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1/72 - Messerschmitt Bf.109E "Emil" family by Special Hobby - box art+schemes+decals+3D renders - Bf.109E-4 release November 2020 - other boxings in 2021


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I believe that somewhere must be drawings that fits to given kit... :)  I mean - even it is not accurate it must be based on same drawings . So perhaps it would be much wise to trace and identify (show and name them) wrong drawings, before they turn to wrong-shaped kits!

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J-W

 

 

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I'm with you on that one, Mike. While I don't wish to dismiss the concerns of others, one thing this bloody awful year has finally taught me is not to get too obsessive about an inexpensive plastic kit! 

 

It won't be the first time I've had to shave a few mm off a gear leg. 🙂

 

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1 hour ago, MikeR said:

Nice! I was hoping they were going to do an E-1.

 

They announced this version a few months ago:

  • Bf 109E-1 (SH72454)
  • Bf 109E-3 (SH72443, SS018)
  • Bf 109E-3a Swiss Air Force
  • Bf 109E-4 (SH72439)
  • Bf 109E-4 Night Fighter
  • Bf 109E-4/B
  • Bf 109E-7
  • Bf 109E-7/Trop.
  • Bf 109T

IIRC foreign users of Bf 109E are planned for separate box. I'm not sure if they are planning less known variants but I wouldn't be surprised with E-5, E-6 or E-8, because why not? Personally I think they may release separate T-1 and T-2 boxes too.

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5 hours ago, Nick Nichols said:

 

The red 16 is (in paintings) often show with red emblem.

But I did not see real pic of it.

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6 hours ago, occa said:

Highly doubtful that was a real color foto

I agree that looks dubious at best. The colors are very washed out as if some attempted to color just the number in and didn't really attempt anything else. The background sky is almost identical to the fuselage RLM65.

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Concerning the devil head of 2./JG26, it was originally red, but also of a different design:

 

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During the summer of 1940, it became silver or white, and eventually had its location moved to the nose of the aircraft - according to the book by Barry Ketley on Luftwaffe emblems.

 

In the photograph history of JG  26 by Donald L. Caldwell, there is a photo on page 18 that clearly shows a dark coloured devil's head of the later design, quite similar in tone to the red 16 on the fuselage.   Caption provides only a spring 1940 date.

 

 

regards,

Jack

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1 hour ago, matford said:

I wish it came with a 1:72 Simba der Geschwaderlöwe

 

50 minutes ago, MiG-Mech said:

"Just" a standing pilot figur.

 

But he does have claw marks on his left leg...

 

John

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