Hasegawa 1/32 Bf 109K-4
By John Kim
This is my recently completed build of the Hasegawa 1/32 Bf 109K-4 kit. I've had this kit plus a bunch of aftermarket goodies on the shelf for a while and thought that I should crank it out before the new Kotare K-4 kit hits the market.
The aircraft I tried to depict is this K-4 flown by Uffz. Martin Deskau, III./JG3.
Some of the add-ons I used on this build were:
- Eagle Editions Bf109K-4 Cockpit Set
- RB Productions Bf109K-4 Wheel Wells
- AMUR Reaver Bf109K Airscrew
- Barracuda Bf109G/K Main Wheels
- Quickboost Bf109G/K Exhausts
- Eagle Cal Bf109K Decal Sheet #32074
- 1ManArmy Bf109G-6 Stencil Masks
Most of the markings are painted, either with custom cut masks produced at home using the Silhouette Portrait 2 craft cutter and few of the 1ManArmy maintenance stencils. AK Real Colors (first generation) paints were used for the main camo scheme.
As I described in my WIP thread, I was not happy with the angle of the landing gear/wheels after it was mentioned by a few keen-eyed commenters, so I pulled them off and redid them. (I left in most of the original pics, replaced others with later redone ones, so that is why the wheels change position. Ed.)
The full build can be found in my thread in the Work in Progress forum.
Photos taken with Canon 5D Mark IV with EF 24-105 F/4L IS.
© John Kim 2025
This article was published on Saturday, April 05 2025; Last modified on Sunday, April 06 2025