Awesome job Hank. Everyone who started modelling in the mid to late 70s had a 109 or two in their collection along with the obligatory Spitfire. Great job on such an iconic ww2 aircraft. Keep up the great work. Greetings from Australia.

Top notch plane, pilot...and base...A real pleasure to watch!

Fantastic video. Appreciate you documenting your techniques so well. You've really done justice to a wonderful kit.

Thank you, the BF109 is my all time favorite warbird and yours is awesome, thank you for sharing this 👍

Beautiful work as always. I have the book for some time now. They met after the war and were very good friends including family.

awesome work Hank! Its a great story of compassion between warriors and you done that story a great service in miniature!

Great stuff Hank, superb result befitting a fine aircraft made to look worry free. Best regards from England.

Oh Thank God! I purchased the model and need the help! Great job!!

Beauty!! Well done! 👏

Fantastic video Hank, thanks for sharing

I’m an armor modeler but the BF-109 is my favorite! Looks awesome!!

I'm now over here after the contest to see the model of your you spoke of very cool I'm more a car guy but the more I see these and other done the more my mind starts to wonder. 🙂Thomas over at The Model Hobbyist

I think your just showing off now. Amazing build Mr Sprue I wish I could show off like you

This is amazing! It was fascinating to watch it all come together. I can’t do anything like this, but I love flying as a virtual pilot in online sims. I actually got started flying in GTA 5 Online on Ghilliemaster’s crew, which isn’t a sim, but we had a lot of fun flying together and taking down “tryhards” who picked on inexperienced players. 🙂 Then I discovered War Thunder and I became obsessed with becoming a better pilot. I also developed a deep love for aircraft and aviation history. I fly all different nations on War Thunder, but my real home nation is Germany and I love the Bf 109’s and Fw 190’s. I actually just unlocked the G-6 and having access to the 30mm Mk 108 in the nose (as well as the twin 13mm heavy machine guns) is such a cool experience. Hunting bombers and taking them out with one or two high explosive 30mm shells is so satisfying! Lol

Excellent, excellent model... Great, great work from you!!! 🙌 ... 🔥🔥🔥 ... 🤘🤘🤘 ... 🖤🐺🖤 ... 🍻🍻🍻👋👋👋

Nice build

Any chance they will make a model of "Ye Old Pub" before all the battle damage. They would look great together.

Hi buddy, your videos are amazing, could you made any video about the basic techniques to paint a model with airbrush?

Exelent ....mantapssss 👍👍👍

A Higher Call was one of the best books I've read. Great job on the Messerschmitt! Maybe they release a 1/35 B-17 that you can put next to it 😁

Great work, sir. Watching all of your other videos and they are inspiring. Been modeling for 40 years, and started with the Tamiya kits back then. I like the style of your gloss/wash/matte. I have used old school with a black background and layer to lightest colors for figs. I'll try your style. Try, just as an experiment, a very subtle white dry brush after, it really makes resin kits pop.

the reason that it looks SOO good is not that this guy got skills....its because of the bowl he uses to activate the decals. ( 7:15)

Hi Hank, Like the effect of the Flory Wash. Where can I buy that? Ed

You didn’t talk about the microscale sol, on how to use it. When do you use it in the process? You said micro set and after it’s dried, you use the gloss coat again. Could you please help me out ? Thanks 😊😊 Nice video !!!

awesome tutorial once again. Who manufactures the aircraft cradle? i definitely need one!!!

Absolutely stunning build. Having returned to the hobby from 35 years ago I’m starting with armour which I find much more forgiving than aircraft, but I really want to start building 1/48 ww2 fighters. I just wonder if it’s a step too far for this amateur at this stage as I find armour weathering covers up a whole host of sins! Thanks for your videos though they are a wonderful reference source on what to aspire to :)

The Decals you used for this came from Kits world. I have ordered from them for my 1/35 Border kit. I see that the decals are 1/32. Were you happy that they fitted the 1/35 kit. Thanks

the canopy open position - is it glued in ?

Hi, where did you get that stand to place you model one? Thanks!

Tu es minutieux 10/10

Quick question, do you tend to thin your primer, and would this answer be decided if you are or are not using a airbrush?

Hi Hank, great model, great story. You really have the talent to explain things easily. Keep on doing this! Allow me a remark regarding RLM 02 as a "primer". There's a book from German author Michael Ullmann about surface protection methods and lacquers of the German Luftwaffe from 1935 to 1945 (unfortunately only in German). He explains in very detail the instructions of the RLM how to paint different aircraft (sea-based, land based, ...) or different parts of the aircraft (metallic surfaces, skin of fabric, ...). To make things short: from 1938 to end of 1941 the common method was to use multiple layers of different lacquers (priming for surface protection - which was some kind of green but not RLM 02 - and some more layers up to the top coat camouflage color). In 1941 there were published new instructions which introduced more sophisticated lacquers ("Einschichtlackierung" - something like "one layer painting"). In both cases RLM 02 was used just as a top coat color especially for all internal surfaces like the cockpit (until 1941, later RLM 66), engine bay, wheel well, ...). And the later in the war, the more chaotic the situation got. Only the fabric-coated ailerons and the rudder had to be primed with dope ("Spannlack") for technical reasons (this is the brownish-red color you sometimes see on reference photos). The Stigler/Brown incident took place in December 1943, so on his Bf 109 the camouflage colors should have been directly sprayed on top of the bare metal surfaces. Maybe you check this out on your own. For sure there are some sources available on the internet in English. Looking forward to watching your next projects!

Hello Hank! Did you use the 1/32 decal set from Kits World or did you find an actual 1/35 scale set? Awesome stuff you're doing, brother!

Nice work and a great vid. Tell me please, what stand are you using? Got an affiliate link to it?

Спасибо Вам за Вашу работу !

Looks great! How did you make the base for it?

Excellent video Hank! Thank you for outlining the painting steps so clearly. Very helpful for a beginner like me. One quick question - should I be using a gloss black primer or flat black primer? The video shows ""Vallejo Flat Black Primer"" but the Amazon link provided for the primer shows a Vallejo gloss black.

I read "A Higher Call" it is the most moving story I think I have ever read. Can you explain how exactly you do the hairspray chipping or is there a viedo I can watch to learn this technique? Thanks

Is the decal soaking dish critical to the build :-). As always awesome build, I do wish my building area was as clear as yours, if I'm working multiple builds its possible a Mig 21 could end up with ME 109 landing landing gear. I did send a post on the last video on Testors attempt to put a kit out on the F-117.It was hard to post, (probably operator error), but should be there. It was in the 80's and they thought it was going to be the F-19, they kind of missed the boat but its a cool kit, reasonably priced on eBay. The Higher Calling is an incredible story, the two pilots met and became friends for life, passing within a year or two of each other. Cheers for now.

Where did you get the decals from?

Great job. Where did you get that stand?

Great video. Do you have a link to your paint stand? I've been looking for something like that for a long time. Nice greetings from Germany.

I’m currently building the Tamiya Bf109 G6 and it’s my first time ever using an airbrush. I have a little bit of paint spatter (probably from either not enough thinner or too much air pressure) but its not very much. Any tips on how to clean up those mistakes? I was thinking some acrylic thinner and a cotton swab (acrylic paints are on top of a base layer of Tamiya TS spray paint) but I don’t want to accidentally wipe away my camo splotches.

Firstly, I'm a big fan of your content and I always look forward to your uploads. However, I do blame you for my purchase of 3 BF-109's including the awesome Border Models version you just completed ha, ha. I just wanted to know your thinking around stencils. Do you pick and choose which ones to use based on aesthetics? I find that too many take away from the character of the model. Anyway, I'm interested to know your thoughts. Cheers.

Great work. You've most likely already answered this question but eh how come no tail swastikas? I am nowhere near a supporter of the Nazis but I always put them on to keep em accurate for me. I love how great your planes look without and as your model it's nice to do whatever you want. Keep up the vids👍❤️😎

where is the rear insignia on the back wing

Très jolie travail de peinture très réaliste qui colle parfaitement à la réalité et qui au final devrait ressembler a l'original malheureusement je constate depuis un certain temps le même problème de finition les deux petites croix qui devrait se trouver sur la dérive la question que je vous pose c'est pourquoi après avoir fait ce magnifique travail de peinture qui de plus et très réaliste ne pas aller jusqu'au bout de la chose une explication ? En attendant une réponse je vous félicite pour cette exellent travail de peinture

B17 but next

Think you missed a couple decals.

Looks great, but is lacking it’s historical accuracy without the swatisca.

Just a comment for the algorithm

Why didn't you apply the swastika? It is historically accurate. If it was because of the algorithm or the spectators that might find it offensive, you could have covered it. You did an absolutely brilliant job this one nevertheless 😉👌🏼

Great work. You've most likely already answered this question but eh how come no tail swastikas? I am nowhere near a supporter of the Nazis but I always put them on to keep em accurate for me. I love how great your planes look without and as your model it's nice to do whatever you want. Keep up the vids👍❤️😎