1/32 Hasegawa Bf 109G-6

Yellow 16" 9./JG 77 Herzas "Ace of Hearts" 

by Anthony Manzoli

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This is one of the aircraft from JG. 77 "Yellow 16" "Wander-Zirkus Ubben" named for the Gruppenkommandeur Kurt Ubben as they were constantly on the mover like a circus troupe.

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The kit has been painted using Gunze and Tamiya acrylics.  Subtle weathering has been achieved using pre and post shading as well as fading of the paint.  Additional weathering has been achieved with inks and pastels.  The kit was built out of the box with the exception of adding Eduard photo etched seat belts, and the antennae wire from invisible mending thread.  The insulators are small drops of Micro-Scale Krystal Clear glue.  The wheels have been carefully filed down to give them the weighted appearance.   The decals are from Eagle Editions Eagle Cals and go on beautifully.

I really enjoy building and painting the Hasegawa 1/32 109's and will never get bored with them.  I would have to say it's my favorite canvas to paint on. To see more of my work you can visit my web site The Model Hangar.

Anthony

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Photos and text © by Anthony Manzoli