**** DONE: GB-60 1/72 Me 209 V-5 - Zombie Build

[Bustedwing]

Fuselage closed up. I drilled out the nose guns. I also cut the elevators and rudder off so I could pose them deflected. I was going to do the flaps as well but couldn't find any pics of how they would look. The wings fit pretty good with minimal mud needed topside. Underside is a different story. Needs lots of mud and sanding to get them to blend in with the fuselage.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

All good stuff and well fixed.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Wayne Little]

Coming along nicely...

 

[Bustedwing]

Into the paint and beyond. I fixed up the gap in the lower wings so they blend in nice with the fuselage. Re-scribed a few panel lines erased with sanding. Now the paint mystery, The instructions show an RLM 74 mottle over an RLM 75 on the whole upper surface. So far I have not found any pictures where the upper surfaces were painted in this way ? I'm going to do a traditional pattern with splinter camouflage on the upper surfaces and mottled affect over the RLM 76 on the sides. I don't want this to be a "what if" build but wow, the info is sparse !

 

[Wayne Little]

Nothing wrong with your thinking..!

 

[le_steph40]

very nice work

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Gotta think standard splinter camo would make sense.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[Bustedwing]

Some paint progress this weekend. I decided on RLM 74/75/76 as the paint scheme and used the splinter pattern on the upper surfaces. I;m not entirely happy with the mottle on the sides but I'm going to let it go. I can spray nice small areas with my airbrush but it tends to get all finicky as I go along. Time for some better equipment maybe....Santa?........

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks pretty good from where I'm standing.

 

[rochie]

looks great to me too !

 

[Airframes]

Looks pretty darned good to me, too, especially for 1/72nd scale - nice work !

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

Look in good

 

[fubar57]

Paint looks good to me Graham. The mottles on my paint mule always look great. When I move to a build, not so much

 

[Bustedwing]

I thought it kind of looked blotchy but I guess I'm being a little too self critical. Thanks !

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!