1/32 Revell Bf-109G-4 |
Gallery Article by Anthony Manzoli
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Oct 6 2003
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This is the Revell
Bf109G-4 built to represent Gunther Rall's G-2. I built the kit pretty
much out of the box except for the wheels which were donated from a fellow
modeller as well as the Aeromaster decals (Early 109 Aces) and seat belts
which are made from lead foil. The only changes I made to the kit
were some minor filling and removal of the boot off the tail wheel to make
it closer to the G-2 style wheel.
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I painted the
aircraft using Gunze and Tamiya acrylics. The panel lines were preshaded,
followed by the RLM 76 for the underside and lower fuselage, and RLM 74
and 75 upper wings and fuselage. I used the Aeromaster decal instructions
as a painting guide. Using some of the RLM 76, I mixed it with the RLM 74
and 75 to give the panels a faded look. I feel highlighting the panels in
this manner gives it a more realistic weathered appearance.
When the decals were on, I matte
coated using a mixture of Pascoe's Long Life and Tamiya Flat Base. This
gave the model a very matte look.