This is a model that I will be building once I finish up my B-25 Mitchel family tribute build.
I have three kits to chose from, and so far I have not decided which one to make. There is a possibility that I may build more than one Bf-109 for this group. Time will tell exactly what happens here.
One model I have is a Hasegawa Special Edition kit that comes with a resin plug that is installed in the lower wing. This eliminates the bulge for the cannon that was used on the E-3 version.
Next is this one, and specific E-1 straight from the box without any mods needed. It is made by Eduard. It also looks very nice in the box, but it may not be as easy to build as the older Hasegawa kit based only on the number of parts included.
The last one is a 1/48 Tamiya Bf-109E-3. It too will have to be back dated by removing the bumps under the wings, similar to the Hasegawa kit, which also started out as an E-3 model. I have started working on one of the Tamiya E-3's, and it would be fairly easy to do the work needed.
These are the decal options provided by the Hasegawa kits.
This one is a plane flown by Hauptmann Hannes Trautloft of 2 / JG 77. This plane is Red 1.
The second Hasegawa decal option is for a plane flown by Leutnant Winfried Schmidt, of 5 / JG 77 in December of 1939. It too wears a Red One and a Cylinder Hat emblem from his time in Spain.
This is one of the Eduard decal options. It is a plane flown by the Commanding Officer of 1 / JG 77, Hauptmann Johannes Janke. The illustration states it is from August, 1939. I have reason to believe it would be the same in September when the "Phony War" started on the Western Front. The Phony War lasted from September,1939 through May of 1940.
This is the other decal option from Eduard. It shows a plane flown by Lt. Wolfgang Ludwig, of 9/ JG 26, from May, 1940.
If I decide to build the Tamiya kit, I found this awesome looking plane which is also a Hasegawa kit like mine, but with a different set of decals. As luck would have it, I can make this one using decals from the decal stash.
Time will tell which one, or possibly which one(s) I decide to make for the group.
I will be posting updates on here, once the B-25 family tribute build is completed. The B-25 will be posted in the headlines section on April 8th, as this is the date we lost our family member in this same B-25 that I have built a model of. It is not too far away, so things will start happening here soon. If I manage to get the B-25 completed prior to the 8th, I will start working on the 109(s), so please check back if you can. Thanks.
As always, comments are encouraged.
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