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VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 1
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  • Page 1 MESSERSCHMITT BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 1 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 2 vintagemodelcompany.com VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 2 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 3 THE MESSERSCHMITT BF109 – A MENACING MACHINE The Messerschmitt BF109 (often called the ME109) The all metal monocoque design had many was designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert innovative features including two large magnesium Lusser of Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) – later alloy forgings that held the engine and the to become Messerschmitt AG.
  • Page 4 YOUR KIT This kit is designed for you to build a traditionally Power is provided by rubber strip motor that is constructed, rubber powered, free flight model of a wound up before flight. Free flight means just that – Daimler Benz powered ME109E (Emil). ME109Es once the model is launched, it is on its own.

  • Page 5: Kit Contents

    – one for the propeller and two for the sheet (X), scheme diagram sheet (Y) and scheme undercarriage wheels. markings (Z) printed on lightweight paper. • One vacuum formed canopy and spinner. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 5 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 6 OTHER THINGS THAT YOU WILL NEED CONSUMABLES • Glue. ‘Cyano’ (sometimes called ‘superglue’), • Tissue sealant – if you want to fly your model quick setting epoxy and a ‘glue stick’. outdoors (see ‘Covering’ for details). • Cling film or waxed paper to cover your plan or a •...
  • Page 7 ‘Trimming and flying your model’. you remove excess glue that squishes out, as not doing so can make the parts harder to sand and in internal corners, may leave an undesirable glue ‘fillet’. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 7 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 8 TIPS TO MAKE A GOOD JOB OF YOUR MODEL Read and follow the instructions and the plan carefully. foil from a yoghurt pot lid. Alternatively, save pistachio nut shells – one held upright and firm • A light model will fly much better than a heavy on a piece of Blu-Tack or plasticine makes an one, so use glues and adhesives sparingly.
  • Page 9 Wood is a natural material and its thickness may vary – it will contract and/or expand after the parts are laser cut. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 9 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 10 MAIN PARTS AND FRAMES BUILDING SCHEDULE THE MAIN WING PANELS 1) Identify and remove one set of parts in the 4) Glue in position R1, quickly followed by W5, following quantities from the laser cut sheets: using the angled face to tilt rib R1. This sets the 1 off each W1-W7, R1-R7, R2A, special dihedral angle.
  • Page 11 Just make sure that the wood is not crushed as it is clamped. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 11 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 12 THE TAIL PLANE (STABILIZER) 1) Identify and remove all of the parts on the laser 6) Lay out the parts starting at T6 and work round cut sheets: 1 off T1, 2off T2-T5, 1 off T6 and 2 in each direction trial fitting them. When you off corner gussets.
  • Page 13 4) Pin down the fin and rudder central spar FR1. surfaces by over sanding. 5) Offer up part FR7, then the stiff base rib. Glue in position along with FR6 and the corner gusset. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 13 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 14 THE FUSELAGE This is built by building one half over the plan on remove from the board before proceeding. top of a central keel using half formers, which along 3) Carefully pin down part K1 over the profile on the with 1.6mm square strip ‘stringers’, provide the plan, aligning it carefully to the profile and the slot fuselage shape.
  • Page 15 Carefully cut out 15) Repeat step 14 for the right hand side. Set the the five temporary crosspieces from the main keel. fuselage aside and complete the nose block. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 15 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 16 THE NOSE BLOCK 1) Remove parts in the following quantities from 4) Glue the nose plug to the nose block, ensuring the laser cut Sheets: 1 off each NB1-NB4, and that it lines up with the cross markings on NB4, 3 off NP1.
  • Page 17 5) Fit a plastic nose bush to each wheel using cyano parts, so make sure it is retained for step 9. adhesive – DON’T ALLOW THE ADHESIVE TO GO INSIDE THE BUSH. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 17 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 18 6) Identify and remove parts in the following 10) Take part TW1 retained from step 2 and glue to quantities from the laser cut sheets 2 off LG1, the centre of the tail wheel wire with cyano. Allow 2 off LG2 and 2off LG3. it to dry then sand the wood flush to the wire.
  • Page 19 1) The only remaining parts that should be left on the laser cut sheets are 2 off WF, 1 off K3 and 1 off FR8. Remove them and set them aside until final assembly. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 19 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 20 COVERING Clear lacquer This is available at many DIY stores The tissue in the kit is used to provide a ‘skin’ over the balsawood framework. The general idea is that in spray cans. The model can be given a single coat the tissue is attached to the framework and then of it once it is built, but before the paper decals are sprayed with water and then left to dry.
  • Page 21 With the tissue flat on 7) Using the grey tissue, cover the remaining area the work surface, put the glued side down onto Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 21 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 22 on both sides in the same way. Overlap the yellow warps. Note the tissue is very delicate when it tissue about half of the width of FR1, and fully over is wet, so handle the part at the edges and with at the angled rib.
  • Page 23 F11. leaving a gap between them, especially at the front edge of pattern W, where you need to leave around 10mm. Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 23 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 24 6) Once the glue has dried, cut the patterns from 11) Trace 1 off of paper pattern Z, and cover in grey the tissue sheet, leaving extra all the way round and yellow tissue making a neat butt joint in the as indicated by the dotted lines on the plan.

  • Page 25: Final Assembly

    Glue stick can be used to secure these strips. Any that it is square and true. Allow it to set fully smudges or finger prints can be removed with a before proceeding. wet cotton bud (Q tip). Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 25 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 26 8) Shape the tail plane struts from the 3.2mm wide trailing edge and up the fuselage to the bottom strip, sanding the profile and bevelling the ends of stringer ‘A’. Glue them in position. so that they meet the fuselage and tail plane in 15) Fit one paper pattern U each side, curving them to the correct positions as indicated on the plan.
  • Page 27 More detailed duration of the flights can be slowly increased. information and help are available from the many Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 27 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 28 TO MAKE UP AND FIT THE MOTOR The motor consists of the rubber strip provided. hole in the nose. Wetting the rubber makes it easier This strip is more refined than that used in rubber to tie a knot, however, do not pull the knot too tight bands and is very stretchy, allowing it to hold lots otherwise it can tear.
  • Page 29 Carry on test gliding and adjusting the nose weight until the glide is smooth, and the model lands about halfway towards the imaginary point. Stall Wind direction Correct Glide Dive Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 29 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 30 POWERED FLIGHTS Wind up the motor with approximately 50 turns the model spirals in, then add an acetate tab to the (wind clockwise looking at the front of the model) left hand wing and bend it down a little. Gradually and launch it into the direction of the wind (if increase the turns on the motor in steps of 50 turns present).
  • Page 31 From all the team at The Vintage Model Company. The Vintage Model Company, The Cattle Sheds, Main Road, Flagg, Derbyshire, SK17 9QT Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 31 23/10/2018 18:23...

  • Page 32: Building Notes

    BUILDING NOTES Use these pages for notes during your build vintagemodelcompany.com VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 32 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 33 BUILDING NOTES Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 33 23/10/2018 18:23...

  • Page 34: Flight Log

    FLIGHT LOG Keep a log of your flight durations here vintagemodelcompany.com VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 34 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 35 Messerschmitt BF109 VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 35 23/10/2018 18:23...
  • Page 36 vintagemodelcompany.com vintagemodelcompany.com VMC Instruction Booklet - Messerschmitt OCT18.indd 36 23/10/2018 18:23...