Messerschmitt Bf 109G-5 'ProfiPACK'
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Kit Review
Having made a few errors in their initial release of the G-6 last year, Eduard have now corrected all this with a new-tooled G-series and this is the first release.
Inside the box you will find four sprues of a dark grey-coloured plastic, one of clear plastic, a pre-coloured photo-etched fret and a set of self-adhesive masks. The full-colour instructions take you though assembly over nine pages and colours are highlighted throughout via the Gunze-Sangyo Mr Aqueous Hobby Color and Mr Color ranges. Breakdown is traditional for the Bf 109, so you have a nice cockpit floor/bulkhead into which goes the trim wheel (plastic and etched), control column, seat pan, rudder pedals (either plastic or etched), cannon breech cover, fuel flow sight glass (clear plastic) and seat belts. The starboard sidewall has a separate electrical distribution panel and the instrument panel is a combination of plastic and etched, or plastic and decal. No engine is included, so the exhaust stacks are held in place within the cowls and the gun troughs have backing plates for the partial gun barrels to sit into; obviously to allow the Brassin engine and gun mounts set to fit. The side bulges on the cowls are separate, this version having the twin bulge on the starboard side. The vertical fin is separate because this kit comes with the standard (metal) or enlarged (wooden) versions. The tailplanes are separate as are the elevators and rudder. The wheel wells have multi-part linings and the separate upgrade set (#48-893) includes the inner sections as etched if you like. Ailerons, flaps and leading edge slats are all separate and the radiators have separate flaps and the option of plastic or etched for the matrices (as does the oil cooler under the chin). The undercarriage features wheels with separate hubs although bronze legs with resin doors and new wheels are already available in the Brassin range for extra detail. Certain engraved details need to be filled on this kit, due to the generic nature of the base tooling, but these are noted in the assembly stages. The canopy is multi-part, so can be posed open and you have two styles of radio mast, plastic or etched DF loops and you even have the aerial lead connector for the top of the vertical fin. Ordnance comes in the form of MG 151 gondolas for under each wing plus a standard 300lt drop tank under the centreline.
Colour Options
The kit offers five decal options:
• W/Nr.27119, 'Yellow 11', flown by Fw. Hecker, 9./JG54, Ludwigslust, February 1944
• W/Nr.27112, 'Black <<', flown by Maj. Walter Dahl, II./JG3, Bad Wörishofen, December 1943
• W/Nr.26082, 'White 12', flown by Flg. Victor Wildmayer, 7./JG11, Oldenburg, October 1943
• 'White 1', flown by Fw. Hans-Werner Gross, 1./JG300, Bonn-Hangelar, March 1944
• 'Black 18', flown by Uffz. Hermann Berdelmann, 1./JG300, Herzogenaurach, July 1944
The decal sheet is excellent and has perfect register and colour density. There is also a
separate sheet containing a complete set of airframe stencils.
Conclusion
It is good to see Eduard producing a corrected version so quickly, they certainly want to get things right. This, like all their new kits, look to be concise and relatively straightforward without any wasted effort on things like the engine etc., so it can be highly recommended to all 109 fans.
UK modellers can obtain this kit from Hannants (here), or you can visit the Eduard website directly (here).
Having made a few errors in their initial release of the G-6 last year, Eduard have now corrected all this with a new-tooled G-series and this is the first release.
Inside the box you will find four sprues of a dark grey-coloured plastic, one of clear plastic, a pre-coloured photo-etched fret and a set of self-adhesive masks. The full-colour instructions take you though assembly over nine pages and colours are highlighted throughout via the Gunze-Sangyo Mr Aqueous Hobby Color and Mr Color ranges. Breakdown is traditional for the Bf 109, so you have a nice cockpit floor/bulkhead into which goes the trim wheel (plastic and etched), control column, seat pan, rudder pedals (either plastic or etched), cannon breech cover, fuel flow sight glass (clear plastic) and seat belts. The starboard sidewall has a separate electrical distribution panel and the instrument panel is a combination of plastic and etched, or plastic and decal. No engine is included, so the exhaust stacks are held in place within the cowls and the gun troughs have backing plates for the partial gun barrels to sit into; obviously to allow the Brassin engine and gun mounts set to fit. The side bulges on the cowls are separate, this version having the twin bulge on the starboard side. The vertical fin is separate because this kit comes with the standard (metal) or enlarged (wooden) versions. The tailplanes are separate as are the elevators and rudder. The wheel wells have multi-part linings and the separate upgrade set (#48-893) includes the inner sections as etched if you like. Ailerons, flaps and leading edge slats are all separate and the radiators have separate flaps and the option of plastic or etched for the matrices (as does the oil cooler under the chin). The undercarriage features wheels with separate hubs although bronze legs with resin doors and new wheels are already available in the Brassin range for extra detail. Certain engraved details need to be filled on this kit, due to the generic nature of the base tooling, but these are noted in the assembly stages. The canopy is multi-part, so can be posed open and you have two styles of radio mast, plastic or etched DF loops and you even have the aerial lead connector for the top of the vertical fin. Ordnance comes in the form of MG 151 gondolas for under each wing plus a standard 300lt drop tank under the centreline.
Colour Options
The kit offers five decal options:
• W/Nr.27119, 'Yellow 11', flown by Fw. Hecker, 9./JG54, Ludwigslust, February 1944
• W/Nr.27112, 'Black <<', flown by Maj. Walter Dahl, II./JG3, Bad Wörishofen, December 1943
• W/Nr.26082, 'White 12', flown by Flg. Victor Wildmayer, 7./JG11, Oldenburg, October 1943
• 'White 1', flown by Fw. Hans-Werner Gross, 1./JG300, Bonn-Hangelar, March 1944
• 'Black 18', flown by Uffz. Hermann Berdelmann, 1./JG300, Herzogenaurach, July 1944
The decal sheet is excellent and has perfect register and colour density. There is also a
separate sheet containing a complete set of airframe stencils.
Conclusion
It is good to see Eduard producing a corrected version so quickly, they certainly want to get things right. This, like all their new kits, look to be concise and relatively straightforward without any wasted effort on things like the engine etc., so it can be highly recommended to all 109 fans.
UK modellers can obtain this kit from Hannants (here), or you can visit the Eduard website directly (here).
