discussion First real plane for 40 yrs, a Revell 1/32 Bf 109 G 10

[BattleshipBob]

Afternoon

This is only my second plane build in 40 odd yrs, picked up the Revell Bf 109 G 10 kit for a song

Built up the cockpit and got out the brush, not perfect but happy for my first real bash at a plane, just painted the moulded on seat belts




Hope it meets approval LOL

thanks bob

 

[boatman]

HI Bob certainly does meet with approval you look as though you off to a great start like all the instruments showing an detail I have yet to start a build on here but it will happen soon
chris

 

[Guest]

Afternoon

This is only my second plane build in 40 odd yrs, picked up the Revell Bf 109 G 10 kit for a song

Built up the cockpit and got out the brush, not perfect but happy for my first real bash at a plane, just painted the moulded on seat belts




Hope it meets approval LOL

thanks bob

Looks good to me. Enjoy your build

 

[Dave Ward]

Bob,
looking good! I've got one of these in the stash - I want to try my airbrush mottling skills out on the fuselage - did you note that there aren't any swastikas on the decal sheet?
Dave

 

[Tim Marlow]

Don’t think Italeri supply them either Dave. I had to source aftermarket ones when I made a 1/48th Stuka a few years ago. It’s something to do with banned images in Europe.....Tamiya get around it by supplying a decal puzzle.....

 

[Tim Marlow]

Office is coming on well by the way Bob....

 

[BattleshipBob]

Thanks Awins and boatman, appreciated!!

Hi Dave, not surprised by the lack of swastikas, bought the actradecal set. Its a good kit to build, going well so far. The mottling does look good!

Evening Tim, you can see the brush painting mistakes lol

Next step i am dreading, joining the two fuselage halves, without ruining the join!

 

[Si Benson]

Evening Bob,
Great start mate:thumb2:
Only ever done two or three planes in my time so watching along with interest. There’s some excellent wingy thingy modellers on the forum, so much so I’ve been inspired to add some to my stash!

Hope the joining together goes ok:smiling4:

 

[BattleshipBob]

Hello there Si and thanks

Enjoying the build, different to a Stug lol

Got a few wingy things, mainly nightfighters, HE 219.

Bob

 

[Mickc1440]

Off to a great start Bob

 

[BattleshipBob]

Many thanks Mick

Way to go yet!
Bob

 

[scottie3158]

Bob,
Nice work on the office. If it's up to your normal stug standards we are in for a treat.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Scottie, hope you are well

Not sure about the Stug lol.

Bob

 

[Steven000]

Hi Bob, nice start, I got this one in my stach too, so I'm surely following your project :thumb2:

Cheers, Steven

 

[colin m]

I would say that cockpit is looking rather flippin' good. And they have to be some of the best moulded seat belts I've seen.

 

[BattleshipBob]

Hi Steve and Colin

Many thanks for the kind comments

Bob

 

[Guest]

Bob , well done , nice looking office .
We hear on the ground are a little concerned that you have been abducted by the wingies, a dangerous crowd of people who mutter about panel lines and lead in the nose !
John .

 

[Guest]

It’s something to do with banned images in Europe.....

The reason is mainly that in Germany, displaying a swastika in anything other than a historical or clearly anti-Nazi context is forbidden by law. Models and their box art are a bit tricky in this respect, but are likely to be seen as not a historical context. This has lead to a kind of gentleman’s agreement among the major European kit manufacturers to not include them on decal sheets at all, and others to supply them as pieces to be assembled by the modeller. This Fw 190 kit review provides a rationale:

[The kit under review] lacks swastikas, but as a result of subsequent correspondence with someone close to Airfix's decal development I now have a clearer understanding why they do not include graphics to produce this NAZI national insignia.

Essentially, as long as Revell and Italeri do not include swastikas in their kits, Airfix will not run any legal or market-exclusion risks by doing so. This is despite the fact that numerous other kit makers do provide for swastikas, including some from EU countries that experienced Nazi occupation. I see little point causing a flare up again by repeating my assertation. So instead I will say that it seems Airfix do have an excuse for not including the partial graphics to make swastikas in the decal sheet; albeit a rather timid one in my view.

 

[boatman]

Bob , well done , nice looking office .
We hear on the ground are a little concerned that you have been abducted by the wingies, a dangerous crowd of people who mutter about panel lines and lead in the nose !
John .

HI John whats this about bein abducted by the wingies an a dangerous crowd of people :rolling: we are rather timid an some times O T T :smiling2::smiling2::smiling2::smiling2: LOL
chris

 

[Guest]

Looks good to me :smiling3:.