1/72 Airfix Bf 109 E-3 Bulgarian Air Force

[BigZimmo]

Hi Guys!!

News from the Black Forest....

Here's my Bf 109 E-4 in 1/72 scale. The new Airfixkit E-7 "Trop" also offers the possibility to build an E-4 of the Bulgarian Air Force.

This new tool is really awesome. A good fit and nice details. Filler is not required. Perhaps at the glue seams. The painting was done with Gunze and Revell colors. A decal is offered for the yellow "arrows" on the fuselage sides. But the color of the decals looks more orange than yellow.

So I masked the fuselage sides with Tamiya Tape and airbrushed the "arrows".

After that, a layer of "Future" followed. Now the Decals were applied. Another layer of Future followed.

The "Emil" got a washing with dilute oil paint and some weathering with different pastels.

Finally, the model was sealed with matte clear coat.

My 109 shows an E-4, flown by Stoyan Stoyanov, 3. Orliak, Royal Bulgarian Air Force at Karlovo, 1942.

Cheers

Stefan

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[1275GT]

That's come out really nicely Stefan, good to see a 109 in some different colours. Great build, mate

Cheers, Neil

 

[Dave W]

Great build and as Neil says,its nice to see a different colour scheme on a 109.

 

[Doug Hughes]

Lovely - great colour scheme and really good paint job.

 

[Polux]

Yeah! Very nice colour scheme :rolleyes:

Polux

 

[yak face]

That looks fantastic stefan , i love it! It seems a great kit and top marks to Airfix too for giving us an unusual decal option , I dont think Ive ever seem a 109 in Bulgarian markings before. Just the right amount of weathering too , brilliant job , cheers tony

 

[colin m]

As above ! Great model and unusual markings. Nice job.

 

[ojays]

Great to see another nationality being the subject, great build and scheme!

 

[flyjoe180]

Beautiful build Stefan. As the others have said, nice to see a different theme, and glad to hear the new-mould Airfix kit is a no hassle event.

 

[The Migrant]

Looks superb, now I wish I'd bought that particular boxing instead of Von Werra's 109. What are the basic colours, Stefan? Is it RLM 70 over 02?

 

[Skipper]

Wow. Thats looks very well! And bulgarian camo is interesting

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[BigZimmo]

Looks superb, now I wish I'd bought that particular boxing instead of Von Werra's 109. What are the basic colours, Stefan? Is it RLM 70 over 02?

Hi Mike!!!

RLM 65 underneath, RLM 02 fuselage sides, RLM 71 wings and fuselage.

 

[BigZimmo]

Thanks, guys....I'm pleased that you like my bulgarian "Emil".

But I have a correction.....it's an "E-4", not an E-3...:rolleyes: