I really appreciate Eduard 1/48 scale models for it´s beautiful surface detail. I love Tamiya, but in these regards it falls short sometimes. On the other hand Tamiya 1/32 scale WWII birds have best surface detail I´ve seen. Awesome work on these models, always pleasure to watch your work!
Well just started building the Zvezda kit. So far engine is mostly built and eveything is going together nicely. Hope the rest of the build goes as smooth.
I'd go with eduard simply for the fact that ibve built many of them, and im loyal to them because of their quality and fair pricing. PLus you gotta love that Photo Etch
Great video! Two things though 1. You dont have to add anything to have the slats down on the Zvezda kit and 2. The slats on the bf 109 are gravity operated and are always down at low speed and of course on the ground. The only time you would model them retracted is in flight mode. Nice builds!
The leading edge slats on the Bf-109 operate off of airflow, opening and closing depending on the angle of attack, not gravity or speed. As the angle of attack of the wing increases, the stagnation point of the airflow moves lower on the leading edge of the wing thereby allowing the slats open. While stationary on the ground the slats would remain in whatever position they had been left in, and they could be manually pushed closed or pulled open for preflight checks and maintenance.
I watched every single second, and all i can say is: time well spent The models are incredible, and i cant even imagine how much effort you put into all the editing with text, music, cutouts from the instructions and so much more
Thank you very much! I've been tired of building models for others for years, and I have no purpose or enthusiasm to enter the orbit of the sponsor. It's nice to hang out like this free with the support of nice people :)
I get you.Good for us! Given your love for wood effects and rigging, have you considered building a tall ship, galleon or even a viking boat? I really want to see your approach and realization of one of these. No matter if it is something very simple and quick.Maybe it will be refreshing for you too.
Looks very scary but it is managable^^ just slap it on kind of sloppy and then adjust it with a toothpick. And use enough water to make the decal easily slide! Another option is to use 1mm masking tape and just paint the nose swirl yourself without the decal:)
@@wolfie54321 you are right, with "normal" masking tape its very tricky, but there is also masking tape which is flexible. With that kind you can easily follow the curve of the nose.
Fantastic job! Great video. Format was excellent. As a side-note, when you mentioned the Zvezda not having lowered flaps, it spurred me to go take a look. Sometimes people complain, but when you look at the real aircraft, the flaps were always up or always down. So I looked at quite a few references. I ruled out museums, because they might "lock" the moving surfaces for safety reasons. What I found? Bf109Gs are all over the place when it comes to parked flap position! Many have them up, even if no one is working on it. Others have them all the way down, somewhere in between, and some just barely lowered. Bottom line - anything goes! Not an issue to influence the judgement. :)
Finally! I was waiting for this video all the week. Its not a problem to say any ideas about model before watching the video, because If its scale a ton I know he done awesome work :)
Very nice Video!!! My Congratulations !!! In Russia, all modelist's say that Zvezda's kit is the best "Gustav" and "Fridrich", nice detailed, low price, has engine and gun bay, but i don't think so. In my opinion this kit is weak, after seen this video, i like Tamiya kit, but it has Strange Engineering of details. My choice is Eduard kit, nice detailed, PE parts, great Decal, rivet's, possible to buy amazing eduard Resin Engine, and f....k it wrong geometry ))))!!!! Thank for Video !!!
Just signed up to your Patreon. I can't donate a lot, but I think you deserve the support for your channel. 21,000 channel subscribers but less than 21 patrons? I had to step up. You do amazing work, and it's gotten me inspired to dust off some old kits that have been sitting around a few years, and hey, maybe I'll have a chance at winning a plane in a raffle! Regardless, excellent content as always, and thank you for putting this out there for all of us.
Gosh, that spinner decal, especially on the Zvezda; I don't know if I want to try it! I gets major decal anxiety sometimes. I thinks perhaps I shall mask and spray that using Tamiya curved masking tape instead...
Shape wise, pointing out that three kits are leaps above everything else on the market, I'd rate Tamiya as third (weird cowling bulges and oddly (slightly) bulbous fuselage profile behind the wing section, above and below, a bit overdone propeller nose cover); Zvezda spot on for fuselage (except on the belly, where the wings connects, buit this may be due to assembly difficulties) , may be a bit thick wing trailing edges near the fuslealge; Edward (2,0) rather spot on and little to complain, may be a little less detail then Zvezda in the landing gear area). Put against everything else (except the old Otaki), these kits finally bulseye the area of the fuselage right seen in plant, where it connects to the wing trailing edge, with everything going on between the first and the second ring. The Bf-106 is an extremely complex simple shape airplane!
I gotta go Zvezda - I got 2 Eduard's Bf 109 G (6 Mtt Reg. and 14), and I'm disappointed, especially with fitting wings with fuselage. And rivets make work harder. Zvezda looks like great balance between Tamiya and Eduard - more detailed than Eduard (cockpit, engine - things I love!), but easier to build than Tamiya (ofc. Tamiya's fitting gonna be as always better than anything). Only thing I miss in Zvezda is that you can't make Erla build plane. But that's different story.
I actually prefer the look without the pronounced rivet detail that the Eduard kit has. I've just had a look at some really hi-res photos of the Bf109G6(with added Galland canopy) that is at the Canberra War Museum in Australia. This aircraft is the only unrestored one left, wearing original wartime paint. Guess what- they were, like all WW2 aircraft, flush riveted! At 1/48 scale there should be the barest suggestion of them, certainly not deep indentations, like you find on a lot of new toolings these days. Same with the fuselage vertical panel lines- barest suggestion of them- certainly not darkly accentuated. I already had this impression from video of the Messerschmitt Stiftungs 109G6 - but that's a rebuild -the photos of the original-which I have seen myself-only confirm it. BTW- buying the Zvezda kit tomorrow! So cheap here in Riga!
Do you have a suggestion in this regard? It's a personal hobby and I have no idea what can be done just on the internet without getting around a table.
There is only one way that I know of to contact the creator of a Channel. You can go to their channel by clicking on their Icon. When you are on the channel homepage there will be a little bar just beneath the theme art at the top of the page that will read from left to right: Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, Channel and About. Click on about. under the Details section there some text that says "For business inquiries". Click the "View email address". It will then have you click a box to verify that you're not a robot. Then click submit and you should be able to view the email associated with that TH-cam channel. Email them and ask about possible collaborations. That is the only way I know of to contact them. Sorry for the long reply, just wanted to give clear instructions. Thanks, and keep up the good work! (I am now starting to be a little self conscience of my Minecraft Icon as I haven't played it in years, and makes me look like I'm 8 :) )
Do you have a preference or ranking which one is your favorite and why? Detailedness, overall quality, decals, or which one's plastic may be too brittle, or faulty parts, lack of detail or general errors in the model. Something like that.
Superb video :)!!! I am in a little trouble however, I can't decide which kit to get. I am just a begginer modeler and I can't decide wether to get the Tamiya kit or the Eduard kit. Please help!
You say your using an Iwata clone what was the actual brand? I'm looking for a back up airbrush at the moment. Ive been using an aztek and the detail work your using comes out great.
You can find the same model under many brand names. I think it's a standard design in China. Only 0.2 and 0.3 nozzle difference is more than good quality airbrushes. 0.3 is really very rough, 0.2 is enough to work on details.
Yes you can use it. For getting such a nice glossy finish you have to use Laquer Thinner (Mr Color or Tamiya) and Tamiya X-22 clear. %80 thinner would be great and apply a few coats.
Thank you they are three of the best 109s I hav seen built, Great work, A joy to watch you work
Awesome All!
But you deserve bonus points for the Eduard spinner! Like wrangling spaghetti-🤗
Another Excellent video. Thank you for sharing. I agree, the Eduard one looks the best. Rivets make a big difference.
I really appreciate Eduard 1/48 scale models for it´s beautiful surface detail. I love Tamiya, but in these regards it falls short sometimes. On the other hand Tamiya 1/32 scale WWII birds have best surface detail I´ve seen. Awesome work on these models, always pleasure to watch your work!
Superb..!.for all modellers that enjoy and love this Art..tks a lot..!
This is the first model building video I watched and it is incredible!
Sehr gutes Video, besonders die eingeblendeten Zeichnungen. Sehr hilfreich und vielen Dank, daß Du Dir die Zeit für die Videos nimmst ...Daumen hoch
Well just started building the Zvezda kit. So far engine is mostly built and eveything is going together nicely. Hope the rest of the build goes as smooth.
Late thanks but thanks anyway ! I just bought the Tamiya and the Revell models, G6 and G10, and your work is always didactic.
I think Iwill be getting the Eduard and Zvezda kits. Who am I kidding, I will probably buy the Tamiya as well.
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I'd go with eduard simply for the fact that ibve built many of them, and im loyal to them because of their quality and fair pricing. PLus you gotta love that Photo Etch
Thanks for the details with respect to pressures and ratios. Brilliant work!
It’s nice to take a break from the internet and build a model
All 3 are gorgeous. Been looking for a G model for a while now.
Awesome video! I like this kind of review/comparison between kit manufacturers. You're an excellent modeller sir. Can't wait until your next video.
Great video!
Two things though 1. You dont have to add anything to have the slats down on the Zvezda kit and 2. The slats on the bf 109 are gravity operated and are always down at low speed and of course on the ground. The only time you would model them retracted is in flight mode.
Nice builds!
The leading edge slats on the Bf-109 operate off of airflow, opening and closing depending on the angle of attack, not gravity or speed. As the angle of attack of the wing increases, the stagnation point of the airflow moves lower on the leading edge of the wing thereby allowing the slats open. While stationary on the ground the slats would remain in whatever position they had been left in, and they could be manually pushed closed or pulled open for preflight checks and maintenance.
I watched every single second, and all i can say is: time well spent
The models are incredible, and i cant even imagine how much effort you put into all the editing with text, music, cutouts from the instructions and so much more
Woohoo! Stuck at work wondering what to do and this pops up.. perfect! Beautiful work sir. I'm very jealous that you make aircraft look so easy.
Congratulations on your hard work! Very well done and an awesome hands on review! Cheers!
My friend, you are a trooper. Thanks for all the great modeling and free content.
Thank you very much Bill!
Wow, ... my friend make Zvezda. Great video
Fantastic build and video, thanks for sharing.
As always excellent work! I really ENJOY your videos. Keep it like this, without any "sponsoring".
Thank you very much! I've been tired of building models for others for years, and I have no purpose or enthusiasm to enter the orbit of the sponsor. It's nice to hang out like this free with the support of nice people :)
I get you.Good for us! Given your love for wood effects and rigging, have you considered building a tall ship, galleon or even a viking boat? I really want to see your approach and realization of one of these. No matter if it is something very simple and quick.Maybe it will be refreshing for you too.
That's a good idea. But I have to finish waiting projects first. F-4C, F-16, He-162 and Fw 190A-6 etc. I am looking for a viking boat now :)
39:16 Oh my goodness I would not want to be doing that decal!!! 😨
Looks very scary but it is managable^^ just slap it on kind of sloppy and then adjust it with a toothpick. And use enough water to make the decal easily slide! Another option is to use 1mm masking tape and just paint the nose swirl yourself without the decal:)
@@wolfie54321 you are right, with "normal" masking tape its very tricky, but there is also masking tape which is flexible. With that kind you can easily follow the curve of the nose.
Наш человек!!! Молодец!!!
Fantastic job! Great video. Format was excellent.
As a side-note, when you mentioned the Zvezda not having lowered flaps, it spurred me to go take a look. Sometimes people complain, but when you look at the real aircraft, the flaps were always up or always down. So I looked at quite a few references. I ruled out museums, because they might "lock" the moving surfaces for safety reasons. What I found? Bf109Gs are all over the place when it comes to parked flap position! Many have them up, even if no one is working on it. Others have them all the way down, somewhere in between, and some just barely lowered. Bottom line - anything goes! Not an issue to influence the judgement. :)
Fantastici tutti e tre.difficile scegliere.in più,la grande bravura del o dei modellisti.👍👍.bye silvio
HI. Brilliant work., Thanks for all the effort that went into building, filming and editing this to make it such a good watch.
Thanks very much for this video. It was very informative and will inform my buying choices in the future.
Классное сравнение наборов сразу видно у кого какие недостатки
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! video!!!!!! my friend; thanks for doing what you do!!!! I will choose the Eduard,
A very great video, what a work )) you are my nr 1 channel for modelling, as example, I like your way to explain about the used plaint. Very good
Finally! I was waiting for this video all the week. Its not a problem to say any ideas about model before watching the video, because If its scale a ton I know he done awesome work :)
I had an anxiety attack when you were putting the red spinner decal on....I had a flashback to my build🤪
Fantastic video as always. By far the best on TH-cam.
Great job!!!
Very nice Video!!! My Congratulations !!! In Russia, all modelist's say that Zvezda's kit is the best "Gustav" and "Fridrich", nice detailed, low price, has engine and gun bay, but i don't think so. In my opinion this kit is weak, after seen this video, i like Tamiya kit, but it has Strange Engineering of details. My choice is Eduard kit, nice detailed, PE parts, great Decal, rivet's, possible to buy amazing eduard Resin Engine, and f....k it wrong geometry ))))!!!! Thank for Video !!!
That's right, it's a personal hobby. As long as you are not competent, which way makes you happy, you must go that way.
Cool video
Well here i am sitting in a hotel in Bahrain waiting for a visa and this pops up. Awesome.
Another Exellent video Thenk you !
Superb builds :) Great job :)
Just signed up to your Patreon. I can't donate a lot, but I think you deserve the support for your channel. 21,000 channel subscribers but less than 21 patrons? I had to step up. You do amazing work, and it's gotten me inspired to dust off some old kits that have been sitting around a few years, and hey, maybe I'll have a chance at winning a plane in a raffle! Regardless, excellent content as always, and thank you for putting this out there for all of us.
Quantity is not important. The important thing is to participate and support. Thank you for your kind and valuable contribution.
Bonjour de la France ville dunkerque superbe 🇫🇷🇫🇷superbe et excellent travail 👍👍👍👍👍
Combine the best parts of all 3 kits together and you get the best bf 109 G. If it could be done that is
This guy took the first 54 minutes of the long weekend and totally deserved it
Great vid, all turned out fantastic👏
Thank you again for the inspiring work
Круто, жаль нет фото всех вместе, в ряд
Excelente trabajo..BACÁN!!!
Absolutely fantastic builds! Great work :-)
Gosh, that spinner decal, especially on the Zvezda; I don't know if I want to try it! I gets major decal anxiety sometimes. I thinks perhaps I shall mask and spray that using Tamiya curved masking tape instead...
great video! helped me choose the right bf 109
Impressive job and VERY pleasant to watch!
A really great video build again. Nice idea to compare this kits, so i bought the Tamiya one, thank you
Shape wise, pointing out that three kits are leaps above everything else on the market, I'd rate Tamiya as third (weird cowling bulges and oddly (slightly) bulbous fuselage profile behind the wing section, above and below, a bit overdone propeller nose cover); Zvezda spot on for fuselage (except on the belly, where the wings connects, buit this may be due to assembly difficulties) , may be a bit thick wing trailing edges near the fuslealge; Edward (2,0) rather spot on and little to complain, may be a little less detail then Zvezda in the landing gear area). Put against everything else (except the old Otaki), these kits finally bulseye the area of the fuselage right seen in plant, where it connects to the wing trailing edge, with everything going on between the first and the second ring. The Bf-106 is an extremely complex simple shape airplane!
very good work. I like it very much.
I like tamiya around nose.
Tamiya is good. but a bit small.
Nice video, anyway, in Russia, as I found, is possible to buy G6 from Zvezda for 600 Rub, it´s something around 10 USD.... Hmmmm
You are right. Its the cheapest box about BF 109. Like from Russia))
I just found it for 30 USD
Great build. How do you keep the masking tape from lifting up the paint?
It's Tamiya Masking Tape. If you have problems with it try to clean surfaces with alcohol first and apply a primer like I did on the video.
Thanks.
I gotta go Zvezda - I got 2 Eduard's Bf 109 G (6 Mtt Reg. and 14), and I'm disappointed, especially with fitting wings with fuselage. And rivets make work harder. Zvezda looks like great balance between Tamiya and Eduard - more detailed than Eduard (cockpit, engine - things I love!), but easier to build than Tamiya (ofc. Tamiya's fitting gonna be as always better than anything). Only thing I miss in Zvezda is that you can't make Erla build plane. But that's different story.
In Zvezda you can make Erla build plane.
Great video.....thanks
I actually prefer the look without the pronounced rivet detail that the Eduard kit has. I've just had a look at some really hi-res photos of the Bf109G6(with added Galland canopy) that is at the Canberra War Museum in Australia. This aircraft is the only unrestored one left, wearing original wartime paint. Guess what- they were, like all WW2 aircraft, flush riveted! At 1/48 scale there should be the barest suggestion of them, certainly not deep indentations, like you find on a lot of new toolings these days. Same with the fuselage vertical panel lines- barest suggestion of them- certainly not darkly accentuated. I already had this impression from video of the Messerschmitt Stiftungs 109G6 - but that's a rebuild -the photos of the original-which I have seen myself-only confirm it. BTW- buying the Zvezda kit tomorrow! So cheap here in Riga!
amazing
I really enjoy your builds! Wondering about the iwata clone airbrush: is it better than the h&s for fine details?
WOWWW ... Is Zvezda
better than others?
Tamya I think is better!
Much better music :)
absolutely amazing builds and amazing vid. whats the song starting around 20 min
Have you ever considered doing a collaboration with a different Modeling TH-cam channel, like PLASMO, or AlexModeling?
Do you have a suggestion in this regard? It's a personal hobby and I have no idea what can be done just on the internet without getting around a table.
There is only one way that I know of to contact the creator of a Channel. You can go to their channel by clicking on their Icon. When you are on the channel homepage there will be a little bar just beneath the theme art at the top of the page that will read from left to right: Home, Videos, Playlists, Community, Channel and About. Click on about. under the Details section there some text that says "For business inquiries". Click the "View email address". It will then have you click a box to verify that you're not a robot. Then click submit and you should be able to view the email associated with that TH-cam channel. Email them and ask about possible collaborations. That is the only way I know of to contact them. Sorry for the long reply, just wanted to give clear instructions. Thanks, and keep up the good work! (I am now starting to be a little self conscience of my Minecraft Icon as I haven't played it in years, and makes me look like I'm 8 :) )
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Shouldn't the wing flaps closest to the fuselage each be one unit, not two? On Eduard, particularly, you have upper and lower flaps
yep, the eduard one is my favourite as well out of the three
Do you have a preference or ranking which one is your favorite and why? Detailedness, overall quality, decals, or which one's plastic may be too brittle, or faulty parts, lack of detail or general errors in the model. Something like that.
I like your style!
awesome, fantastic build (y)
Can i please ask, how do you manage to overlay the build instructions the way you do?
How long long you let the paint dry before you mask it for the next color? Thanks
hello what do you think about the V shape on the Eduards bottom?
Airfix has Bf 109 kit too )
What can one say? I am in love...
Superb video :)!!! I am in a little trouble however, I can't decide which kit to get. I am just a begginer modeler and I can't decide wether to get the Tamiya kit or the Eduard kit. Please help!
I recommend the Tamiya Bf 109G-6 for beginners
@@Scaleaton Thank you very much for the suggestion and now I will be sure of what to get! Thank you once again!
Nice builds but I was getting motion sick just watching. Had to slow the video down to 1/2 speed to see what was going on.
Ah my older videos :) I was pretty shy about dubbing videos. And I didn't know how to edit videos.
Which kit has most precise proportion? I've been always curious about that.
Perfect result....
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Please, please can you list where you get the tunes for your vids ???
I use TH-cam free music library. Silent Partner is my favorite on TH-cam Music Library.
You say your using an Iwata clone what was the actual brand? I'm looking for a back up airbrush at the moment. Ive been using an aztek and the detail work your using comes out great.
You can find the same model under many brand names. I think it's a standard design in China. Only 0.2 and 0.3 nozzle difference is more than good quality airbrushes. 0.3 is really very rough, 0.2 is enough to work on details.
Great video, What do you use for antenna line, Thanks
It's EZ-Line Fine
Just what I've been looking for. Thank you.
Would you reccomend isopropyl alcohol over tamiya thinners? Also HOW do you get such a nice glossy finish!!!
Yes you can use it. For getting such a nice glossy finish you have to use Laquer Thinner (Mr Color or Tamiya) and Tamiya X-22 clear. %80 thinner would be great and apply a few coats.
Big and great job! ;)
thanks for were country plane made I am German
What's the best glue to use?
If you are asking for plastic parts; Tamiya green cap is the best on the market (imho). But I use butanone in a Tamiya bottle. That one much better ;)
@@Scaleaton I'll have to look them up. The glue I'm currently using dries fast but isn't really good
Lovely job. You need to work on your music
If only I h a d 45 days time to build one model- my work comes b4 my modelling : (
Do you build to sell?
Эдуард самый крутой похоже. У него одного вся клепка присутствует
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Zvezda's panel lines looks more realistic than Eduard and Tamiya !!!
Você vende ?.
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Tamiya is the most geometrically correct though. Eduard has serious issues with that.