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The Eagle and the Wolf. Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10


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"The Eagle and the Wolf"

Feldwebel Eberhard Gzik of 2./JG 300

Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 "Rita"

Borkheide, Germany 1944.

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This is how I wanted to present this build, I now have the display case and the figures so I wanted to share the finished article with you. For more pics, you can check out my blog page: http://thescalemodelhangar.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-eagle-and-wolf.html

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..very very nicely done!

As this happens to be a machine that I have researched -including talking to the authors of the two volume history of JG 300 - I feel I should point out though that Gzik's 'Rita' -the 'real' machine- was a G-14/AS. Hasegawa got their wires crossed. Early production G-14/AS machines did not have the "bumps" under the lower cowling as was typical of MTT machines. As with so many other things "109", Erla took their own path. The first G-10s didn't reach I./JG 300 before November 1944- so obviously the WNr. is 'fictitious'. The photographs of Gzik's “Red 2” in the Lorant/Goyat history of JG 300 were 'probably' taken in October 1944.

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FalkeEins,

Thanks for your kind words! I built "Rita" as I liked the look of her, no doubt you are right about the history of the real machine. Thanks for letting me know.

Oliver,

Thank you very much!

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