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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: modellius on March 03, 2019, 06:56:10 PM

Title: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 03, 2019, 06:56:10 PM
Well, I'm a bit stuck with my F-4 project so I decided to take a brake and make one OOB kit, just to relax a bit. I choose an a bit aged Eduard's kit but I just love this bird and I will make a Royal Yugoslav Air Force one, the Š-07.... Oh, yes, did I said OOB ? Well almost, Eduard's PE set is in the game and Eduard's Brassin wooden propeller..... As the first step I build the cockpit and the engine
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on March 03, 2019, 08:11:06 PM
Relax is good ;)
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on March 04, 2019, 07:59:24 AM
The Me 108 is a nice aircraft indeed!
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 06, 2019, 04:31:06 PM
Engine got basic paint and dry brush not much is visible after assembly so this would give enough effect....
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on March 06, 2019, 04:52:01 PM
Far enough as well not much will be seen inside cowling
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on March 06, 2019, 06:42:57 PM
:-ok
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: Second Air Force on March 07, 2019, 12:05:24 AM
A good relaxing build!
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 11, 2019, 10:25:52 AM
Thank you friends !

Main parts joined, lot of putty and sanding.....
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on March 11, 2019, 11:14:25 AM
All normal as I see ;)
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 12, 2019, 01:27:29 AM
Lots of issues around the wheel bay and wheel doors on this kit...... After looking up the pictures and kit parts I decided to make the wheel doors from scratch, plan B is to use the original kit parts..... Out Of Box did I say ? To loose my self I choose some music while building this delicate parts.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwLBaBeo1k4

Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on March 12, 2019, 04:39:47 AM
Mission impossible... to build kit direct from box :))
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 13, 2019, 12:19:04 PM
Yes it seem like it  :)) I tried but I just can't......

Start of the cockpit
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on March 13, 2019, 12:54:06 PM
Good texture of seat surface
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on March 14, 2019, 06:02:58 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: Jicehem on March 18, 2019, 09:00:31 AM
Hello !

Good subject.

Jicéhem :-wave
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 18, 2019, 04:19:00 PM
Thank you friends !

Here is some progress on cockpit, the basic color is faded ( own mixture ) RLM02 than the basic shade with original RLM02 then I play a little with oil paints, first light in the middle of the bigger flat areas then a darker on the sides
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on March 18, 2019, 04:30:56 PM
 :-ok
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on March 18, 2019, 05:27:39 PM
Looks good
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 22, 2019, 07:03:14 AM
Thank you friends !

The cockpit is done, details " brought out " with Van Dyck black. The pe parts was pre-painted only matt cote was needed and on the instrument panel after the matt cote I made the glasses on the instruments with gloss cote
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on March 22, 2019, 11:39:08 AM
Convert it into black and white photo and will look like real ;)
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 22, 2019, 11:44:09 AM
No.1 now that's a fine idea ! here how it looks  :)
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on March 22, 2019, 12:13:42 PM
 :-razz :-razz :-razz :-clap
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on March 22, 2019, 12:17:39 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: Jicehem on March 22, 2019, 07:17:46 PM
Hello all,

>> Modellius : Will be this Bf 108 B civil or military plane ?
If it's a civil a/c, seats are OK.
On military planes seats were made of fabrics.
Another detail : don't forget to make curtains under the transparent roof of the canopy.
(https://i53.servimg.com/u/f53/20/02/82/47/2019-012.png) (https://servimg.com/view/20028247/58)
(https://i53.servimg.com/u/f53/20/02/82/47/2019-013.png) (https://servimg.com/view/20028247/59)

Jicéhem :-wave
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 26, 2019, 10:57:30 AM
Thank you mate, I will have to make some more detail research, the Š-07 crashed so small amount of photos of this bird is available, if I don't find anything specific any version is ok  :-green

In the meantime while the endless hours of get this kit in straight line ( lot of putty and sanding, rebuilding the lost details ) I started the base. I like to keep it simple, so I found a picture frame of good size, made the background from balsa wood ( which will be the base of the scene ) and glued a layer of newspaper on it, the newspaper gives a pretty good base for the rest of the work
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 27, 2019, 03:00:30 PM
This is going faster than I imagined... I made the base of ground with some sand, ( a friend's gift who work in the foundry ), basic paint is black, then earth, first wash with burnt umber, and then high lightning  the details with black wash and sand brown dry brush
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on March 29, 2019, 07:27:52 PM
And I try some different approach, to break up the military look..... Static grass and flowers are Model Scene products and they are great !
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on July 21, 2019, 08:54:43 PM
The last few months were very turbulent in my life, lots of things happened that made me make huge, very huge changes in my life so I didn't even go nearby my workbench..... Guess every and each one of us had the same feeling in some period.... However I'm back to my Bf108, it goes slow but I think maybe it's normal, soon I be back in the saddle as I should be. The conopy is cutted, I will make it opened, and yes it broke, but I wrote to Eduard to tell them what happened so they sent me a replacement part, so thank you Eduard, very, very professional of you, proper way !  After the conopy had been installed, putty and sanding again, so now I'm in replacing the lost details and counting rivets..... To be continued soon my friends
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on July 21, 2019, 09:41:21 PM
All right... life is there, kit is there, enjoy ;)
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on July 22, 2019, 05:48:16 AM
Welcome back my friend
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on July 27, 2019, 12:17:25 AM
Thank you friends for your words, means a lot to me !

In the meantime, I made some progress, the wheel bays are poor on this kit, so I had a think a lot what to do to make it a bit better. First I made the whole new '' floor '', the next trouble was the canvas, so I took a deep breathe and try something new, made some canvas from Milliput, don't know yet is it good or not, first I will sand it a bit and then apply a surfacer too see what am I done ( this is still the raw condition without the sanding ) , so we will see is the kit going in to the trash can ( hope not ) or to continue.....
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on July 27, 2019, 06:00:08 AM
You could cement real canvas there, some extra fine, you would get faster and better results
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on July 27, 2019, 09:09:40 AM
Nice work mate.
For the use of miliput, there is a tip: you put miliput where needed then with a Q-tip humidified with water you can work on it to diminue the thickness and have less sanding to do...
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on July 27, 2019, 09:37:57 PM
Extract from original old photo show fabric or maybe even leather, so smooth surface. So there was no need for any fabric imitation. Maybe this wire on rim... but, you say this is relaxing build?
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on August 06, 2019, 09:16:40 AM
Yes, you are right, but I did find a photo on the net, from a book, of the original bird and it is "heavy " canvas in the wheel bay, so I think both are right..... And Yes, a relaxing project...... Well it started like that but you know me....... Update of the conopy, playing with miliput again
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on August 06, 2019, 05:33:50 PM
:-ok
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: modellius on August 30, 2019, 02:28:31 AM
This should be a relaxing project but it's not, I'm loosing interest in this one slowly, but I want to finish it and get over it so it goes slow......Very, very slow..... A lot of trouble in the nose section, lot of gluing again, putty, sanding, details, glue, putty, sandpaper, details and it went over and over again..... Tail section is completed and preparing for Surfacer, the last one I do hope so.....
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: No.1 on August 30, 2019, 05:34:13 AM
Now you see that job of review kits is not easy, need to do kit fast and almost perfect ;) I did two of this kit for review...
Title: Re: Messerschmitt Bf 108 b
Post by: draken35 on August 31, 2019, 08:47:38 PM
Not easy but can be a good personal challenge...