Revell 1/32 Bf109 G-6 Early/Late

[Guest]

Very nice start Vaughan, magnificent cockpit

[Guest]

That's looking superb so far, the detail is looking excellent.

[Guest]

Great start on the cockpit Vaughan, looking forward to following this build.

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Vaughan

Great looking cockpit. Those late war straps and the fuel line add a lot to the space don't they. The Revell detail within the cockpit is quite good I think and you've obviously finished to your usual impeccable standards so it looks great.

Keep up the great work Vaughan I'm interested to see how this kit comes together.

All the best

Paul

[Vaughan]

Having just completed that kit I wish you lots of fun. It *is* a nice kit. Be sure to read up on the different options though as Revell went all out as far as the fuselage goes. Depending on what machine you want to build (G-5, G-6, G-10, boost or no, Mg 108 etc) different access hatches have to be filled and sanded! Have a look: [COLOR=rgb(64,96,128)][/COLOR] and [COLOR=rgb(64,96,128)][/COLOR]

Thanks guys

Reelo, thanks for the links I had checked out the reviews when I first bought the kit so have made some adjustments to the fuselage as I've opted to do the early version top oil filler cover filled as was only used on the G10 variant.

The cockpit is now all buttoned up and I have added the spar to achieve the correct dihedral.

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[flyjoe180]

Lovely work Vaughan, very nice detail

[tr1ckey66]

Looking really good so far Vaughan

Paul

[Vaughan]

Thanks for the comps guys. Might be a while before my next update as I managed to fall down stairs on Sunday bruised ribs an a swollen left arm now in a sling. Luckily no brakes after a visit to A&E but it has put me out of action.

[Guest]

Sorry to hear that Vaughan, let's hope you make a swift recovery!

Cheers

Patrick

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Vaughan

I'm really sorry to hear of your accident. I hope you make a speedy recovery and you're able to finish, what promises to be, another outstanding Vaughan masterpiece.

All the very best

Paul

[flyjoe180]

Missed your accident post Vaughan. Hope you get better soon, pleased that you did not break anything.

[Guest]

That is just bad luck Vaughan.

But being a young man recovery is quickly ensured !

Laurie

Very nice progress on the model. Though I am not a 1.32 man the detail on a 1/32 is very interesting.

[Vaughan]

Thanks guys for your concern. Arm is on the mend out of the sling and swelling is going down. So maybe in a week or two I might be able to make some further progress.

[Vaughan]

Well as promised here at last is some progress although not too much.

The fuselage is now together and the side cowlings added. As I'm going with the late version I've added the high tail option. A little sanding was required as there is no natural panel line where the top section is added.

The top section of the cowling is at present not glued as the exhaust stacks are not in place, I was hoping to work round this one and added them further down the line but they have to be inserted from the inside so will require masking at some point.

Not sticking to the instructions I've made a start on the nose cone and prop. Revell in their wisdom have split the nose cone where there is no seam and as a result once the props are fitted it will be nearly impossible to remove the join so some modification is required so the props can be added later.

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[stona]

Good to see you back at it and some nice progress.

The kit's join halfway up the spinner just beggars belief. Why would they do that? There was a join at the back of the spinner where it attached to the spinner back plate on the real thing which they could have replicated!

For those who don't know what I mean a picture speaks a thousand words. Here's a Bf 109 (actually a G-10, but this bit is the same) which has lost it's spinner, showing where it would have attached to the back plate.



Cheers

Steve