SLOW LEARNING CURVE
or how it takes 30 yrs to get it right..

Part Two

Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6

by Brett Green

  

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Glenn Irvine's images of his 30 year old Henschel Hs 123 inspired me to dig out this old photograph of Revell's 1/32 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6, built some time around the early 1970s when I was 12 or 13 years old; and when the Revell kit was still a recent and very desirable release.

Although the exact details are a little fuzzy after all this time (the model itself was consigned to the trash can decades ago), this Gustav was probably brush painted with Humbrol and/or Airfix enamels, and the fuselage mottle was applied with a small piece of sponge from the bathroom! The antenna wire would have been either stretched sprue or cotton thread.

Figures are from an old 1/35 scale Tamiya German Officers set. I can also see the 1/72 scale Frog Messerschmitt Bf 110G-4 and, I think, the Airfix Fiesler Storch in a particularly unsuccessful attempt at forced perspective. The 1:1 scale traditional Aussie red bricks in the background don't help maintain the illusion either. Even so, it appears that I liked shooting from a low angle even at that young age.

The photos were taken on an instamatic Kodak 126 format camera. This was my second camera, after a Box Brownie (yes, seriously).

My interest in this subject from 30 years ago continues today. Here is a photo of my most recent 1/32 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6, produced from the vastly superior Hasegawa kit.

Model, Images and Text Copyright © 2004 by Brett Green
Page Created 26 April, 2004
Last Updated 26 April, 2004

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