1/48 Eduard Bf 108 Taifun

by Bill Lachance

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This is the original issue of Eduard's Bf 108 Taifun, the all-plastic version. To this, I added Eduard's photoetch detail set. I have previously built Eduard's ProfiPack Taifun, which contains less PE than the separate set. If you like this aircraft, and like PE, I recommend getting the all-plastic kit and adding their photoetched set to it. There are many more items for the canopy, wheel wells, landing gear, and engine.

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I used WEM (White Ensign Models) Colourcoats enamels almost exclusively for this build. The exceptions are Model Master Leather for the seats, Gunze Yellow (H313) for the belts, and Color of Eagles Tire Black. The camouflage "spots" were sprayed freehand using a Badger 150 airbrush. I have found WEM's paints thin better if I use lacquer thinner, but there is still a very narrow window between "too thick and too thin." Do some experimentig if you plan to use their line of paints.

There is only one area of this kit that really requires attention. This is where the lower wing meets the bottom of the rear fuselage. These two surfaces are molded with slightly different compound curves. A few thin layers of Zap-A-Gap CA smoothed things out and allowed the parts to be faired together.

I used the kit decals, which went on without problems. The panel lines are quite pronounced, so some slitting of the decals were necessary to eliminate silvering. I really like this aircraft in the desert scheme. Since this was for a customer, I'll have to get one of these for myself. A fun build indeed.

Bill 

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Photos and text © by Bill Lachance