Cheers Mark
Just finished this.. gotta say, for such a simple kit, the little bugger fought me all of the way!
Had troubles all the way though the build & the previous owner had used the German decals for another project, still the Rumanian A.F. markings are a bit different
Fantastic box (handpainted) artwork:
You just don't see this kind of stunning imagery on modern packaging..
"Having been told that no production order was forthcoming, Messerschmitt nevertheless began drawings of the 109 in summer 1943. They produced a design which was completely radical, using all of the latest features. The original prototype flew in September 1935 using a Rolls-Royce Kestrel Engine of 640 HP.
After some use by the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, the aircraft was developed from the BF 109B1. The later JUMO engined version was in production throughout 1938, and until the advent of the Daimler Benz DB 600 and 601. The machine then became the BF 109E which was to equip almost the whole of the German Fighter Force for the first 18 months of WW II.
The model depicted, the BF 109-3, used the DB 601A engine and had some modifications to the canopy, together with some armour plating protection for the pilot. Aircraft were used by a number of Air Forces."#
The decals depict a Rumanian Air Force version serving on the Eastern Front in 1943:
#Taken from the instruction sheet.
Cheers
T'Shot
