Airfix Messerschmitt Bf109G-6 - 1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kit - Build & Review
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2020
- The Messerschimitt BF109 is one of the most famous world war 2 fighters, having seen use before, during and after that conflict in one version or another. Known for being fast and maneuverable, it became the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force.
Join me in this video as I build and review the Messerschmitt BF109G-6 plastic model kit in 1/72 scale from Airfix.
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Been watching your video's for the last 2 weeks, enjoyed them very much and you've got me back into aircraft kit building, am learning from you. It's nice to watch you construct and also nice to see you enjoying the build and making the odd, realised mistake. this BF109 build was very enjoyable. Thank you.
Welcome aboard! Glad you like them!
Great tutorial video. Sounds like few short comings with the kit but the finished product looks great! Thank you for posting!
Thanks for watching! Yes - there are a few small issues with the amount of detail, but for a starter kit it would be hard to beat!
Well done Matt, thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I really like how airfix decided to add a irregular paint scheme that you wouldn’t see with other brands
Yeah, it's nice to have a choice :D
@Cmndr Roy Fokker Thanks!
@Cmndr Roy Fokker thanks for the suggestion :D
@@ModelMinutes hey matt is there a way to speed up the drying time of humbrol enamel paint?
@@frost7724 not really
Nice job with the mottling.
The landing gear looks off in this kit. I've recently built a G6 from Revell and the landing gear was way more at an angle towards the wing tips, like it was in reality.
Other than that it's a neat looking model.
Thanks for watching! I'm not sure the mottling is "right" yet - I will need to work on that. The landing gear is a little odd, I think it's because it comes in so few pieces . . .
Nice build Matt !
Just a suggestion when doing mottling try to use little bits of irregular shaped sponge with most of paint wiped off. It can give quite a good variation of shape and tone to the mottling.
Good especially if you don’t have an airbrush for fine detail.
Strange undercarriage looks like it’s holding to go for the toilet for relief.
Needs spread out a little towards wing tips.
Thanks for the tip - i'll see about using that on the next one! The undercarriage seems to have been designed that way - a bit of bad moulding on airfix's part there
Just found your channel and enjoyed just subscribed for any new videos you may do. Keep up the good work
Awesome! I really appreciate your subscription! I look at uploading every thursday at the moment - with the occasional tuesday too!
great job with the mottling! It really takes skill to get it right.
I agree! I'm still not 100% happy with it yet
Nice to see someone else using nuln oil, and was nice to see someone stretching sprue for aerial wire. Never seen it done before. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Great build Matt! If you want to create a mottled effect without an airbrush you can cut down an old paintbrush and stipple on the color using a stabbing motion against the fuselage. Another method would be to use a piece of soft foam like packing material or a disposable type paintbrush and lightly press it against the fuselage. I hope this helps.
Thanks! I'll certainly look at using a technique like that next time!
Very nice work
Thanks very much!
looking forward
last night i just painted this exact same kit, but with a yellow nose and rudder
Also im FIRST, YAY
Awesome! Did you do the German version?
@@ModelMinutes yes sir, i still need to do the underside, and apply decals then done:) although sadly its the last brush painted kit as im gonna try to do the transition to airbrus as ive got one yay
Aviation_scale_models amazing! I’ve not yet taken that step yet
@@ModelMinutes fair enough.
ASM
Amazing build of one of the best fighter planes in WWII (for me the best is the FW190) I really like the Swiss decals and also that camouflage pattern! I would like to learn about mottling techniques without an airbrush and using acrylic paints. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you liked it
I’ve had mine sitting in my stash for about 7 months since starting it and I’ve finally neared completion
Awesome!
thanks, really helpful to watch these videos as a beginner! :-)
Glad to hear that!
Awesome job. I really really REALLY like that scheme. I want to try it now.
Nice! Go get one and let me know how it goes! :D
@@ModelMinutes I think I will, but I'm not sure if I can easily obtain Airfix here in Arizona lol. It will likely have to be academy or eduard.
@@jordyncollier919 Ah! fair enough
@@ModelMinutes I love airfix, but really the only way for me to get it is online. It's just easier to get things in person. And my local hobby shop has LOTS of Academy and Revell, along with Tamiya now, along with the occasional profiPACK from eduard.
@@jordyncollier919 I wish my shops had more of those things!
Bf109... fits like a glove. Great work.
Thanks! 👍
Great little Bf109!
Thanks!
I was not disappointed :)
Thanks!
Love the wire technique
:D
You did a great job with an old kit.
thanks :)
A 109 looks like a goony bird on its landing gear. So much more graceful in flight!
😂
Great looking model, the 109 looks awesome with whatever insignia it has. I'll give you a couple of tips, if you don't mind: The interior of Luftwaffe fighters between 1941 and onwards was in RLM 66. The second tip is the landing gear, it should stand in a more outwards position.
I hope to see another video of yours soon, I really enjoy watching them.
Thanks for the info! I did a little research on the colour airfix suggested, but it looked as though they no longer made it (well done airfix) so settled for something else - not that you can really see in the cockpit through the canopy. You're right about the landing gear - I think it's the way they designed it to fit in the holes, it's quite snug and doesn't allow for positioning differently without modification
If you don't have a airbrush you can still do mottling with dry pastel and cotton applicator, then put a clear coat over the top with rattle can to seal it.
thanks for the tip!
Great model! I myself am working on a bf109 g10! Nice work!
Nice! What paint scheme are you doing yours in?
@@ModelMinutes its a revell one and its from Stendal 1945! Yours probably looks better than what what I am going to do lol
@@plesmem haha! you can always tag me on IG so I can see it when it's done
@@ModelMinutes OK nice! Just waiting for the paints though.
like it very nice paint job
Thank you so much 😀
Hey, nice one! I particularly like Swiss Bf-109es, because the story how they bought them is very interesting! Actually their Emiles (Bf-109E) saw combat drying the war! If I start building my next G6, it would certainly be a Swiss one, since I dide Swiss E3! Ofc, I must say that a landing gear is horrible, but it's not your fault.... It's an old kit, remastered ofc, but still, old, and some things are not quiet right, like that landing gear, but as far as your work goes, it's a fine little kit, and I imagine it looks chocolate on your shelf! If you want a story on those Swiss Bf-109s, you can always write on Ig!
That's very interesting! I did know that the Swiss airforce got into combat a few times and escorted aircraft that ventured into their airspace to the ground . . . But for specific instances i'm not really aware of
I built this kit, but have not painted it I'm pretty sure I want it in German colours but that means you need to buy the special German colours it lacks a cockpit like you said but I am not a fan of the cockpit fiddly parts I liked it when I built it but a rubbish kit if you are doing inside detail it is quite nice I can't remember wether it's recess or raised panel lines but it fit nicely and I liked it.maybe if airfix makes a new version maybe add a cockpit just for detail.one thing for the kit is the chose of which cockpit canopy for Swiss or german schemes instead of being lazy and having just one.i am happy with the construction it fit perfectly. The Swiss scheme is interesting but I am a German bf109 person I have 4 in my stash and built 6(airfix and revell)I hope you are happy with your bf109 and the paint looks good(to be honest I know kinda want to build it in Swiss but I added the guns so a bit late now though)I also got a vintage 1979 monogram se5 in a charity book shop at duxford if you go to duxford they have a little book store near Battle of Britain hanger and they all are pretty much vintage before 1990's and are under £15 mine cost £8 but the pilot had already been painted . Thanks for the vid
thanks for the watching! I was in 2 minds about these paint schemes, but i thought the Swiss one was a little more interesting
Nice! :)
Thanks!
Så enjoy able to see brush paintning, on a non-pro level (don't get me wrong here, its great!) Keep on that teknique, and just add weathering etc. We all can learn a lot :)
Thanks! I do primarily use brush painting (and the occasional rattle can) to complete my models, but haven't yet brought myself to the world of airbrushing
nice job! why did you put a matt cote before the washes? maybe that is your only enamel varnish?
The enamel varnish was applied before the acrylic wash. If i did not do this, when the acrylic wash is removed (with acrylic thinners) all the previous acrylic layers would also be removed - stripping the model back to bare plastic. The enamel varnish layer protects these paints from being stripped
@@ModelMinutes i know, but it would have been better to put a satin/gloss enamel coat? isnt it too hard to remove the wash from the rought surface of the matt cote?
@@Aradebil A satin varnish can help in that regard - particularly with getting the wash to flow in panel lines. But I haven't noticed any difference when removing the wash when applied on either a satin or matt layer
wow you manage to paint that german scheme¡¡or Swiss XD and looks fantastic ¡¡
are the Humbrol (german RLM) colors good? sometimes i find that area bit darker
They apply well, but as for their accuracy in colour, I couldn't really say
This was a really good kit, but the propeller gimmick that let's you spin it, couldn't work since the studs stick wasn't long enough for it to fit but I was planning to put a tiny motor for the propeller to spin so I guess that isn't a problem
Putting motors in model kits is such a fun upgrade :D
I enjoyed your work here however as you know I am a rookie even though I did a fair amount as a child some 45 years ago! What you guys do today bears very little correlation to back then. On that very point your aerial wire creating was jaw dripping to me!.! So easy to excite us rookies! What a great technique.
So £10 is too much then? I am finding it difficult to adjust to the prices certainly the larger models that I think I want to do are rather pricey?!
Thanks once again
Bob
England
Yeah, this kit should really be a bit cheaper than £10 if i'm honest, given the simplicity of the design and few parts
What’s the best way to do the mottling effect for a beginner?
you could do something like I did here, or alternatively use a sponge to dab it on
You should try to get tamiya or revell acrylics. They are a lot smoother than the humbrols paints and it looks a lot better. They are more pricy though. I think you should still use your current paints while you have them if you do run out and decide to change in the future.
I agree! I'm always looking to try new stuff, so when i start to run out i'll look for a replacement
Isn't humbrol water based ? The x20a will likely lead to chipping and clumping wouldn't it?
Whilst it is correct that humbrol acrylic is water based, the alcohol (and other compounds) in the thinner actually act as a solvent and cause the paint to thin much better than just using water. I have never experienced clumping or chipping of the paint as a result of this combination. Humbrol does make their own acrylic thinner which i expect has some kind of solvent like alcohol in it too (but not sure as that information doesn't seem readily available)
Edit: I've used this tamiya thinner and humbrol paint mix in many of my videos and builds with no adverse affects as yet
@@ModelMinutes interesting, might have to try that as I have only used a companies proprietary thinner
@@wg4112 I’ve also used Tamiya thinner on Revell and Vallejo acrylics with no problems
YES!
:D
😖 my exams are preventing me from tuning into the premiers.....
Oh No! When they're over you'll be able to join in though
The angle of the landing gear is a bit wonky and you need an airbrush really to do mottlingp
Mark Cannon yep 👍🏻
Currently working on a BF109-E starter set
Nice! I built one of those many years ago
Might do the Swiss version of this kit myself
@@scalesmodellingmagic5883 Awesome!
Yes, landing gear is far too vertical. Should be angled out quite noticeably
Indeed
Nice, but I would say the landing gear would be ant more of an angle than that.
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Yeah, reading the other earlier comments a lot of people would say the same thing
The swiss one does look good
Switz look cool
Yeah! I might get the P51 swiss version to go with it
This premiered during Math class lol
Standard!
Great job on the BF-109 Matt! Fear not it is possible to re-create the infamous Luftwaffe mottling without an airbrush. I'd recommend checking out Quick Kit's video on how he painted his FW-190. Link to the video: czcams.com/video/aSfSAqw6Kx0/video.html
Ah yes! The sponge technique - I did see this when it first came out but have since forgotten about it :P
I got this as a gift this year and I’m really tempted to do the Swiss version
It's certainly an interesting paint scheme
A nicely built model and I was heartened in the beginning to hear you refer to the pilot's sitting apparatus as a SEAT, however you blotted your copy book a little later by using the lately popular term CHAIR. this is spreading across the internet and sounds stupid to me. After all if the model were a Hunter for instance would it be fitted with a Martin Baker ejector CHAIR ?.
Haha! To be honest - in this kit it's pretty much a molded shape, so I'm not really sure of it's accuracy either way :P
Too bad that one of the white cross is completly off centered - the only fix would have been to paint them with masking.
Anyway, nice job
Oh no, which one? I tried so hard to place them accurately - perhaps your eyes are better than mine! Thanks for watching :D
@@ModelMinutes - The one on the right if I remember well. Not your fault that's the decal that looks like this. Perhaps thats an ilusion from the camera view. Cheers
I will do the german one
Nice!
The G-6 was Given to us after Destroying a previous Crash landed BF-110 Fighter with secret documents and the new „Lichtenstein“ Radar :)
ah, so a bit of a "trade"
your name is my name
:)
Great built of an terrible kit, soory but the airfix 2009 Bf 109 G6 kit looks like an new version of the old 1965 Kit. The best Bf 109 G6 in scale 1/72 imo. is the tamiya one from 2019.
Thanks! This "newer" version of the Bf109 dates back to when Hornby first took control of Airfix, whilst it is an improvement over previous models it isn't up to more modern standards
Undercarriage bit out of place, isn't it ? Google up pics to get your model realistic.
Yeah . . . .I should probably pin a comment about the undercarriage - check out the other comments who've already mentioned it to find out more about why it is the way it is
Fair enough, but I have models to tackle myself in the mean time. Just by coincidence I stumbled on this strangely high stooled 109. But carry on, don't mind me.
@@trikkke11 Haha! You're welcome here any time - clearly you and many others have a really good eye for 109's!