scale, the "step" you mentionned is accurate! I'm looking forward to your "family" picture

Jean-Luc

Hi Jean-Luc,

Great photos! Where is this bird nesting?

I recently found a photo of an Experten (I think Hartman) in his Gustav. One can clearly see a seal between the cowl and fuselage. It is all the more obvious because it is dislodged and hanging out beyond the metal in areas

Thanks again,

Fred

PS, I found my model history and the 'Franz' was built 17 Jan-6 April, 1984. The Focke-Wulf took from 15 Aug '83 to 15-Apr-84. Interesting (or sad) as it may be, I have cataloged every model I have built, with start and competition dates, and price, since 10 August 1975 (Hasegawa's 1/72 H5K "Mavis" flying boat. Bought it for the prohibitive price of $10 (birthday approaching) in far away exotic Louisville, Kentucky, during the state fair horse show. Mavis is one of my long-suffering builds during the transition from making toys to building models, not being completed until 2 July, 1982!)