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HOW TO
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REVELL’S 1:32
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MESSERSCHMITT
Bf
109 G-6
Brett Green
INCLUDES
THREE COMPLETE BUILDS PLUS
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Bf 109 G-6 reference gallery and scale plans
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Step by Step – tips and techniques for building
the ultimate 1:32 Bf 109 G-6
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Covering early and late version builds
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Bf 109 G-6 Trop gunboat conversion
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Super detailing the cockpit
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Aftermarket decal and accessory summary
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Covering early and late version builds
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Bf 109 G-6 Trop gunboat conversion
Bf 109 G-6 Trop gunboat conversion
■
Super detailing the cockpit
■
Aftermarket decal and accessory summary
MODELS BY
Brett Green, Chris Wauchop,
Marcus Nicholls and Roy Sutherland
MODELS BY
Brett Green, Chris Wauchop,
From the publishers of Tamiya Model Magazine International,
Model Military International, Model Airplane International
and Military Illustrated Modeller
From the publishers of Tamiya Model Magazine International,
Model Military International, Model Airplane International
and Military Illustrated Modeller
FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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T
he Messerchmitt Bf 109 F represented a major
transformation compared to the squared-off lines
of the Emil. This sleek hunter now featured a new
large aerodynamic spinner, streamlined cowling
and rounded wingtips.
The installation of the Daimler-Benz DB 605 A engine
in the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G increased power, but an
upgrade in armament, armour and options resulted in
a corresponding increase in weight. The once nimble
fighter was becoming overloaded as more missions
were demanded of it. Even so, the Gustav remained the
workhorse of the Luftwaffe, with more than 12,000 of the
G-6 variant alone being produced.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 was immediately
recognisable thanks to the two prominent bulges on
the engine cowling. These were required to clear the
ammunition feeds of the larger 13mm MG 131 machine
guns with 300 rounds per gun.
During the course of production, a number of significant
changes and improvements were made to the Bf 109
G-6. These included the fitting of a simplified clear-vision
canopy, pilot’s head armour from armoured glass to
improve rear vision, a new tall tail fitted with several styles
of rudder, and more. Armament could vary widely too,
with fighter-bomber versions, “gunboats” equipped with
20mm cannon gondolas under each wing and photo-
reconnaissance aircraft just to name a few.
This book covers the new 1:32 scale Revell
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 in detail. This model may be
built to depict many of the variations of the Bf 109 G-6
from the earliest versions up to late-war variants with the
tall tail and Erla clear-vision hood.
In the following Chapters, we will examine the contents
in detail, describe construction straight from the box, and
point out the areas of the kit that can be improved and
corrected in several builds.
Any modelling book is an ensemble effort and this
title is no exception. I would like to extend my sincere
gratitude to Marcus Nicholls, Roy Sutherland and Chris
Wauchop, whose wonderful work appear on these pages.
Thanks to all of you for your efforts and your sense of
urgency.
The book has been designed by Alex Hall, who has
applied his usual telepathy and artistic flair to translate
raw text and pictures into the attractive pictorial narrative
that you have in front of you. Another fantastic effort -
thanks Alex.
We are very grateful to Revell Germany for providing the
early kit test shots built in this book.
Thanks to Brian Nicklas for providing the photos of the
NASM Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6. I am also very grateful
to Radu Brinzan who produced the excellent set of scale
drawings specifically for this book. Andreas Beck and
Dieter Weigmann have provided essential insight and
feedback during construction of the models, and Anthony
Sheedy kindly provided his permission to use photos of his
Hasegawa Bf 109 G-14.
I would like to express my appreciation to MDC, Eagle
Editions, HGW, Aeroscale, Barracuda Studios, Aires and
Eduard for supplying many of the accessories and decals
used in the modeling projects.
I hope that you will find the result useful and entertaining.
Brett Green, July 2013
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Chris Wauchop
Chris Wauchop was born in Deniliquin in regional Australia in
1954. Chris’s career began in the photo studio of a major Sydney
advertising agency. From here, Chris moved on to professional
model making at Lego. After nearly five years, he decided to go
solo, opening a hobby shop called “Absolute Hobbies” in suburban
Sydney. This became a Mecca for local modellers. The end of
the property lease after seven years prompted another career
change, this time painting props and vehicles for the science fiction
movie, Red Planet. Chris has built many models for commercial
advertising, displays at trade shows, articles for magazines and
websites including Tamiya Model Magazine, Military Illustrated
Modeller, HyperScale and Missing-Lynx, and has been a contributor
to many modelling books. Chris now lives in semi-retirement on
Sydney’s northern beaches with his wife Deirdhre.
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Roy Sutherland
Roy been a modeller since the age of 6, and a professional model
maker for the last 21 years. He has worked in a number of model
shops in the San Francisco bay area, including Industrial Light
and Magic (credits include Star Wars Episode II), and M5 Studios
(where they film Mythbusters). Roy has worked for Toy Companies
such as Worlds of Wonder, Galoob, and 21st Century Toys, where
he was in charge of the development of the entire product line.
These days he runs Barracuda Studios, which produces the
BarracudaCals, BarracudaCast and BarracudaGraphs product lines.
For more info go to www.barracudacals.com. He lives in Fremont,
California and has a son, Cooper.
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Marcus Nicholls
Marcus was born in Hertfordshire, England in 1966 and still lives
in this area with his wife Emma and two sons, Joseph and William.
Marcus has been making models since about the age of eight, and
has worked on Tamiya Model Magazine since 1991. He has been
its Editor for about the last fourteen years and is Group Editor of
ADH Publishing’s scale modelling magazines which include Model
Airplane International and Model Military International.
He is a qualified photographer and places special emphasis on
photographic quality in Tamiya Model Magazine. Marcus is an
enthusiastic modeller of all subjects and feels equally at home
building armour, science-fiction, cars and bikes as well as aircraft.
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Brett Green
Brett Green was born in Sydney, Australia in 1960. Brett displayed
a passion for aviation and aircraft modelling from an early age.
This developed into a particular interest in camouflage and
markings. Brett established the popular scale modelling website
HyperScale (www.hyperscale.com) in 1998. He is also Editor of
the ADH Publishing magazines Model Military International and the
Aircraft Edition of Military Illustrated Modeller, the armour modelling
website Missing-Lynx (www.missing-lnx.com), and author of
more than 15 books. Brett concluded his 25-year career in the
Australian telecommunications industry in 2003, when he decided
to pursue his interests in online publishing and writing as a full-time
occupation. He still lives in Sydney today with his wife and two
children, Charlotte and Sebastian.
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Page
4
Page
4
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 1
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
Close Up
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
Close Up
Page
14
14
CHAPTER 2
Previous 1:32 scale
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G Kits
Page
18
CHAPTER 3
Scale Plans
Page
22
CHAPTER 4
In the Box
Page
26
CHAPTER 5
Step by Step
Page
40
CHAPTER 6
Patchwork War Prize by Chris
Wauchop
Page
46
CHAPTER 7
Yellow 1 by Marcus Nicholls
Copyright © 2013 ADH Publishing Ltd.
All rights reserved. Reproduction in part or
whole of any text or photographs without
written permission from the publisher is strictly
prohibited. While due care has been taken to
ensure the contents of this book are accurate,
the publisher cannot accept liability for errors.
Page
58
CHAPTER 8
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/
R6/Trop Conversion
Page
74
CHAPTER 9
Cockpit Upgrade by Roy
Sutherland
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Page
81
APPENDIX 1
Selected Accessories
Page
82
APPENDIX 2
Designed by Alex Hall
Selected References
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CHAPTER 1 CLOSE UP
Werknummer
163824 is a
fascinating aircraft
rebuilt from the
components of a
number of different
variants. In this
photo, we have
a unique view
of the exposed
engine while the
unassembled
airframe was still
in storage during
2002.
MESSERSCHMITT Bf 109 G-6
CLOSE-UP
A photographic exploration of two Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6s
– a late model at the Australian War Memorial and an early
production G-6 at the National Air and Space Museum.
MESSERSCHMITT BF 109 G-6/U4/R3, WNR.163824
D
ue to a remarkable
eventually delivered to Australia via
the United Kingdom. It was then put
into storage by the RAAF.
WNr.163824 was sold to a British
buyer in 1979, but the Australian
Customs Service blocked its
export and confiscated the aircraft.
WNr.163824 was then stored for
more than 20 years, partly disas-
sembled, in the Treloar Technology
Centre of the Australian War
Memorial in Canberra.
WNr.163824 is the last remaining
Bf 109 in original condition. It still
wears its wartime camouflage and
markings and has survived the
last five decades remarkably well.
Despite its lengthy storage and
partial disassembly, the Australian
War Memorial has all components
except some cockpit instruments.
The Australian War Memorial has
no plans to restore this aircraft.
Their mission is to preserve this
significant specimen in its current
condition. This policy provides the
researcher with a unique insight
into the problems of interpreting
the application of late war Luftwaffe
camouflage schemes.
set of circumstances,
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
WNr.163824 managed to
escape restoration and spent most
of the last half-century safely stored.
In the mid 2000s, the aircraft was
reassembled, still in its original cam-
ouflage and markings, and put on
display in the new ANZAC Hall at the
Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
The aircraft was claimed as a war
prize by Allied forces and shipped
from Eggebeck airfield in Germany
on 4 September 1945. It was
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Chapter 1 -
Close Up
A: The nose of
the Australian
War Memorial’s
Messerschmitt Bf
109 G-6. Note the
prominent gaps at
the front and rear of
the engine cowling.
A.
B: The spinner
of the same
aircraft prior to its
reassembly and
display. The roughly
hand-painted
white spiral is of
particular interest.
C: The VDM
9-21259A propeller
was clearly sourced
from another
aircraft with the
Werknummer
441039.
D: This aircraft is
also fitted with the
larger Fo 987 oil
cooler in the deeper,
more typically found
on G-6/AS and
G-10 variants. The
greater depth of the
intake may be seen
to good advantage
here.
E: Note the
prominent panel
line between the
separate oil cooler
housing and the
lower engine
cowling.
B.
D
.
F: The oil cooler
rear flap and the
ejector ports for the
cowl guns may be
seen here. Also note
the poor alignment
between the rear
of the lower engine
cowling and the
fuselage. Modellers
would lose points in
competition if they
left a gap like that!
E.
C.
F.
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