Global Scale Modeller

digger303 wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 3:01 am It's a great looking finish all over apart from the air intake.

Yeah it was a real PITA, both to build, and to paint. Thankfully, if you take away the close up photography, you have to get really close to see it with the naked eye.

But thanks for pointing it out

Looking very nice Stokesy

Nice progress mate - glad you got the tyres sorted out.

It's moving along really well and you'll soon be in danger of having to take the cockpit masking off

Tomcat64 wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 3:19 pm
It's moving along really well and you'll soon be in danger of having to take the cockpit masking off

Oh the horror of what lies beneath!

Stokesy44 wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:04 pm

Tomcat64 wrote: Sun Sep 21, 2025 3:19 pm
It's moving along really well and you'll soon be in danger of having to take the cockpit masking off

Oh the horror of what lies beneath!

I'm fairly sure you won't have any problems.

It's looking top draw mate

Have taken a day off as the Ryder Cup is on today and over the weekend.

It was time to get down and dirty with Ultimate's dark dirt wash.

Its amazing how far this stuff goes and I always end up pouring a decent amount back into the bottle.





I cleaned it up with dampened tissue paper, trying to leave a sheen on the surface and buildup in any corners, panel lines and rivets.















I peeled off the canopy masks and they have done their job well, I'm glad to report





Now properly attached. You can see the tank and some of the aircraft skin is too shiny. I will mist some matt varnish over the areas where the gloss is showing through the wash.







A couple of beauty shots





Still a few bits to do but definitely on the home straight now.

That is an amazing looking plane. Well done, sir.

bfrd wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2025 9:35 pm That is an amazing looking plane. Well done, sir.

Thanks Matthew

I reckon I'm done.

Matt coat applied, nav lights and aileron balances added, dust applied to wheels and radio mast added.





















And to finish....





I'm calling this done. As ever, thanks for looking in and making the thread all the better for it. I appreciate the kind words, encouragement and banter. It just increases my enjoyment of the hobby and for that I will always be grateful.

Stokesy44-Great job on the BF-109! You can really see all the work you put in. The Afrika desert paint scheme has always been my favorite for the "F" model of the BF-109. Well done!

Phillip1

Great build and the finial weathering really pulled it together for the subtle touch.

Phillip1 wrote: Sat Sep 27, 2025 2:40 pm Stokesy44-Great job on the BF-109! You can really see all the work you put in. The Afrika desert paint scheme has always been my favorite for the "F" model of the BF-109. Well done!

Phillip1

Thanks Phillip. Its my first Axis desert scheme. I have a 1/32 Hurricane IIc that is finished in desert camo, maybe I'll do some dual pics just to show them contrasted against each other.

digger303 wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 12:57 am Great build and the finial weathering really pulled it together for the subtle touch.

Thanks Digger. I'm itching to build a tank now! Subtle is good but sometimes one just needs to build an iron brute and cover it in mud!

That is a truly beautiful build!!! Congratulations on an amazing job.

That's a real beauty. I especially like the weathering and the subtle hint of European cammo showing through the desert colours.
Lovely job, Stokesy.

RangerNeil wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 10:51 am That is a truly beautiful build!!! Congratulations on an amazing job.

Thanks mate.

Steve64 wrote: Sun Sep 28, 2025 11:03 am That's a real beauty. I especially like the weathering and the subtle hint of European cammo showing through the desert colours.
Lovely job, Stokesy.

Thanks Steve. I confess any references to a European camo scheme are purely accidental. I'm not that clever!

you've been rewarded for all your struggles with a result that I would say is art!

Paul

Man, you put the effort in and it turned out great. A very nice looking plane

What a belter fantastic build mate

Quax wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:55 am you've been rewarded for all your struggles with a result that I would say is art!

Paul

Thanks Paul, Its a nice kit to build. Compared to the new Kotare release I'm sure it lacks detail but its still a great kit for the price.

cor wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 9:52 am Man, you put the effort in and it turned out great. A very nice looking plane

Thanks mate, I'm really glad I went for the painted insignias, They turned out to be well worth the effort.

Kevthemodeller wrote: Tue Sep 30, 2025 10:18 am What a belter fantastic build mate

Thanks Kev. Now I just have to figure out what to build next. Currently I dont have a clue