LetLetLet ~ Warplanes
Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: Second Air Force on September 01, 2015, 07:11:02 PM
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Here's a kit that has been neglected in my collection for long years, the Tamiya 1/48 Emil. Several years ago I pulled this one out to do a comparison with other makes of the E variant but then put it back into storage for another day. Since I've built the Hobbycraft, Hasegawa, Airfix and Eduard Emils I felt it is time to finally take this one onto the bench. (I confess that my inspiration was when Santynus returned and did some new profiles here: http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/forum/vazduhoplovna-umetnost-warplane-art/bf-109e/ )
All in all, this looks typical Tamiya--I've set some of the principal elements together with no glue or tape and the fit is excellent! Reading reviews of this one (first edition) tells me that the nose is too short and there are some other issues, but it looks like an Emil to me!!!
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1607_zpsxitnvtad.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1607_zpsxitnvtad.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1606_zpsrsoix1nb.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1606_zpsrsoix1nb.jpg.html)
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Short nose or note, you will enjoy the build :)
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Well, not so much time to build right now, unfortunately. However, the small amount of time spent on this kit has been very relaxing. Tamiya did a great job of engineering this Emil and it nearly falls together on its own! The cockpit was built up in the usual way and then placed in the fuselage. The detail in there is nice, not as crisp as the Eduard kit, but good for this build. I did add Tamiya tape for seatbelts, but otherwise it is from the kit box.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1625_zpszqtxwkyb.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1625_zpszqtxwkyb.jpg.html)
Then a few minutes more and the main elements are together, and after the photo was taken just a small amount of filler was applied to wing leading edges and cowling areas.
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1626_zpso3sbfp8c.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1626_zpso3sbfp8c.jpg.html)
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Good :-ok
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Nice kit!
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Yes, this is a fun one to build.
Here's the latest bit, just a little theatre markings painting and RLM 66 on cockpit glazing frames:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_1629_zpsvsn27tt5.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_1629_zpsvsn27tt5.jpg.html)
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Progress, progress... ;)
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Ultimate Bf 109 man :-clap
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They're like good candy--I can't seem to resist them. :-jump (I confess that I'm getting to feel a similar pull from the Hurricane and Spitfire, especially early ones..... ;))
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Hello :-salut
Yes, Yamiya's Emil looks pretty as an "Emil", but, in reality, it's the fuselage which is too short by about 3 mm. Almost insignificant for the rendering but too surprising an inaccuracy. From Bf 109 A through K, the length between fire-proof bulkhead and the rear extremity of fuselage is 5 182 mm, or near 108 mm in 1/48 scale.
(http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/10/07/63/16/pn-30110.jpg)
Jicehem :-wave
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Good explanation!
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Yes, that is a good explanation. A couple of reviews I'd read had some remarks about the nose being wrong, but I didn't really see a lot. With your diagram showing the short area it makes it easier for me to pick a scheme that will mask the problem!
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Hello :-salut
How I did the correction :
(http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/10/07/63/16/100_0110.jpg)
Another detail : the back framing of the the fixed back part of the canopy which locks the canopy on the fuselage by overlapping this latter. To represent this detail, I added a band of tracing paper larger then the framing.
(http://i21.servimg.com/u/f21/10/07/63/16/sans_t10.jpg)
Jicéhem :-wave
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Magic :-wch :-clap
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Excellent!
Yes, I've noticed the small fairing strip on the aft canopy section in photos.
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A very good solution Jicehem,
I would suppose one can correct the too short rear fuselage length of Tamiya's 72nd scale Bf-109E kit by the same method; by inserting shims in the same three places.
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nice job
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After nearly a month of inactivity I've finally gotten some work done on this little kit. Next will be to sand the masking line between tan and blue--the "new" formula Modelmaster RLM 79 requires too much paint to get a thorough coating and it shows here :-think:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_2492_zpszoekcota.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_2492_zpszoekcota.jpg.html)
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Note- in early days Bf 109 had top coat of Italian yellow sand and bottom in RLM 65. Top color look good ;)
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Note- in early days Bf 109 had top coat of Italian yellow sand and bottom in RLM 65. Top color look good ;)
Hello :-salut
On fighters, RLM 65 was fully replaced by RLM 76 since the end of 1940.
Jicehem :-wave
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All right, thanks :)
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Good!
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And then, too, this particular airplane had been resprayed with RLM78 on the bottom and up the sides to mimic the desert camouflage thinking at that time.....
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And, finally, the finished product. This is inspired by Santynus' profile that I viewed on LLL some weeks ago. The machine is finished as it looked shortly after receiving the updated desert paint scheme:
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_2515_zpsn5jukgqt.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_2515_zpsn5jukgqt.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_2520_zpsk93jvpjj.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_2520_zpsk93jvpjj.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_2518_zpsyv5noqoc.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_2518_zpsyv5noqoc.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_2521_zpshcx7vvca.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_2521_zpshcx7vvca.jpg.html)
(http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_2519_zpsmpskgg6d.jpg) (http://s174.photobucket.com/user/2AF/media/IMG_2519_zpsmpskgg6d.jpg.html)
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Excellent!!
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Hello :-salut
Very, very, very good work. Splendid !
Jicehem :-wave
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Thanks, friends.
This was quite a fun build, even though it was spread out over a long period of time for an out-of-box project. Regardless of the length problem with the fuselage I still believe this is now my second-favorite Emil to construct. Everything went together so nicely and no complications whatsoever.
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Regardless of the length problem with the fuselage I still believe this is now my second-favorite Emil to construct.
You're right. I agree.
Jicehem :-wave
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Great build!
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very nice mate