CharleyGnarlyP290 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I have an 1/48 Eduard Weekend Edition Bf109E-3. Being a Weekend Edition it has one decal/color scheme. I am not one to do the usual stuff, so I would like to do something a little different. Can anyone point me to some decal sets that might offer some good alternatives to the norm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 1 minute ago, CharleyGnarlyP290 said: Can anyone point me to some decal sets that might offer some good alternatives to the norm? Have a browse at Hannants. Some alternatives to the norm, try non German. Romanian (an Airfix option) Bulgarian (there's a few variations of markings including one the last post war) Swiss (needs some minor modifications) RAF captured Dark Green/Dark Earth over yellow undersides, could be done with leftover roundels and serial. Spanish (also an Airfix option) Slovakian searching will bring up images of all the above HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I did an RAF E-3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Romanian 109Es look very nice, they have a lot of bright and colourful markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelldoc Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Check out: KORA MODELS https://www.aeronautiko.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=1183 modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmig Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 How 'different' do you want? There are a couple of E-3s on our Early Bf 109Es sheet. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Or a Japanese one like this .. Airfix 1/48 Bf109E-7 by Phil Jones, on Flickr Airfix did one once in the limited club edition and easy to replicate yourself.. cheers, Jan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelldoc Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 It was an Airfix Club kit, the Messerschmitt Bf-109 E in British or Japanese markings: https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-a82012-messerschmitt-bf-109e-3-e-7--134475 modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I looked for that kit a while ago. Note the difference between Airfix's version of the 109 compared to a photo of the aircraft above. I admit to a few errors in mine, especially the trailing edge colour demarcations of the port wing and there was a lot more going on with the fuselage colors than I what I presented Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Hello Charley... What specific markings are you looking for ? Im in Chicago and have some extras for early Emils in 1/48 ? Let me know via a P/m if interested, and i will make a list up with photo's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelldoc Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Okay, we are talking about 1:48. That's not my scale, but I had build some Messerschmitt Bf-109 E in 1:72. Great Britain: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/49403417446/in/dateposted/ Croatia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/48090987862/in/dateposted/ Bulgaria: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/47447473222/in/dateposted/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/45364183474/in/dateposted/ Slovakia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/47137828682/in/dateposted/ Yugoslavia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/46479811872/in/dateposted/ Switzerland: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/44955600281/in/dateposted/ Romania: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/43489795531/in/dateposted/ Hungary: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/29426361718/in/dateposted/ Spain: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/42388717551/in/dateposted/ Russia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/41980587202/in/dateposted/ France: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/26986884867/in/dateposted/ and Japan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/39020469390/in/dateposted/ modelldoc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete F Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) This Wikipedia page has a quite a lot of info and may supply some ideas for projects: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109_operational_history Edited April 17, 2020 by Pete F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 5 hours ago, modelldoc said: France: https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/26986884867/in/dateposted/ I had wondered if the French A.F. or the Vichy French A.F. used or tested any. Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 31 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: I had wondered if the French A.F. or the Vichy French A.F. used or tested any. Thanks for posting this. https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-109E/Captured/pages/French-AF-later-RAF-AE476-Bf-109E3-1.JG76-White-1-WNr-1304-captured-France-22nd-Nov-1939-03.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete F Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: I had wondered if the French A.F. or the Vichy French A.F. used or tested any. Thanks for posting this. There is some info on this in the above Wikipedia article that I posted above. The French apparently captured some E3s (and a D) and put their markings on them prior to the occupation. There is an article on the Vichy Air Force on Wikipedia and it lists a lot of aircraft that they used but the 109 isn't present. Obviously this is only very basic research. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichy_French_Air_Force 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 The Vichy wouldn't have had any German material because the Germans would have reclaimed it as part of the Armistice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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