How I Built (and weathered) the New 1/48 Tamiya BF-109

Today we're building the new dual boxing of Tamiya's awesome BF-109. I had to overcome a few challenges and figure out how to do the weathering, but I hope you enjoy the result- I definitely did.

[@hanswurst9175]

Really nice build and weathering, but what happened to the landing gear?.....it is normally painted in RLM 02 inside 😅

[@OnTarget100]

Really nice video, after watching your video I felt like making my Tamiya BF-109 🙂. Thanks for the great advice in the video. Peace from Sydney Australia.

[@zamsoniteb8306]

Everything beautifu except from one minor detail.... You forgot or like many others ..just didn´t seem to care about putting in a seatbelt. That would have made the model more complete. Just saying. Other then that. Excellent work.

[@Bobabboy]

Please show how you did the nose spiral! Amazing!!!

[@cj_modeller]

Haha it’s just the kit decal actually! Applied carefully, but it wasn’t even that bad! I’ll do another 109 soon and film that part for sure

[@stevenpiper970]

OH, where's the landing gear going in? I'm always curious about how 109's gear are engineered. I see that they are not like Tamiya's Spitfire that are so nice...I was hoping their 109's would be the same. The finished product is great!

[@kkfoto]

I just bought an older Tamiya version of the BF-109. Thank you for a very useful video!

[@43srgrock]

CJ, what’s that sheet with the weird camo you used for primer coat.

[@enzoroma14]

Nice video...without too many frills, just how I like them...and excellent result! I also have a Hasegawa Bf 109 G6 which I will start soon. I intend to further detail the model with riveting and photo-etching... it's the first time 🤞🏻. Thanks for sharing, hope to see more of your videos.

[@namcat53]

You can easily over weather/splotch the paint job.

[@cj_modeller]

Very true, these are challenging paint jobs!

[@GDstory2023]

The detailed explanation was very helpful to me. Thank you.

[@Grabacr]

Beautiful work! Thank you for explaining your techniques.
Question, what's the purpose of the texture stencil? Is it to add a rougher surface texture? How does it work? I'm very new to the hobby so I have not seen something like that.

[@cj_modeller]

Hey man, thank you! Good question- so the texture template is really just a form of “pre-shading” like people do on their panel lines. It just adds some variation to finish and makes it look less flat and more interesting. You’ve just gotta be careful not to paint over it completely though. Note when I say “texture” I mean just visually, the paint itself should still be nice and smooth. Also, you can get a similar result with a stretched out scouring pad to save some money! Let me know if you have any more questions!

[@Grabacr]

@@cj_modeller interesting! Thank you for breaking this down for me and the insight. I'll give it a try this weekend. :)

[@scaleffect]

Very nice result. Thank you for sharing your work.

[@kenballard3724]

I built this kit a few years ago when it first came out. After watching your video, I plan on building it again using your techniques. Nicely done!

[@PeaLoop]

Nice work! Learned a bunch.

[@cj_modeller]

Thank you!

[@markstott6689]

I'm colourblind so yellow is my favourite colour. I think that adding the copper has given it a green tint. Other than that it looks great. 😊❤😊

[@willwoods6466]

I just started the Tamiya Bf-109 G-6, so your video is a big help. I wondered about the Yellow/Copper mix and will avoid that suggestion..

[@HavardCastiglioni]

I'd definitely agree. I'll even paint my model in a midnight black. Followed by some red and yellow similar to Germany's flag. Or I can keep it into WWII colors. If I'm lucky turn the basement into a battle of Brittain inspired museum. If lucky, sell some model kits.

[@jayanthrangan7281]

Amazing detailing😊

[@cj_modeller]

Thank you!

[@russellpoland6637]

Nice video. Great build. That kit looks good. I have a Revell of that aircraft. Looking forward to doing it with the technique You showed. Thank You for sharing.

[@45degreesmodelling]

This was a nice chilled video with great results. I always gloss before and after decals, if I don’t it usually goes wrong!

[@kudukilla]

I always gloss before decals. Had a bad reaction of decal solution with paint one time. Taking no chances on that happening again.

[@danwilliams1686]

Excellent. My understanding is that German aircraft during ww2 were semi gloss painted. So, if it shines a little it should be ok.

[@cj_modeller]

Thank you very much for the kind words, and that’s good to know- I’m new to all things German aircraft.

[@BigAndTall666]

They were painted matt but got wax polished, hence the silky finish...

[@giuseppeA10]

I go to model citizens too... great build fella!!!

[@pa_alia]

I totally see post shading being the better approach for this type of cammo. I think you did well adding a bit heavier wash and blending at the end.

[@corsair7531]

Nice build! I gotta get this kit.

[@ChineseSweatShoppe]

You def need some more subs 😎

[@miroslavhorak-m8r]

great job ! But no riveting ?

[@scottrice3549]

i really like it thanks

[@nortlove9266]

I definitely think a gloss coat is super necessary for decals imho. I've had only bad experiences with decaling before gloss varnishing.

[@cj_modeller]

Honestly, this is probably the best decal result I’ve ever had, even with the Tamiya decals.