Bf 109 G-6 Radio Compartment

Eduard BRASSIN , 1/48 scale

Reviewed by Brett Green

Eduard's 1/48 scale Bf 109 G-6 Radio Compartment is available online from Squadron.com

Eduard has released a number of related accessories in their BRASSIN range in conjunction with its new-tool 1/48 scale Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 Late Series as reviewed on HyperScale earlier this week.

One of these is a detailed Radio Compartment.

Eduard's BRASSIN 1/48 scale Bf 109 G-6 Radio Compartment comprises just six pieces in grey resin and five in photo-etch, plus instructions.

Casting quality is perfect on my sample. The large sidewall sections and the radio equipment are quite easy to remove from their strips and block, but you will need to take care when removing the delicate rack (Part R91) and the forward equipment bulkhead (Part R87). A razor saw, a new hobby blade and a measure of patience should do the trick.

The compartment hatch and mounting frame are supplied as photo-etched parts, as are a pair of wires and two pre-coloured knobs.

Eduard has thoughtfully moulded the inside of the radio hatch thinner on the kit fuselage. I scored the inside edges, then cut a cross between the corners, allowing me to simply push the waste plastic out and clean up the edges.

The photo-etched frame for the radio compartment hatch was superglued into the opening.

The resin parts were freed from their casting blocks and strips.

I sanded the mating surfaces of the resin compartment sections so that they were flush with the mating surfaces of the fuselage halves.

I painted my radio compartment in accordance with the only Bf 109 G-6 that I have inspected in person - W.Nr 163824 at the Australian War Memorial.

The fuselage interior appears to have a clear protective coating over bare metal and is embossed with factory stencils. The yellow colour on the plywood mounts is not paint but a wood impregnation. It could be a either yellowish or a greenish colour. The same goes for the inner face of wooden hatches on the Bf 109, Fw 190 D-9, Me 262 etc (thanks to Vincent Kermorgant for this information).

The base sidewall colour is Tamiya's AS-12 Airframe Silver decanted from the spray can and applied with my airbrush. Weathering was done with a wash of Winsor & Newton Lamp Black and Raw Umber oil paints thinned in lighter fluid. The radio boxes were sprayed with Tamiya XF-24 Dark Grey. I found that Tamiya XF-4 Yellow Green was a fair match for the wooden bases, although a translucent coat over a tan colour might have been better. Details were picked out with Vallejo acrylics and a fine brush.

This was a fast and satisfying project.

Eduard's BRASSIN Radio Compartment is a fairly straightforward upgrade for your Eduard Gustav, and a nice way to customise your model.

Highly Recommended.

Thanks to Eduard for the samples and images.

Review Text Copyright © 2016 by Brett Green
Page Created 18 April, 2016
Last updated 20 April, 2016

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