Tamiya 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109 E3 "Adolf Galland" - FULL BUILD

[@rickrodrigues2219]

Pristine...love it! Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland was a German Luftwaffe general! To survive 700 combat missions, the title of "ace" was well deserved! He was quite a character...charasmatic & not fond of the Nazi party! I was born at the closing of the war...it was a time in mankind's history "Never to be forgotten!"

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

His memoir is good reading

[@donfoley1590]

I think it's fine. Good Job

[@msw1953]

Great job Wag, esp. your exhaust weathering. Gonna try your method/paint mixtures on my next 109. Thank you!

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Hopefully it turns out well for you!

[@cellardwellerproductions5125]

Wag, old Buddy. Glad you are back at it. Did you say a dark red base for the undersides pre-shading? Do tell my friend. I have never heard that before, but does make a bit of sense. Years ago one of the post-shade tricks was to use Black and Red Brown Tamiya, for the panel lines. Great build. You are too hard on yourself, just like everyone else. Be well.

[@donfoley1590]

I'm doing all the German Aces. Marseille, Graf and Hartmann done. Doing Galland now. Barkhorn, Moelders and Rall next

[@argentinianspotter]

I wouldn't worry about blanks between uploads, re-watching your videos is also a great activity. Also, use PVA as glue for the clear parts. It's cheaper than a dedicated modelling product, and comes in bigger bottles!

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Glad to hear you enjoy rewatching! PVA is good for economy but I have the same struggle with it as with krystal klear, where the bond isnt super strong and it's very easy to apply too much

[@argentinianspotter]

@@TheWaggishAmerican what I do when using PVA is to pour a bit over a bit of glass, and then use a toothpick and apply it over the model's surface. That way you avoid over-applying, and end up with neater results.

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

​@@argentinianspotterI'll have to give it a shot, I dont typically thin pva unless using it for terrain / doping tissue. Thanks for the tip!

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

Looks really good buddy!!!! Great job

[@Octopootie1]

I think it came out good. Your RLM colors look pretty close. If I may offer one critique, 109's have panel lines running down the spine and belly from the cockpit on top and just behind the big central panel on the belly. Basically where the two main fuselage halves glue together. Since you plan on doing more in the future that may be a detail you'd be interested in adding. Also if possible I'd suggest checking out the wingsy wings kits. They make some absolutely amazing 109 E kits.

[@Octopootie1]

@samcloutier8594 RLM stands for Reichsluftfarht Ministerium, or roughly State Ministry of Aviation. They established standard colors to be used in painting aircraft. Officially these colors didn't have names, and instead were referenced by a RLM number. Though modern model paint brands have assigned names in addition to the RLM codes. The early war camo colors for fighters would be RLM 02 (Grau), which is the pale green/tanish grey color (also used in the cockpit, wheel wells, and landing gear struts). RLM 71 (Dunkelgrun) which is the dark green color. And RLM 65 (Hellblau) which is the blue color used on the sides and belly of the fuselage, and bottom side of the wings. If you don't want to mix paint, and you're ok with painting lacquers I'd recommend Mr Color, they have all the RLM colors, and they're pretty accurate. If you care less about accuracy and want a really easy to use paint, I'd suggest MRP. They're also lacquer and come pre-thinned for airbrush use. They paint beautifully, but have questionable color accuracy.

[@yodagaming8612]

very cool, always good videos coming from TWA

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Thanks yoda

[@GhostRider247]

i've done this kit also and it goes together beautifully !!!! and dirt cheap to , no fit issues anywhere least not on mine !!!!

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Absolutely one of if not the best 1/48 kit I've built quality wise

[@GhostRider247]

@@TheWaggishAmerican and for the price you really can't go wrong !!

[@koscmotorsports-mattkosc7162]

Welcome back!

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Glad to be back

[@danielcgomez]

Well done!

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Thank you!

[@MHMajid-yi8iu]

Look fine to me..keep it up👍

[@rodfredericks1939]

I've just gotten into this great hobby 53 years of age. .Im on my second plane now ! I have this model to build once my skill get better. Only brush painting mine for now . I see you use tape to hold the body and wings together. Will standard painting masking tape work or will it stick to the model. Your build is fantastic.

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Standard tan tape is fine, modeling tape like tamiya works too, i use whatever I have strips of on-hand. If you get tape residue on the plastic use iso alcohol to rub it off.

[@rodfredericks1939]

Many thanks

[@lappin6482]

👌💯 love the exhaust smoke effect

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

Appreciated! Its an easy addition with a steady hand and an airbrush, but adds so much to a model.

[@vitoscaletta3886]

It's crazy how similar this model is in comparison to the version from eduard.

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

I haven't seen the eduard one. Is there a theory that one copied the other that you are alluding too?

[@vitoscaletta3886]

@@TheWaggishAmericanNo, they have small differences in the construction. I would say the eduard one is more complicated, but the cockpit (without the PE parts) from the tamiya one looks better. I would recommend the tamiya one to a beginner and the eduard one to someone with experience like you. Try it you won't regret it i promise!

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

@@vitoscaletta3886 does your review/rec apply only to the E or to all of eduards 109s? Barring a really interesting scheme I dont think Id do another E anytime soon but you may have sold me on one of their other ones...

[@vitoscaletta3886]

@@TheWaggishAmerican I can only speak for the E-Model, but the other ones should be very similar too i guess. I can recommend you the F Version without the bumps (hate them personally but i think i heard they were necessary to store the heavier machine guns back in the days)

[@TheWaggishAmerican]

@@vitoscaletta3886 Im liking the looks of the g6as or maybe that romanian g4. A lot of the fs are neat options too.... Guess Ill be adding some kits to my next order. Thanks foe the suggestion.

[@Sewy1233dits]

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[@patrolduty8715]

It looks weird to my eyes. The cockpit looks like it is 20 years old. The paint looks like it is 2-3 years old. The smoke mark looks like it is 30 years old. It certainly lacks a bit of consistency in terms of the look. I watch many videos and see thoundsand of old planes, they do not look like this. But overall, the build and the paint for base color is great. Just the weathering needs to improve accuracy (no need to add more effects). To be honest, I am sick of seeing weathering overdone videos on youtube, please dont go that path bro 😢