Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R3 Wilde Sau

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Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R3 Wilde Sau

Postby BradG » Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:27 pm

This is the newish Revell kit in 1/32. I have some mixed feelings about this model, so perhaps I'll list the pros and cons;

Pros
- More detailed landing gear, wheel wells, drop tank and cockpit
- Parts included for late G-6 as well; tall tail, rudder, wheels, tires, tail wheel surrounds, windscreen, armour plate, canopy and various antennas.
- Nicer decals than Hasegawa.
- Better fit of moving parts; radiators, flaps, slats and elevators in particular.

Cons
- Horrible attempt at molded in seat belts.
- Bizzare parts breakdown leading to inconvenient joints to fill around the cockpit sill if you want the canopy open
- Ungainly tabs to fit an open canopy on that are not present on the real aircraft (removed on my model).
- Poorly represented cannon bulges on the nose.
- Weak landing gear and tail wheel especially. Will need at least a metal rod drilled for the tail wheel and probably requires metal landing gear. Do not set the model on a smooth surface or the gear will collapse. (Tail wheel on mine collapsed after a week).
- No 20mm cannon packs or 21cm motar tubes included. (mine came from a Hasegawa kit).

That said, it's probably better than the Hasegawa kit, although there are lot more parts and it is definitely a harder kit to build. It can generally be found cheaper than the Hasegawa kit as well. I'm pretty happy with how it came out. All markings were masked and painted, except for the swastika on the tail. This aircraft was used as a single seat night fighter, hence the black lower surface and over painted markings.


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Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R3 Wilde Sau

Postby Graeme H » Tue Jul 31, 2018 7:43 am

That cam out very nice, impressive work overpainting the white bits
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Re: Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R3 Wilde Sau

Postby Wedgetail » Wed Aug 01, 2018 6:13 pm

Very nice Brad, really like your over spraying work on the markings.
Thanks also for your pros & cons comments, gives me something to watch out for.
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