Global Scale Modeller

I have decided to tackle eduards amazingly detailed 1:48 bf109g-6 with some extra goodies that are from eduard
in the build i will be taking some of the decals out of the royal class edition of the 109-g family these will be for the Swiss airforce variant which i find to be one of the better looking liverys of the bf109



the eduard goodies include the brassin and photo etch gun pod











and also the radio compartment











this is only the second time that i will use brassin parts therefore there may be some hiccups along the way but it will be a good learning expirience for me, plus in my opinion modelling is about challenging yourself and this certainly will be a big challenge for me!

so here is the actual kit with all the stuff laid out



the box art is very nice in my opinion and like the majority of box arts now a days it is computer generated rather than being had drawn but i still think it looks rather good

there are only 4 sprues for the kit and a 1 clear sprue but from what i have seen eduard have done a great rendition of this classic german fighter







due to this being a profi pack kit you get some lovely coloured photo etch but i do find this to be a bit annoying as in a way it takes away a part of the build but i cant argue with the lovely results you can get with the instrument panel on kits that feature the etch



you also get some laser cut masks for the canopy and other things which i love as it takes away the hassle of doing it yourself



the instructions are printed on high quality gloss paper and are in colour



the decals are also excellent and stencil data is included with both sheets being printed by cartograph





here is just a quick vid where i talk about the kit but it isnt a inbox review but rather a announcement

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Nice choice! Settling in for this one.

And I never knew the Swiss had 109's?

i never knew that the swiss had this fighter until i got the royal class bf109g kit
i think if i can find anything about the use of these aircraft i will post in the next update in case anyone is interested

thanks for the interest in my build and the first update will be soon

Some nice additions to what looks like a great kit. Good luck with it buddy!

cheers mate
i think i may need it with this brassin, lol!

Just be veeery very careful there is so much detail everywhere I was almost afraid to pick it up!

BTW that Swiss scheme makes me drool...
Good luck!



Edit: Forgot, the Swiss had lots of 109 Es which they bought just before the war.
Late in the war they managed to blackmail the germans into a deal to buy (cant remember exactly) 10-15 109 Gs.
Even later they took possession of some 109Ks. (force landed ones if I remember correctly)
The Swiss airforce used the BF 109 in service long after the war.

Great choice of kit, and just like Patrick, tat Swiss layout makes me drool too! I am severely tempted to order this kit! Enjoy this baby, James!