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| Another Hasegawa kit flies into my site, this time the Spitfires historic enemy, Messerchmitts Bf109. This particular model being the Me Bf109E-3, the most common of all 109s produced. |
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| By now you probably think I work for Hasegawa, the amount of their kits i own is not nearly as many as Tamiyas armour kits i have built and waiting to build, but it's just that they have such good quality molds, and their Me-109 is no exception. The wings are surprisingly small in comparison to a Spitfire, more similar to those of a Hurricane. Nevertheless, gorgeous quality is once again achieved, and I cant wait to get one of the most asthetically pleasing piston aircraft going. |
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| The two fuselage halves are on seperate sprues, and included in this one we have the cockpit interior as well as the the rear section of the aircraft, i.e: tail fins. I bang on about the quality and this is in the same league. |
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| The right half of the fuselage, has included on its sprue, the three bladed propeller, flaps, undercarriage, engine cowlings and bombs with the same cripy molds as the rest of the kit. |
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| The last two section are the Canopy and a nice etched fret for increased detail of the canopy. If you model this open it will give a lovely realisic feel to the tub, with everything being scaled. |
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| The decals are printed with the usual precision, providing you with the option of five different aircraft of the time. |
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| The manual has good drawings and instructions showing a clear step by step process insuring an easy build. I moaned on the Spitfire preview about there not being any colour manual or painting guide, well they've shut me up this time by doing exactly that, click on the picture below to have a look at the Painting Guide provided. |
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