Subject: Re: Messerschmitt BF-109
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Adam Bates" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:29:56 -0800

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Adam Bates 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:19 PM
  Subject: Messerschmitt BF-109

  Gallery Template #05

  1/32 Hasegawa Messerschmitt BF-109 G-10

  3./JG 51, East Prussia 1945

  by Adam Bates
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  Hello to you all!

  This is the first time I have posted on ARC and im proud to be next to some great models.

  Here is my Hasegawa Messerschmitt BF-109 G-10, this has taken me a while to build which has been an on and off project, but just recently I have had the time to finally compleat this model.

  She has been a trial and error model as my modelling experiance is not great, as I have progressed with this model I have found teaching myself, reading the forums, looking at real aircraft and at other peoples creations on how to do all the little fancy bits with weathering effects all the little cockpit details and mainly getting it put together to look something like a real aircraft which I have sometimes found not easy. 

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  I dont know much about the history of the Aircraft / Paint scheme I picked but after looking about on the web found this website if anyone is interested; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdgeschwader_51  

  I found that with this kit it was the best choice for a beginner and also not currently owning an Airbrush to do the fancy cammoflarge effects that the other paint schemes may require. The weathering on the underside of the aircraft was fairly easy to do, simply dry brushing or a small amount of thinners with paint on kitchen towels, I found this not to work as well on the top of the aircraft or I think it was me being scared of ruining the aircraft, but I will try other ideas and resort back to the forum. I did a lot of work on the cockpit with the gauges seats etc and put the effects in but sadly didnt get any photos.

  This was also a test for my new mobile phone camera with the macro lense, this is slightly random not using a fancy SLR or my normal digital camera but they have come out quite well!

  If anyone has any ceative comments please feel free to email me.

  Hope you all like my best efforts and see you soon with my next model!

  Adam

  All the best from England

          
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