I have Hasegawa’s BF 109F trop model in 1/32nd scale. I want to make the non-tropical version and want the air intake without the tropical filter. What do I need to do? Can I use part of the tropical intake? Is the intake scoop a different size? What does the opening of the air intake scoop look like? Thoughts on changing/ modifying the scoop or filter?
Hello!
I’m not a Bf109 expert, but his one looks pretty easy…
Here’s how an unfiltered intake looks like:
And the Troppenfilter was an add on - in real life and as it turns out, in the model too. If you look at the instructions you see this:
So basically if you leave the Y-Parts off you’re almost good to go. Thing is on un-troped F variants Hasegawa includes the F-fret istead of the G-fret, so you will probably round the edges of the intake a little to have a 1:1 match, but it should be doable.
Good luck with it and have a nice day
Paweł
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Greg, just what Pawel said. The sand filter is an extra which was mounted at the air intake. This are my recent Eduard “Friedrichs”, Black 7 is a F-2, while Yellow 14 is a F-4
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On the real aircraft, was there a 90 degree tube that went into the side of the fuselage that was covered with a fairing or was it just the fairing with a hole in the side of the fuselage? I ask because at 1/32 you could see inside the scoop and could tell if there was an opening to the fuselage.
I would simply leave off the trop filter part and you will be good to go
What is there to say other than “perfect”.
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Outstanding. A hole in the fuselage it will be.