BF 109 G6 (Pegasus Hobbies 1:48)

[JMac]

Thanks Chris and Myke. This is mainly a fun painting practice build - so I'm glad it's turning out nice so far.

Looking good JMac. Wish I could get some Model Air bottles from my LHS. Looking forward to moving more towards Vallejo products.

Myke - I got my RLM paint set from Scott at Elm City Hobbies.

[JMac]

Had a chance to put some RLM 4 below on it tonight, things have been really busy this week. I'm going to let it sit 24 hours then mask the yellow as preparation to paint the RLM 75 upper surfaces and spots/splotches.

Jason

[JMac]

Camo and gloss coat done. The RLM 74/75 scheme on the wings doesn't stand out as much as I'd have liked - I was following the (basic) painting instruction included with the kit. It has a little more contrast if viewed in person than in the pictures below. I've found that various sources give quite a range of shades for the RLM 75. For the Vallejo model air paints the RLM 75 is on the darker end of that range. That's ok, as it's a build to practice my skills on, and try out some new chops.

Next up decals, then weathering.

Quick question for you Vallejo guys; any special tips or tricks to airbrushing the 70.520 matt varnish? I'm all out of my favourite Testors dullcote in a can and I thought I'd try the 70.520. I've only brush applied (works fantastic) the 70.520 in the past.

Thanks for looking. Comments, corrections, suggestions, or good ole fashioned anecdotes welcome.

Jason

[Myke]

This is looking sharp man. Very clean painting. You'll be scratching this one off the list pretty soon.

I'd like to know the answer to your Vallejo question too. I have a lot of issues spraying the Satin Varnish, so I imagine the matt isn't any easier or more friendly.

[fumblethumbs]

Yes, very nice paintwork Jason!  Cammo looks great.

[JMac]

Thanks Myke, thanks Fumblethumbs. The painting went really well, the decals for the nose not so much, they appear to be too large, I've got 5 out of the 7 on, and well the last two will need to go to Jenny Craig to fit.

I'll post the question regarding the Matt Varnish over in the painting area.

Jason

[ShutterAce]

Looking good Jason! Those Pegasus kits are good cheap fun aren't they?

[JMac]

Those Pegasus kits are good cheap fun aren't they?

They are. This and the FW 190 are the third and forth Pegasus Hobbies kits I've tried. I really liked their Hurricane Mk1 kit. I'd like to build their Me 262 sometime, it'd be a fun decompression build. They have some really cool Sci-fi also (like the War of the Worlds Tripod).

It's kind of nice when a kit has less than 20 decals,  . I'm planning to do the panel lines next, then I'll try out Scott M suggestions for the Vallejo Matt Varnish (thin with a few drops of water if it needs it).
http://www.scalemodeladdict.com/forum/index.php/topic,4911.0.html

Jason

[Bladerunner]

The key to these builds is the 'splotching' and I think you nailed it.  Very well done. 

[JMac]

Thanks Bladerunner. I was just testing out and practicing free-hand painting Luftwaffe camp schemes with these builds.

Well it's done. The whole plane was painted with Vallejo Model Air, except for the metallic surfaces - they are Vallejo Model Color. Tried out the Vallejo Matt Varnish through the airbrush - worked great once I had everything all worked out from the tips I received from Scott M, as well as Ken and the other guys over in the Ketzer thread. Also I used Kens "floating the colour in" technique for the wheels/tires - my circle template  wouldn't fit and I didn't feel like making a mask. Still trying to get a handle on weathering with artist oils> I've used them on the last couple builds and well I still need some more experience with them. I also used chalks and technical ink thinned with future for weathering.

Have to say I like the way this kit went together much better than the FW 190 from Pegasus. It's a fun little build, not big on details, but inexpensive and builds up into a fairly nice shaped one-OH-nine.

Thanks for taking a look. Comments always welcome.

Jason

[JMac]

A couple more pictures - Thanks for taking a look.

Jason

[Myke]

I think she looks fantastic!!
What did you use for the exhaust?

[ShutterAce]

That's the best $10 you ever spent isn't it? 


Nice Job!

[fumblethumbs]

Great job on this Jason!! 

[JMac]

Thanks guys, means alot .

That's the best $10 you ever spent isn't it?

Close - I think the $10 beer I bought during my hike on the West Coast Trail still wins out 

I think I've got to build up a few more of these quick build-n'-paint-fun kits in the near future - I'm a firm believer in "practice makes perfect - well incrementally better at least". The weathering with oils was only a marginal success, and I still want to try some thinned paint filter techniques (M.P. also posted a cool link about dot filtering). I should go by the LHS and see if they have that 262 in stock now...