1/72 Revell Bf 109G-10

by Rian Jones

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This is the venerable Revell 1/72 scale Bf109G-10 built using the Loon Models correction set which includes a resin wing with dropped slats/flaps and corrected LG attachments, small wheel bumps, supercharger intake, rudder and tall tail wheel.  (Available from Roll Models www.rollmodels.com)  The Loon set is relatively expensive (US $21.00) but it corrects the problems with the Revell kit and is a drop fit; no cutting required.  I usually build in 1/48 scale, so this model is a slight departure from the norm for me.

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The kit cockpit detail is very sparse.  Instead of investing more money on aftermarket, I modeled this one with the canopy closed.

I painted the model using Tamiya acrylics mixed to acheive RLM 74/75/76.  The decals are from the kit except for the spiral on the spinner which is hand painted.  (I couldn't get the kit decal to conform to shape despite copious amounts of Microsol.)

The red paint on the undercarriage denotes that this aircraft used high octane aviation fuel, a visual warning to ground crews not to fill the tanks with the wrong grade, a potentially fatal (for the pilot) mistake.

I very much enjoyed adding this neat little Messerschmitt to my collection and I hope you enjoy it as well.

Rian

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Photos and text © by Rian Jones