Bf-109 G-10

babak chalangi
if u wanna sea a real german bird give it in hands of german modeler 😄

Holger Kranich
Thank you Babak, thats very kind from you!

Christian Meyerhoff
Sieht gut aus! Wie viele Baustellen hast Du denn so mittlerweile?

Holger Kranich
Dankeschön Christian! Bis jetzt kann ich es auf 3 Baustellen begrenzen... Bald wird es ja wieder lange dunkel, da brauch ich den Platz😢!

Burkhard D
Cute, Holger. Mine is just entering painting. I like this kit despite of the troubling fit of the canopy and the undersized propeller. Do you know a good aftermarket source for a replacement prop?

Holger Kranich
Hello Burkhard, thx!

No unfortunately, i dont know about a replacement. But you are right woth the canopy, it drove me crazy!

Duncan Cook
Nice llokin one O' nine Holger.
Maybe you can order a HobbyBoss Propeller.

Holger Kranich
Oh well, this is just a project for pasttime, so i´m not going to invest much money on this one😢!

Duncan Cook
Ussualy Faller don't demand money for spareparts.

Gerald
Hmm was gab es denn da Leckeres !

Holger Kranich
Leberkäse, ganz untypisch😢!

Holger Kranich
So, the decalling comes to an end. Washing can begin🙂!

Wilfried Bogaerts
That's cool Holly !! 🙂

Holger Kranich
Thank you, Willy! Some minutes ago the last decal was placed and the oils are already mixed! I love this part!😢

Manfred D.S.
Essen am Modellbautisch. Tststs... unverständlich, ungesund.. ABER NAHRHAFT 🙂

stefan natus
Decals are nice and tidy.

Holger Kranich
Nicht ich habe gegessen, Manfred!🙂

@Stefan: Thank you mate!!! But Revell makes it easy for me! The decals are wonderful to work with!

Augie
Looking good holly 🙂

Holger Kranich
Kind of you, Augie! Thx!

Manfred D.S.

MIST. Bin ich doch allein der Vielfrass bei Modellbau 🙂

Gerald
Schlimmer ist der Bierdeckel von Astra

Mike Kryza
Good work Holger in this scale 🙂

Holger Kranich
Thank you Guy´s! I appreciate that very much!!!

Mike Kryza
@Manfred - Biste nicht allein - jedesmal wenn ich auf Deiner Homepage war mußte ich hinterher zum Kühlschrank...😉

Burkhard D
Gotta hate these Revell color callouts. Is that RLM75/83? Boxart seems to suggest RLM81/83?

Holger Kranich
You are right Burkhard, Revell wont make it Easy to us! This time i wanted to do a 74/75, Not as suggested in The instructions! This is an jg7 aircraft and they had this camo in August '44!

Burkhard D
Perused a few books in the meantime and that suggested to me RLM75/83 with RLM76 sides/undersides. With RLM83 being Dark Green. Looks like that's exactly what you did when viewing your pictures, while what you are saying is 74/75 wihich would be two shades of grey?

Dirk Heyer
Yeah, looks correctly, Holger! Fine 109 it will be when she is finished!
Wish you patience with your little gem!

Holger Kranich
Möglicherweise hast Du recht!
Doch soll es Ende August '44 genau diese "grautarnung" im jg7 gegeben haben. Ob nun bei dieser Markierung weis ich nicht aber ich find es sieht geil aus😢!

Burkhard D
Don't get me wrong, this is nothing about who is wrong or right, I leave this to the Color Polizei 🙂
I was just confused by the swap change between RLM82 and RLM83, i.e. mid-green and dark green, that happened in the reference literature a few years ago. After reading half a dozen of books I am left with a few hypothesis', conflicting evidence, and little proof.
Anyway, I think a Flugzeugwart in late 1944/early 1945 had more essential things to care about than applying 'correct' colors and patterns. 😉
So I go by gut feeling. My Bf109 is talking to me that grey-violet (75) looks much better with dark green (83) than mid-green (82). So I'll give 83 a go. 🙂

Oliver Peissl
Hi Holger,
nice bird your one-o-nine!!!

Holger Kranich
Yep, Burkhard, in late wartime with lack of supply, everything was possible!😢

Oliver, thank you🙂!

M. S. Bond
Holger and friends ...hi. A sincere question for anyone to answer, from the genuinely curious. Why do almost all manufacturers make the Me 109 and why does it sell in such vast numbers? I understand there are iterations of the aircraft from Spanish Civil War to the Avia(?) version post-war so lots of scope for the modeller. Is this why it's so popular?

Holger Kranich
Hmmm, for me its the story/history and the beautiful shape of this aircraft! Have you ever build one?

Bill Gilman
Everyone builds a 109 because it is part of your annual dues to be a member of the International Plastic Messerschmitt Society (IPMS)!

Augie
Looks very good holli

M. S. Bond
Bill- Made me smile, that did. Cheers. Holger, yes, years ago. Blue-grey sides painted up to the canopy -probably 1940 era or summat. Interesting you mention colour police - a couple years ago, asserting VV-S colour X instead of Y would have angry crowds burning your dog and kicking your house -same issue for WW2 Luftwaffe then?

Burkhard D
I think it's because Messerschmitt and One-O-Nine is easier to procounce in English than Focke-Wulf or Heinkel? And for the multitude of paint & marking schemes as compared to Mustangs (boring) Spitfires (boring), Thunderbolts (boring), Zekes (boring). Conversely, no NMF to put up with :-D

Mike Kryza
I've found a drawing of a Me 109 G-10 - 11./JG 7 - Berlin - April 45. The camo is described with RLM 76/83 on the upper sides(?) and underneath with RLM 78.
Number 44 (white) and a white spiral on the spinner...
Looks nearly like your "Gustav" -

Holger Kranich
@Mike: Cool!!! Can you load it up here or send me?

Mike Kryza
Muss das jetzt erstmal in die Kamara bringen. Melde mich aber bei Dir...🙂

Holger Kranich
Dankeschön, bis denn!!!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Looks very good ,Mate. The trop version of the 109 is one of my faves.
Like the matchbox Boxart of this version.
Got this one here in stash..Messerschmitt Bf109E-4/7 Trop (Tamiya 60755, 1:72)

Holger Kranich
You have a very nice kit, there! I'd like to have this Emil kit myself😢!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
Hey Holger.
Want to buy the Kit???
It isnt cheap 🙂

Holger Kranich
How much Buddy?8)

Holger Kranich
Finally finished!
This "Monday-Kit" was not a joy to build... I assembled the same kit earlyer and that was mor fun for me! But anyway, i have "one-o-nine" back on the shelf! 🙂

Siegfried Mühlnikel
That doesn't look bad at all. I like it very much. Although you say it's a Monday kit.

Frank Krause
Hey Holger, well done! Like it, but... have you done it yourself? Your cutting matress is a bit too clean...😉😉😉😎

Holger Kranich
😢😢😢 The matress is nearly brand new!

Philip De Keyser
The end result is great Holger, nice and claen built, a fine paintjob and a great waethering, great job mate!

Holger Kranich
THx dude, very nice from you!

Vorya hidaryan
looks very good mate.

Bill Gilman
You done good, Holger! 🙂

Holger Kranich
Thank you very much guy´s! Too kind from you!

Arne Greve
Hey Holger, the One-O-Nine looks really good. What have you done with the shadow on the last pic?

Holger Kranich
I simlpy used two tones of pastells/pigments. The light one first and then a layer of "volcanic sand" from MIG. Simply but effective.

Mike Kryza
Hi Holger - nice, but it seems to me that the canopy don't fit so good... or?

Holger Kranich
Hi Mike! Oh yes you are right! But The canopy was one of the parts with the better fit...

stefan natus
Top job!

Manfred D.S.
TOP !!

Duncan Cook
Nice work

Holger Kranich
Thanks, dudes! I appreciate that very much!

Christian Meyerhoff
Moin Holger! Ist ein schönes Teil geworden! Mehr kann man aus dieser Gurke nicht rausholen. Top Arbeit!

Holger Kranich
Danke Christian! Dat kenn's wohl seggen, dat Ding taugt niet inne Wurst!

Augie
Loverly work Holly

Holger Kranich
Thx Augie! I love to hear that from you!

Markus Kutsch The Plastic Bench
inne Wurst ....LOL
But nevertheless you did a well done Job ,Mate!!

Holger Kranich
Dankeschön Markus!

Dirk Heyer
Hi Holger,
I like your Kurfürst! Nice colour choice!
If you like I would say something about your spray technique, the correct pressure and paint/thinner mixture. But only if you like! 🙂
I don`t wanna be the reviewer, only to give some hints!
🙂 Greetz
Dirk

Holger Kranich
@Dirk: Who am i, that i not would love to take an advice from you?😢

Dirk Heyer
Well, so I`ll start with some basics. 🙂
Large surfaces
1) Pressure adjusted between 0,8 to 1,0 bar!
2) Colour mixture: 1 part paint to 2 parts thinner
3) Hold pistol at angle of 45 ° in direction of the surface! Don`t spray again any obstacles like the fuselage. Otherwise you will cause a turbulence and you will receive an orange skin.
Little dots
1) If possible use a needle and nozzle of 0.25 mm size ( Standard is often 0.5mm)
2) pressure adjusted between 0.5 to 0.7 bar, not more. This will guaranteed that you can spray from short distance! I spray in this manner with a distance of only 1 cm!!
3) colour mixture: 1 part paint and !! 3 !! parts thinner
Try this and tell me your experiences!
Greetz
Dirk

Holger Kranich
Copy & Paste!
I am allowed to try this at home? Thanks Dirk, i'll try to keep that in mind when it comes to the next paintjob!😢

Duncan Cook
Fehlen da nciht die Bösen Zeichen?

Holger Kranich
Böse Zeichen?

Duncan Cook
Die HK's

Holger Kranich
Ach so, ja! Sind, wie bei Revell üblich nicht mit auf dem Bogen und für diese Guß-Gurke wollte ich keine "Verschwenden".

Arne Greve
Moment, HK ist das neue Kfz-Kennzeichen für Soltau-Fallingbostel. Was hat das auf der 109 zu suchen? 😉

Holger Kranich
Haha, LOL!🙂

Luca Cinacchio
Great BF... it looks like 1/48, not /72 !!

Holger Kranich
Thank you, Luca! I appreciate that a lot!

uncle chop chop
Top work mate very nice

Christian Keller
Hallo Holger,

die "Guss-Gurke" ist aber richtig schön geworden. 😉

Es-haq Khosravi
Well done Holger!

Hunter Cummins
Dude this is amazing

Carlos Medrano
I hope I can become an excellent modeler like yourself! Superb work!

Anthony Flanagan
👍👍

Holger Kranich
Thank you very much, Guys! THX!😄

Cesar Muniz
very nice job! I have one of this to do, can you tell if there are any major fitting problem to deal? or any tips to share?

arne vd burg
nice work Holger

Bill Davis
Looks good to me!

Soeren R.
Really nice work!

Clifford Keesler
Great job Holger.

Holger Kranich
Dankeschön and thank you very much dudes!😄
Cesar, Its a nice lil kit but my exemplar was not complete. The molds are old and some detail was not casted. And dryfit the canopy, it does not fit in my case!😢

Ulf Petersen
Really nice!

Bill Spargo
Nice camo and build Holger

Anthony Flanagan
Really like the weathering job. Well done Holger!!

Holger Kranich
Ulf, Bill, Anthony, thank mya very much guys! Feels good to hear that!😢

Curtis Caden
Revell customer service will work with you to replace damaged or missing parts. I did a kit that did not include the figures and while it took them 6 months Revell did send them to me. It pisses me off that model manufacturers think they can get away with poor quality control because modelers view it as a challenge to make every kit work. You really did make it work and I applaud what you have done. I wish I could paint that well.

Holger Kranich
Guido & Curtis, sorry for the late reply...😳 Thanks Gents!
And Curtis, i agree with you regarding the sometimes poor Quality control of some manufracturers...

Clifford Keesler
Revell's customer service is excellent. That is one reason I continue to build their kits. Plus the cost. I am building a 1/32 F4U-1 right now and with all the after market goodies, I still have less than 60.00 invested in it. And with a little work it will be a nice model. I like the Tamiya kits, but I can't afford 150.00-200.00 a kit. The most expensive one I have ever bought was my Italeri 1/32 104.

Holger Kranich
I had the F4U-1, too! It was my favorite kit with their F-14 in 32!

Es-haq Khosravi
Thought it is 1:48th! Great job!

Jens R.
Looks very nice! 👍

Holger Kranich
Thanks dudes, i appreciate your comments!🙂