John's (Airfix MF)1/32 Bf 109G-2 Gunther Rall

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Well, I have had this kit planned for a long time, and seeing the poll go up in favour of the 109, I have taken it out to be built.


This is the base kit- Trumpeter's 1/32 Bf 109G-2. It is generally an excellent kit with the most accurate dimensions of a 1/32 109G apart from it's spinner which no manufacturer seems to get right. However, it's engine is too short and small inside but that will be fixed up by some aftermarket.


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Next up is a Zoom set by eduard. It is for a G-6, but eduard doesn't do G-2 sets, so I will stick with this and use by referencing to omit G-6 only parts.


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I then got an engine for it, but no available G-2 engines are around, so I got the eduard brassin Bf 109G-6 one. This one has stacks of detail on it. The idea is to omit the MG 131s in favour of the kit MG 17s and redo the firing leads.


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Last up are some cowl latches from Yahu which are necessary as I am doing a full cowl open except for the lower one, as the Brassin engine doesn't have the lower part and the kit  engine is undersized, prohibiting me from kit bashing them together.


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I will be beginning this build in a week


Cheers, John
 
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Nice one John. Thats 2 1/32 Bf109's now in this GB, Really like how you will keep the cowl open and show the engine, good luck with that. 
 
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Thanks, but my Iwata HP CH head assembly just broke due to my stupidity and now I have had to fork out some more money for one.   >:sad:  Guess that will set me back by another week until it arrives from Japan.....


John
 
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