nicholassagan
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My first propeller model! Not ever, but the first in recent years. I recall making a Spitfire WAY back in the day. Anyway, this is Academy’s 1/72 Bf109E 3/4 kit. I like it but I’m no Bf109 nut so I don’t know all of it’s inaccuracies. However, the kit has good detailing, a really good parts fit and required minimal putty. Rather than do a historical build I opted to do a Star Wars universe deco: 181st TIE Interceptor fighter group led by Baron Soontir Fel, father of Imperial Head of State Jagged Fel, who is also husband to Jedi Knight Jaina Solo, daughter of Han Solo and Leia Organa. It all connects blah blah blah.
So the camo scheme is based on the colorations of a TIE fighter, at least in terms of the aggressor colors: black, gunship gray and white. The bottom side is more of a traditional 109 belly: duck egg blue. I used Tamiya’s red for the nose and the striping. I almost put the striping along the length of the fuselage but in trying to keep a nice hybrid of markings I chose to put the stripes on the wings, much like the 181st Interceptor’s wings. The decals are a mix of the supplied kit decals (stencils) and JBOT’s Imperial and kill markings. As an extra added detail I used the head from a Micro Machines TIE pilot and luckily enough his head fit under the canopy! This was also the first time I used stretched sprue as detailing. What else…a magnet inside the prop for easy dismantling and a rivet tool in all the right places rounded the build off nicely for me. I didn’t use any aftermarket parts for this build as I want to get a little more familiar with the plane before stepping up the build (I have 6 more 109s in the stash!). Enjoy!
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So the camo scheme is based on the colorations of a TIE fighter, at least in terms of the aggressor colors: black, gunship gray and white. The bottom side is more of a traditional 109 belly: duck egg blue. I used Tamiya’s red for the nose and the striping. I almost put the striping along the length of the fuselage but in trying to keep a nice hybrid of markings I chose to put the stripes on the wings, much like the 181st Interceptor’s wings. The decals are a mix of the supplied kit decals (stencils) and JBOT’s Imperial and kill markings. As an extra added detail I used the head from a Micro Machines TIE pilot and luckily enough his head fit under the canopy! This was also the first time I used stretched sprue as detailing. What else…a magnet inside the prop for easy dismantling and a rivet tool in all the right places rounded the build off nicely for me. I didn’t use any aftermarket parts for this build as I want to get a little more familiar with the plane before stepping up the build (I have 6 more 109s in the stash!). Enjoy!
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