Airfix Bf 109-E4

Holger Kranich
Great work! Very clean! Are the MG 17 muzzles on the engine from the kit?

Martin
Thanks Holger, I kept it clean on purpose. Maybe some light weathering on the next plane.
The guns are all from the kit. Molded on the engine.

Holger Kranich
No, i meant a very clean and good work, not the weathering!;)🙂

Martin
Ah thanks! The biggest problem for me was masking the canopy. In the above pics the masks are still on, but when I peeled them off, some of the paint came off with it....

Holger Kranich
Gnarf!!! Thats an ugly situation! Can you fix it with a brush?

Do you use Tamiyatape? If yes, try to make them not so stick. I had the same problem on my 109 32scale. After making the tape not so stick, everything went fine. Ah and i often forget to clean the surface before spraying, that can cause the same problems...

You see, i had to learn it on the hard way;););)

Philip De Keyser
You've did a fine job Martin, looks great 😉

Bill Gilman
Nice and clean! Good job!

I've had the same trouble with some paint coming off when I remove the masking tape. For me, it seems the problem gets worse with having many coats of paint or leaving the tape on too long. So I always paint a minimum number of coats, and I take the tape off right away, sometimes when the paint hasn't fully dried yet. I use a #11 blade to pick up one corner, and then peel it off with tweezers.

I also stick the tape to my palm before I stick it on the canopy. This removes some of the stickiness as Holger suggests.

That Airfix 109 is a nice little kit, isn't it? 🙂

Dirk Heyer
Looks nice, Martin!
Greetz

Burkhard D
Nice job! 🙂
If the paint comes off the frames with the masking, you may try cutting along the masking with a fresh #11 blade first.

Martin
Thanks all for the tips and comments.
@bill: yes it is a Very nice kit. Too bad there is only one marking option...

Wilfried Bogaerts
Nice work Martin, like it ! Buy and build a few dozen more, there's a wealth of aftermarket decals available 🙂

Martin
It has crossed my mind...🙂

Urban Gardini
Like it mate! A couple more n' you can call yourself a birdbuilder as well!