Bf109 F4 Trop.

skyhigh wrote:

bcauchi wrote:That would be great. A big thank you, this is my last 109 and i don;t want to have to buy a whole decal sheet just for those insignia.  What is wrong with them?  is it the  colour of the african face?

No the tiger , but could be retouched ..


NO NO your wrong Brian .........you still have to build an E...to say the last.... 

bcauchi wrote:The tiger needs a touch of black on the top and the bottom, you are right of course but only a minor adjustment.  

Bravu Bri put an "end" somewhere so we'll see it in this LIFETIME at least  

bcauchi wrote:Joking aside Ray, I value Marco's opinion, especially where Luftwaffe subjects are concerned so i will sit this out and wait to see what he has to say. I have stopped decalling short of a red 1 and kill markings to see what his opinion is. I will continue working on the kubel in the meantime and there are always the figures and ....... So much to be done.

I ALSO VALUE Marco's opinion Bri, maybe MUCH more than I seem to, as I PICK on HIM LEFT, RIGHT & CENTRE (the ONLY reason is, because he STOPPED scale modelling & took up PHOTOGRAPHY & thus became a TRAITOR No1) but than he may not have the "feel" anymore of what weight certain "u iva mhux kemm taqta l'hawn u twahhal l'hemm" suggestions carry with them  

Good luck either 1 or 4  

bcauchi wrote:yes you are right there some things are easier said than done.  Imbghad mur ara jekk xi haga ma tigix ezatt.  Kemm jeqred a jqabbel ma ritratti.  I will wait it out but will not try the impossible either.  How's Weymar coming along?

Hallini....I forgot to add 2 button holes on the left lower side  

Had to drill, fill with putty & make the incision with the tip of the blade....now waiting till 13:00 for the baking  

bcauchi wrote:Marco that is only an artist's impression. You have the real photo and the scheme is just like red 4 only with red 1 and the tally on the tail.  Even that is done wrongly in the profile.  There is a kill marking denoting one of the two small ships the pilot sank.  So don;t bother with that.

Check out the photos i sent you. the one with the pilot getting out of the cockpit is red 4 and the pilot is Paul Becker.  The other two are red 1 and the pilot leading against it is Hans-Arnold 'Fiffi' Stahlschmidt.  Note that the camo is very similar but the plane is different. Red 1 seems to have been kept much cleaner.  There is less exhaust staining and even the sides are cleaner. The demarcation between the blue and brown is also slightly higher in red 4.  You can judge by looking at the area of the yellow/white triangle on the side of the fuselage.

Over to you!