Upon much photo gazing and pondering I have made a few alterations and additions aside from the obvious requirement of completed camouflage and whatnot.
In no photo of any late or early war 109 could I find prominent rivets. Aside from specific areas that bore heavy loads I could see very little in the way of rivets on any 109, so I have toned my rivets right back.
In some images the 109s show very prominent panel lines, particularly on the fuselage aft of the cockpit, so I've adjusted those accordingly.
I've also taken the majority of the dirt out of my template on this one. The aircraft only saw combat for a short time before it was abandoned and as a result of this it does not require copious amounts of exhaust stain, dirt and scratches.
I've also spent hours trying to get the right mix of these colours, so any comments on this in particular would be appreciated. I do think that I've made a fairly accurate representation of the colour photo I'm working from.
This is not finished, some details need more attention (certain rivets need to darkened in specific areas, some dirt doesn't quite line up on the lower fuselage, the panel lines on the right need to lightened in certain areas) but these are all fairly small details that most people wouldn't notice anyway, so I'll just put up a few more screenies when it is 100% completed.
As always, questions and comments are most welcome and much appreciated.
Thanks.
-Arch
