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Neuling
A masterpiece.

Ronan
Very nice 👍

Akaidada
大师走线真是厉害，NICE BRO

Dietmar Bogatzki
Agree with Neuling 👍

TH SCALE MODELS (Thomas Haberl)
Very impressive 👌

Shar Dipree
Fantastic work! 👍

Siegfried Van den Bosch
WOW, nice one !

alessandro magrelli
Speechless

Michael Kohl
Holy cow. Another outstanding rotary build. Incredible effort on detailing and paint job. Impressive result.

Lex Jassies
You put a lot of effort in this model and it shows off big time. Chapeau mister!

Neil
I'm with Neuling. A Masterpiece.

Moaske
Simply jaw dropping... A work of art

Bernhard Schrock
Very impressive interior! What did you use for the black boxes and cable connections?

Olivier
Great result.
Would you still recommend buying this kit ?

zakboom0815
Hi Olivier,

thanks! I think the kit is dimensionally more accurate than the Dragon one (iirc), and the old Tamiya kit is no match. So yes, I'd buy it again (and in fact I have a 251/1 with the Pak 40 😉)

Rui S
Very well done 👍 Looking forward to see the Dio 😎

Pepe
Nice job!!!!

CaptGPF
Another masterpiece

Mr James
Superb figures and a great looking 251

Spanjaard
excellent job. and the figures are just fantastic. i certainly needs a bit of terrain and vegetation 😉

Kees Borgers
Looks very good.

Doubtingmango
Agree with the comments above! I like that open storage compartment on the side

Christian
Hallo Stefan, hab das selbe Modell im Regal. Bin gespannt wie deine wird, soweit schaut das richtig vielversprechend aus. Und ich bekomme bei deinen Bildern richtig Lust, den Bau der Messerschmitt ebenfalls zu starten!

Christoph Kunz
Nice Idea with the tape and decal combo 👍

Stefan L.
@Christian Hallo Christian, bist jetzt sind mir bei dem Modell keinerlei Probleme aufgefallen, alles passt wunderbar zusammen , kann dir nur empfehlen das Modell zu bauen. Selbst wenn das Modell verglichen mit den neuen Tamiya oder Eduard Modellen weniger Details aufweist, macht es sehr viel Spaß diese Details selber hinzuzufügen und selbst wenn man die Details weglässt, ist das Modell sehr schnell gebaut und für den Preis meiner Meinung nach sehr zu empfehlen. Abgesehen davon sind die meisten neuen Bausätze der BF109 von der G Variante und nicht von der E Variante. Hoffentlich kann ich dich mit meinem Bau inspirieren, dein Modell auch anzufangen 🙂

Stefan L.
@Christoph Kunz thank you!

Christian
Schaut sehr gut aus Stefan! Die Sache mit den Nieten für meine E hat der Vorbesitzer meines Kits mit einem kompletten Satz Nieten Decals von HGW gelöst. Für andere Projekte hab ich auch schon über ein solches riveting Tool nachgedacht?! Hab jetzt einmal geplant, das Modell über den Winter zu bauen. Allerdings will ich vorher noch meine UH-1B und die MH-60K zu Ende bringen, bzw. diese parallel dazu bauen. Bis Mitte November bin ich noch sehr mit unserem Hausprojekt und der Landwirtschaft eingeteilt. Auf alle Fälle bin ich auf das Resultat deiner Bemühungen gespannt!!!

Desert Marlin
My favorite is the Emil variant.

Stefan L.
@Christian Ein solches Nieten Set habe ich auch gesehen aber um ehrlich zu sein, ist es mir nicht wert, den Preis des gesamten Modells noch einmal für Nieten zu zahlen. Gut für dich, dass der Vorbesitzer sie schon gekauft hat, ich würde sie auf jeden Fall benutzen, bin schon gespannt wie deine Emil aussehen wird!

Stefan L.
@Mark Lawrence since this is my first BF109, I'm no expert yet but I also like the Emil just simply due to the fact, that the Gustav variants seem to get build more often, which why I like seeing the Emil instead of yet another Gustav!

Desert Marlin
Those from the Schlachgater are also quite interesting.

Sergej I
Great progress, Stefan 👍

Stefan L.
@Sergej I, thank you so much!

John
Looks great Stefan and nice cockpit. Neat trick on the fishing line, thanks.

Stefan L.
@John thank you for your nice words! Always happy to spread some tips! 🙂

Marcin Dudek
Wow, thanks for the detailed description! I learned a lot only by reding. I'm looking forward for more.

Stefan L.
@Marcin Dudek I really appreciate your comment Marcin! I wasn't expecting that someone really reads all the stuff I write but seems I was wrong! It makes me really happy that you found some useful tips even though this is just my second proper model and I am far from being a somehow experienced modeler. Take care and keep modeling 🙂

John
For the boundaries since it's straight edge you can just touch it up with a post it note pretty easily.

Stefan L.
@John thanks for the tip! I would have masked it again but the post it method is much easier, didn't think of that, thanks alot!

Christophe
Thank you for sharing!

Stefan L.
@Christophe your welcome! Appreciate it and thanks for the comment!

John
Nice mottling Stefan. 👍

Stefan L.
@John thank you very much John!

Doubtingmango
Fantastic build with a great narrative filled with useful tips

Stefan L.
@Doubtingmango thank you for your kind words!

John
Looking really good!

Stefan L.
@John thanks!

Jennifer Franklin
That's a neat trick with the fishing line; lots of great detail on your work. Very nice work so far.

Stefan L.
@Jennifer Franklin thank you for the nice words 🙂 I'm really trying my best and hope that my increased experience will show at the end result, especially when compared to my first ever modelkit, the Eurofighter

TH SCALE MODELS (Thomas Haberl)
Looking good, especially knowing this is your second build. 1:48 is a good scale to start with. Thumbs up and keep modeling 👍

Stefan L.
@Thomas Haberl thank you very much! 🙂

Guy Rump
Looking great! 👍

Stefan L.
Thank you!! 🙂 @Guy Rump

Gerald
👍

John
Nice job on the exhaust/gun stains. 👍 You are right, you really can't go too thin on that mix. I'm cheap so I just use XF-1 (and other colors for allied planes that used leaded gas) thinned way down with isopropanol and make multiple passes until it looks right. I also add some pastel/pigment to give some body to the stain as well like you suggested. Looking good, Stefan!

Stefan L.
@John thank you!! Tonight I also used black pigment in the core and close to the gun barrels to give the stains a more interesting look, happy with the result, pictures will follow soon! 🙂 And thanks for the tips, appreciate them alot! 🙂

John
Fantastic build and presentation Mark. 👍 I love the display base with the mottled/splinter colors of each aircraft too. I'm still sticking with Tamiya paints though... 😉

Mark Sherwood
Thanks John. I've got say even though I've just become a Fanboy of AKRC there's still a place in my heart for Tamiya Paints, they were a vast improvement over the Humbrol tinnies back in the mid to late seventies as where the kits over Airfix. 🤘🥸🤟

Mark Sherwood
Thanks for the like Nordmito. 🤟🥸🤘

John
I may give the AKRC a try. I'm just used to how the Tamiya paints behave, dilutions that work for my airbrush, etc. If I understand correctly, the AKRC paints are also acrylic lacquers like Tamiya and Mr. Hobby so they should work with the same thinners and such. They do have a good color range compared to Tamiya for sure.

Mark Sherwood
Yep. You're right John, lacquer based acrylics, as far as I can tell same formula different bottles. I did have some reservations about RLM02 1938 wether it was the right colour though. I used AK's thinners. I'd test on some plastic card with X-20 and Mr Hobby thinners to see how they behave, which I haven't done yet just ploughed on through with appropriate thinners to get the project over the line. Having said that I would still use Tamiya paints. I just got seduced by AK3G and like most affairs it did not work out well. On that note Atom and any new acrylic will be kicked into touch.🤣👍🥸🤘🥸🤟🤣

Mark Sherwood
Cheers zhsv. 🥸👍

Mark Sherwood
Thank you Kendrick, for the like. 🤟🥸🤘

Mark Sherwood
Ta Villers and everyone else who liked the build. 🤘🥸🤟

Vincent
Great display piece!!!

Neuling
Congrats. A hit!

Mark Sherwood
Vincent, Neuling thank you both for the kind comments. Thank you Mike for the like. 🤟🥸🤘

Mark Sherwood
Thank you Christian for the like. 🤟🥸🥸

Doubtingmango
Fantastic work Mark! I love the little camo base. It's a nice touch.

Kees Borgers
Watching.

Jan Peters
Me too 👀

Mike Kryza
I'll take a seat.

Doubtingmango
Wry interested in this kit and your build

Clair Greenwood
Watching this one, how is the quality of the kit? I couldn't find any reviews but from here it looks pretty darn good.

Dave Pluth
It is excellent. It fits together very well and is well engineered. Well worth the money.

Doubtingmango
Love the transmission scratch work

Dave Pluth
Thank you! It was fun. First time I had messed much with doing my own 3D stuff. It is not perfect and I learned a ton but will give people something to look at when the front hatches are open in the diorama. Will definitely do more of this! Thanks for looking!

Neuling
Very well done! Realistic appearance!

Doubtingmango
Looks incredible! Is it getting a base?