As I was looking through the parts of the new Me-109G-6 from Eduard I saw that there are parts for other versions included in the box and that means that we will probably also see both Karl and Friedrich versions in the future. Since I already have some 109s in the stash I decided to start working through them before Eduard issues their offering. Most of my stash consists of Hasegawa kits, which while nice, are not on the level of Eduard. So here we go with the Me-109K-4. The kit is nice overall but lacks details in the wheel wells and cockpit. I will build it OOB with decals from the box and closed canopy since I really need to get through the stash quickly. The cockpit is very basic but will be sufficient for a closed canopy, only thing that still needs to be added is some AM harness.

Nice!!!!!!!!

Thank You Jose for the comment. I have put the fuselage and the wings together now. The fit is relatively good. Extensive sanding was needed where the underside of the rear part of the wing met with the fuselage. Surface details were lost there, so I had to rescribe the panel lines and still need to fix some smaller issues. Next come the flaps and tail. I try to move ahead as fast as possible because I also have the 1/48 Avenger from AM on the table right now and that one needs more care - see last picture

Naseby,
Nice start to the older Hasegawa kit. Your decision to close the canopy and concentrate on the overall finish should equalize this kit with the newer offerings.

The only thing that I don't agree with is your decision to rush through this build and others in your stash of older kits before the newer releases come out. Just enjoy each build, as that's the whole point of the hobby, unless you build for commissions only, and there are time and monetary constraints.

Joel

Hi Joel, thanks for the comment. Well Im not going to rush it too much, what I meant was that its going to be OOB since I assume there is going to be a K-4 in the future from Eduard and that one will have better chances to be come something special. And since You asked, yes ther is a reason to hurry up I have to make space in the stash because.... I need to buy more kits

Nice work so far Naseby!

I just finished one of these a few weeks ago and they are great fun to put together.


Matrixone

Well I was distracted (again) by a different project and the Me-109 was not moving forward as I hoped. You can see the reason for the distraction in the first picture. Good news is - all other projects are done or on hold now and the even better news is that the main assembly, sanding and fitting is done so "Karl" will move to the painting department soon...

Looking good Naseby!

That Wesp is also very cool
Cheers
Pedro

Well its been more than 2 weeks since the last update so definitelly not the promissed fast progress, but still I finally managed to get the basic camouflage done. It took a bit longer than anticipated beecause I made a mistake and had to re-apply some parts of the camo. Im still struggling with the setup on my new camera so I took two sets of pictures with different light setup. Now on to the weathering !

So here is another update. Work on the weathering has started !

Just a tip- the tail fin should have factory applied, hard edged green spots,otherwise nice job

Very nice, Naseby! Great job on shading and paint modulation.

Gaz

Thanks for the comments. I have noticed the mistake with the tail fin, unfortunatelly, I already started to apply decals including those on the tail and the fix would be too complicated. More updates coming soon.

Well after a short while I call this one 99% complete. What is still missing is the white spiral on the propeller. The decal provided for this in the kit was horrible, so Im looking now for a better way to do it, maybe with a help of a masking take cut to shape. We will see...

Hi Naseby,

I can send you a decal for your spiral if you accept it. Gotta a few spares around plus I tend to use masks for them whenever I can.

Good job on that Karl, looks fantastic!


Cheers,
Pedro

Hi Naseby, beatiful painted model. Very nice on the eye to look at.

gr TC

Hello Guys, thanks for the comments. Im happy You like it even thou its only an OOB build. I will maybe try to find some AM masks for the spinner, Im not sure yet.

Naseby,
I very impressive build. Your camo paint scheme, decaling, and weathering are all very well done.
Joel