Airfix 1/72 bf109e-4 Franz von Werra

[yak face]

Bit more done on the aircraft and figures. Ive cut out the access panel on the right side of the engine cowling as the photo shows this to be open . I added the panel from plastic card and luckily the basic engine shape airfix moulded can be seen through the cut out . The figures from the set have been altered using the different arms so the two home guard chaps look like theyre just standing about , guarding the aircraft.

[spanner570]

Nice progress Tony.

I'm really sorry to have shot you down during the Battle of Britain, but it was our sky!

At least you were able to see a bit of my country, travel to Canada, then the USA all for free.......

"There are no enemies in the Brotherhood of the Skies."

'Stapme' Stapleton

[Guest]

Watching and learning. Very useful to know how to make a nice little diorama. Build looks good - would you say the panel lines are a little heavy on Airfix kit? Regardless I am looking forward to build completion

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Looking good Tony.

[Lee Drennen]

Very nice Tony

[yak face]

Finally started on the base today . Got myself a tub of tile adhesive ( about £2 , Home Bargains ) which I spread onto the base , not too thickly . Once it looked like a Ryvita covered in philadelphia it was time to think about how i was going to get the ploughed field effect. A bit of cardboard was sourced and the outer layer stripped off to reveal the corrugated middle , which once dragged over the adhesive gave me the furrows I needed . A sprinkle with sand and a few tiny stones and it looked about right.
The model was protected with some cling film and then dragged / scraped over the surface to represent the skid mark caused by the belly landing . The two underwing radiators left a nice pair of tracks . Its now drying and tomorrow I can look at getting some paint on it and adding a few bits of vegetation

[Guest]

Cool idea to use some corrugated card

[yak face]

Got the decals on today , next for the airframe is a coat of matt and then plenty of muckying up.
Meanwhile the base has dried , but a lot of the sand and stones are still loose . This was sorted by the liberal application of hairspray . This has stuck everything in place ( and made it smell nice!) so hopefully when I spray it brown the airbrush wont blow it all off .
Ive also made a start on the figures , just a bit of highlighting and painting the various straps and kit to be done

[Andy T]

Great idea for the furrows!

[yak face]

Base has had its first couple of coats of brown , the sand all stayed put! It’ll be getting more coats and a bit of variation then I can look at getting a bit of vegetation on. Ive finished the two figures , not brilliant but at this scale im happy .

[Jim R]

This is coming on really well Tony. The 109 looks excellent with the fine paint job and now decalled up. Those figures look rather nice - certainly better than I thought Zvezda snap together ones would be. The ploughed field is brilliant. Clever idea that's worked very well.

[yak face]

This is coming on really well Tony. The 109 looks excellent with the fine paint job and now decalled up. Those figures look rather nice - certainly better than I thought Zvezda snap together ones would be. The ploughed field is brilliant. Clever idea that's worked very well.

Cheers jim , yes the figures arent too bad considering , theyre not up to the standard of the 3D printed ones I got recently - those are superbly detailed - even makes my painting look good!

[papa 695]

Just caught up Tony, some cracking work going on, looking very good indeed.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Loving this one Tony. Really good work.

[Guest]

I love this build - I did say that I thought panel lines a bit deep but it is such a cracking good paint result - some pin wash will probably accentuate those panels in a great way. Very impressive!