1/32 Pro Modeler Messerschmitt Bf 109G-4 |
Gallery Article by Frank Crenshaw
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Oct 24 2003
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This kit is 95% made
up of the now famous Hasegawa 1/32 scale 109G-6 with a few parts molded by
Monogram. The extra bits include resin versions of the early style wheels,
the early style nose gun ports, Mg-17 gun barrels, and a sand filter.
The Monogram additions to this kit are very well done, and I had no trouble
installing them. Vincent Kegomorant is a 109 expert, and is a
true
rivet counter. Vincent told me that this kit isn't actually a 109G-4
because it's missing some hatches here and there. The exact nature of the
fixes required to make it an accurate G-4 are small, but I didn't
learn about them until after the model was painted and decaled :P. If you
are looking to make a super accurate kit, keep this in mind. Hopefully
Vincent will put out an article on this subject.
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I built the
model mostly out of the box, and added rivet detail to make it look just a bit
different than all the other 109 out there. I used PollyScale paints, and
flat coat. I used the kit decals, which are of very high
quality. The only thing to note there is that the kit instructions indicate that
the upper wing crosses are not filled with the black. My reference indicated the
black crosses were used. Who knows for sure, but I decided to use the
black markings.