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**** DONE: 1/48 Bf109F-4 J.Steinhoff - Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time GB

#13 Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time Discuss **** DONE: 1/48 Bf109F-4 J.Steinhoff - Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time GB in the Group Builds forums; Sweet! Always liked the "F" version....

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    Sweet! Always liked the "F" version.



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    Getting closer well done Andy.

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    Nice sunny day today so I set up a photo session outside. Dullcoat was sprayed on this morning, wheels were attached, and some odd bits were installed.

    First, 3 general shots. The armoured windscreen is glued on with clear parts cement which I chose to sandwich fully between the glazing pieces. It's drying very slowly due to little air getting at it so still has a milky look. The exhaust deflector pieces have been installedand painted but still need to be dirtied up a bit.

    **** DONE: 1/48 Bf109F-4 J.Steinhoff - Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time GB-120506-10.jpg
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    Having applied the dull coat, a fair amount of silvering has now been revealed on some of the small stencils and also on the wing walk lines and stencils as can be seen below. I'll need to try to rectify this by poking holes in the decals, applying some setting solution, and then reapplying the dull coat.

    **** DONE: 1/48 Bf109F-4 J.Steinhoff - Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time GB-120506-top.jpg

    Two shots of the nav lights. As described earlier, the solid plastic in this area was filed away, then a clear stretched sprue bulb was painted and glued on an this was then covered with several doses of CA glued then sanded flush. Turned out alright I think.

    **** DONE: 1/48 Bf109F-4 J.Steinhoff - Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time GB-120506-green.jpg
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    Here's the underside showing some initial panel work and weathering. Tires have been flattened which, for 109's, I find to be a bit tricky to get the angle right.

    **** DONE: 1/48 Bf109F-4 J.Steinhoff - Your Favorite Aircraft of All Time GB-120506-under.jpg

    The punch list now stands as:

    - Add a few more fastener details and install cowl
    - Exhaust stains
    - Touch up exhaust colours (the front one black as pointed out by Terry)
    - A bit of oil staining and streaks
    - Antenna mast and wire
    - Pitot tube. The kit one looks like crap and will be replaced
    - Install armour plate and mid canopy

    Getting there. Thanks for looking in and for your kind words.

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    Beaut job Andy - looks the biz !

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    It's a beaut Andy!



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    She turned out great love the engine

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    Beautiful Andy!

    To get the flat spot right on the wheels I put a full sheet of sand paper on a flat surface and set the model on it and gently (very gently) move it back and forth with a little downward pressure flattening the wheels.
    Last edited by T Bolt; 05-14-2012 at 12:54 PM.

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    Good tip Glenn.



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    She looks great Wayne......I mean Andy!


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    Well done!







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    Thanks guys.

    Glenn, yes, I ended up doing something similar.

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    Excellent. And thank you Andy for the info about the Werk Nummer.

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    Thanks Wojtek, and you're welcome.

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    Sweet work Andy!

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    Cheers Wayne. Did a bit of silvering repair last night and found out solv-a-set melts dullcoat if left on too long. Nothing major and easily fixed.

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