BF109E Instrument Panel

[alzictorini]

Miles

I have just found in the top drawer an old ICE watch I have never used. I'll strip the workings and give it a go. Good idea about the hands.

Regards

[Miles Linnabery]

Dear alzictorini:
I have gone back to work full time and it has cut my modeling time out almost completely how ever I think in the basement I have a clock movement I never put into a scrollsawed clock face I think that I may do a search for aircraft, Tank, or other other interesting clocks to model in cardstock.
Again thanks for the inspiration,
Miles

[Jim Nunn]

Very intriguing model and very well done.

I would use real screws and bolts.

One suggestion you could install a electric cigarette lighter.

Any chance you will make the plans available ?

Jim Nunn

[alzictorini]

Hi Jim

A cigarette lighter, I like it!
The plans for the gauges are all on line but I can put something together for the panel now I have a template.
It will happen once the build is complete.

Regards

[Jim Nunn]

Why I suggested a cigarette lighter:

Excerpt from an interview with Adolf Galland the full interview can be seen here
Interview with World War II Luftwaffe General and Ace Pilot Adolf Galland

WWII: What was the real story behind the Mickey Mouse insignia painted on the fuselage of your fighter plane?

Galland: We started this in Spain, and when I painted it on my Me-109E in JG.26 it was holding a hatchet and smoking a cigar, which I loved. But after the war I had to give cigars up.

WWII: Is it true that you had the only cigar lighter equipped Messerschmitt in the entire Luftwaffe?

Galland: I think so, plus a holder for it if I was on oxygen. It created quite a controversy, I can tell you.

Jim Nunn

[alzictorini]

Jim

What an interesting read, very good, I've not seen it before. I have some books on 109s but the main character so far is Molders, another great pilot.
As for his aircraft lighter.... I wonder if he used the gun sight power socket?

Regs

[alzictorini]

PMs

I've been working on the clock for the last few days (as well as the starter switch and the magneto selector lever).
The watch is going well. I have attempted to fit watch working in the card clock which is fine as long as I get the hands correct. The outer bezel is the problem. I need some fine corrugated card. Im hoping to find some this weekend at the hobby store. If I find the correct card I think I can have a movable bezel also.

Find attached pic of the clock and items in place on the panel.

Regs

[elliott]

That instrument panel is looking mighty fine Al Z! You're taking paper modeling in a different direction - which is a good thing. I can hardly wait for the control panel for a 4 engine bomber. j/k

[Mike1158]

Careful there, you could end up doing the whole aircraft.

[Jim Nunn]

A suggestion on making the knurled edge on the clock.

The drawing gives the impression that the knurling was on the face of the clock bezel. it was on the side of the bezel.

for some unknown reason the ribbon used to make curling bows on presents came to mind. In the photo below the upper painted section I used a blunt knife to press on the fold lines. the bottom painted section I did not. The upper section does resemble the knurling on the clock. this could also be used to make the small knurled knobs on the instruments.

Jim Nunn