Border Model Bf109 G-6
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I have been watching Nigel build his Border Model's JU-56 Stuka on his YouTube channel, and it inspired me to build my Border Model bf109 kit. This is my first time building a Border Model kit, and so far I have really liked it. The plastic is nice to work with, and the fit so far has been great. I have only built up the engine but it has been a pleasure. No problems other than a few parts were label wrong in the instructions. I look forward to the rest of this build.
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I painted the engine with Mr. Metal Color dark iron. The chrome is Tamiya X-11, and the yellow is Tamiya X-8 lemon yellow.
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This is my first time using Mr. Metal Color. Its pretty cool, you can buff it our with a cotton swab and it makes the edges shiny like dry brushing, but much more subtle and controlled. I also used for the first time Life Color rust washes on the exhaust pipes. I really like the way these came out, and the Life color do not have the bad odor that my AK enamel rust wash's have.
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This seam line on the nose is going to kill me.
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The interior is painted with Tamiya XF-22 RLM.
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Other than the seam on the nose, the two fuselages halves went together really well.
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I primed it with Mr. Finnish Surfacer 1500 white.
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I have only painted one other German WW2 aircraft and that was a ME263 Komet. I find German aircraft difficult to paint. I used Tamiya Lemon Yellow x-8
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I hate masking greatly, but I felt that the yellow came out nice.
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Next was the light blue. I used Tamiya light blue XF-23. I have always liked the color Germans painted the bottom of their planes.
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This is where I started to take liberties with the color scheme. First, Tamiya does not have the right colors for German aircrafts. Second, I didn't follow the pattern for Erich Hartmann's bf109. I used Tamiya IJN gray-green XF-76 and XF-22 RLM grey. I struggled with the masking and the molting, but I am happy with the overall look.
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I heard on YouTube that the decals for this Border Models kit were bad. I think they are great. They are very thin, and lay down great. I used VMS satin finish and they have no silvering, or anything. I am very happy with the these decals.
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I had to repaint this nosecone 3 times. I could not get a sharp edge on the tip. I had a hard time getting the masking tape so sit down tight against the lip of the cannon and was getting a soft over sprayed edge. Third times a charm I guess.
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Very thin decals that sit on the surface great.
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I used a Flory clay wash on this. This was a super easy product to use. I covered the entire thing in this brown sludge and left it to dry over night. The next day I used a damp paper towel to wipe it off, and this was the outcome. I like this stuff, as it super easy and you can just slop it on and not have to be to careful.
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I am calling this one done. This was my first Border Models kit, and I enjoyed it. I will be building another Border kit soon.
Kommentit
10 28 March 2022, 19:25
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Thank you. I really enjoyed building this kit. I think Border did a good job, even though I have read about other people not liking this kit, I didn't have any problems with it.
11 June 2022, 00:10