Andy's 1/48 Bf 109

[The Smythe Meister]

What he said:thumb2:

Cheers Mark

[scottie3158]

Smifffy looking very good mate the pilot has turned out great.

[yak face]

Great progress andy , pilot looks lovely , cheers tony

[Si Benson]

Both panel and pilot looking very nice Mr Smith :thumb2:

[Guest]

Rather late to this , sorry Andy.
Love the office and the pilot.
Love to Rach and a pat to Cohan .

[adt70hk]

Liking the pilot Andy! Are you using the Tim's "Marlow Method"?

Andrew

[The Smythe Meister]

Smifffy looking very good mate the pilot has turned out great.

Thanks mate, very kind :smiling3:

Great progress andy , pilot looks lovely , cheers tony

Cheers Tony, when a figure is cast this well,it makes even my painting look good!!

Both panel and pilot looking very nice Mr Smith :thumb2:

Thank you mate,much appreciated

Rather late to this , sorry Andy.
Love the office and the pilot.
Love to Rach and a pat to Cohan .

Hi John, thanks very much mate,and the same to you and yours.

Liking the pilot Andy! Are you using the Tim's "Marlow Method"?

Andrew

Cheers Andrew,I am sort of.. a mix of the "Marlow method",and the "Smythe method".... Two very similar approaches until you mix them...
... Then it goes horribly, horribly,wrong!! :tears-of-joy:

... An update,of sorts, coming up soon !! :tired:....

[The Smythe Meister]

Ok,so ere be some progress pics..


So there's Otto on his position,and I must admit they he fits PERFECTLY, even his hand pretty much grasps the joy stick.
... Unfortunately, that's as good as it gets,the best part of this build has been the AM pilot!!

It's been a real struggle getting this together, for MANY reasons, however, I'm no expert,so it could just be me...

It's OKAY I guess, but I'm certainly not happy with it,too much phaff, cutting,and filling.. a real shame,but I have to say that I'll be flogging off my other Profipack kits, I've seen the Hassle that Andy T had with his 110,and I gotta say that this hasn't been enjoyable at all,which is what it should be about eh?!!
I'm going to finish it,but may look out for a better iteration in the future.

[adt70hk]

Ok,so ere be some progress pics..
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So there's Otto on his position,and I must admit they he fits PERFECTLY, even his hand pretty much grasps the joy stick. :smiling3:
... Unfortunately, that's as good as it gets,the best part of this build has been the AM pilot!! :sad:
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It's been a real struggle getting this together, for MANY reasons, however, I'm no expert,so it could just be me...

It's OKAY I guess, but I'm certainly not happy with it,too much phaff, cutting,and filling.. a real shame,but I have to say that I'll be flogging off my other Profipack kits, I've seen the Hassle that Andy T had with his 110,and I gotta say that this hasn't been enjoyable at all,which is what it should be about eh?!! :smiling3:
I'm going to finish it,but may look out for a better iteration in the future. :smiling3:

Andy

Really sorry to hear that, especially as you got them after seeing my acquisitions......but check the vintage of the kits before you ditch them. Yours is 2012 and AndyT's was around 2010 IIRC and so that might be the issue. I certainly had a few problems with my Yak and that was 1998.

ATB

Andrew

[Mark1]

The eduard kits ive done have been good so thats a shame, guess they all knock out a not so great one from time to time, sure itll look ok time you got some paint on it.

[Andy T]

And they say that lightning doesn't strike twice!

Sorry to hear it's being a hassle Andy. I'm sure it'll look great when finished but as you say, the journey should be fun.

[Tim Marlow]

Don’t want to be the bringer of bad news, but there was something about this kit at the back of my mind. I’ve just had a look and that’s the early Eduard 109. It had so many size issues (basically it was bigger than 1/48) that Eduard withdrew it and reissued it later after they had made multiple corrections. The size issues were very widely reported, but I don’t remember any fit issues being highlighted?
Don’t give up on Eduard. The later kits are excellent, and they seem to get better every time they put a new kit out. The Zero I built recently was probably the best kit I’ve ever made.

[Jim R]

Pilot in place certainly looks very good. Shame about the kit itself. I've built a couple over the years and they've been rather good.
Despite everything it's odds on you'll make a fine job of it in the end.

[adt70hk]

Don’t want to be the bringer of bad news, but there was something about this kit at the back of my mind. I’ve just had a look and that’s the early Eduard 109. It had so many size issues (basically it was bigger than 1/48) that Eduard withdrew it and reissued it later after they had made multiple corrections. The size issues were very widely reported, but I don’t remember any fit issues being highlighted?
Don’t give up on Eduard. The later kits are excellent, and they seem to get better every time they put a new kit out. The Zero I built recently was probably the best kit I’ve ever made.

Ok.... So I was on the right track....

[The Smythe Meister]

Andy

Really sorry to hear that, especially as you got them after seeing my acquisitions......but check the vintage of the kits before you ditch them. Yours is 2012 and AndyT's was around 2010 IIRC and so that might be the issue. I certainly had a few problems with my Yak and that was 1998.

ATB

Andrew

Certainly no need to apologise there Andrew!... It's probably just my lack of skills holding me back
... It's just not as conducive to my abilities as,say,the likes of Tamiya,I.C.M. ect

The eduard kits ive done have been good so thats a shame, guess they all knock out a not so great one from time to time, sure itll look ok time you got some paint on it.

Cheers Mark, I'm going to preserve with it,and hopefully I'll get something that resembles a 109 in the end.
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