Friday 17 December 2010

more Luftwaffe fighters - Intech G-2 & new tool Airfix Bf 109 1/72nd scale




 Putting the finishing touches to some more small scale fighters before tackling bigger projects. Here the 'new-tool' Bf 109 G-6 is finished as a Bf 109 G-2 Trop in the markings of a 2./JG77 machine as seen in Tunisia in late 1942. Note the 2. Staffel emblem aft of the fuselage cross - Kagero decals. The Airfix G-6 is  back-dated to a G-2 by removing the cowl and wing bulges and replacing the solid hub main wheels with the spoked variety. Meander/squiggle camo finished using a 0.3 mm nozzle - too big I think. By way of comparison, an Intech Bf 109 G-2 also of  JG77 as flown by Werner Killer (photo above), again decals from the Kagero 'Air Battles' 'Luftwaffe over Tunisia' book.



4 comments:

  1. Both very clean looking builds and well painted. The cammo on the second plane is very nice...airbrush?
    Greetings
    Paul

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  2. thanks ...airbrushed ...but tidied up with a brush dipped in thinners, so rather defeats the object I suppose..

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  3. Very nice work.The new Airfix toolings are great.

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  4. cheers,
    yep I built the new Spitfire a page or so back..

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