Hi everyone,
This is Airfix’s old tool BF 109e. Overall a really enjoyable build and, although old, it builds fairly well. This model is from a later box and has a great decal sheet with a colourful paint scheme.
There were just a few things to sort out with the kit; firstly the canopy appeared to be too small and sat quite low so it had to be raised. Next the rivet detail on the wings was sanded off. Of course you don’t have to do this but I personally feel they look better without the rivets.
A scratch built instrument panel and some levers were added to the cockpit (there is an instrument decal in the kit but I wanted to make my own). I couldn’t get the pilot figure to fit satisfactorily but I painted him anyway and dropped him in the spares box for another time.
I struggled with the tail-plane as the struts seemed too short but I got it all looking ok in the end. In hindsight it would have been easier to fill the locating holes and remove the pins and attach the struts after everything else had been set in place.
Paint is Humbrol Enamel and Revel Aqua Color, the decals were sealed with klear and the final finish is Humbrol matt cote. The swastikas came from an xtradecal sheet.
This was a nice quick build for me and I’m really happy with it. That said I hope to be able to build the new kit soon, it will be interesting to compare them both.
Thanks for looking
Stu
