1/32 Messerschmitt Me-109 Part 1 decal sheet

Product # 32-002  

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Feb 14 2007

 

 

 

This latest release from Lifelike Decals decal sheet features four different Me-109's.  This is Part 1 of  a series dealing with the Me-109 in Luftwaffe markings from the December 1939 in Germany to December 1943.  

The first plane is a Me-109 E-1, Yellow 5, flown by Feldwebel Hans Troitzsch, 6/JG77, Wangerooge/Germany in December 1939.  This aircraft is in the early war scheme and has Penguin artwork on the tail rudder. 

The second plane is a Me-109 F-4, flown by Hptm. Helmut Mertens, Staffelkapitan with 1/JG3 near Stalingrad at the end of July 1942.  This aircraft is unique because if it's 3 digit number "111" on the fuselage.  This is probably the only case that an operational aircraft carried a 3 digit number.  This aircraft has a yellow wing tips, yellow panels under the nose and a theatre band on the rear fuselage.  There are 2 crests on the side of the fuselage by the cockpit and quite a few kill markings on the tail.   

The third plane is a Me-109 G-2, White 1, flown by Hptm. Wolfdieter Huy, Staffelpkaiptan 1/JG 77 from somewhere during transfer from Russia to North Africaon October 25 1942.  This aircraft has a huge number of kill markings on the tail including ships.  This aircraft has white north African theatre bands and a white wing tips and prop spinner.  The paint scheme is 2 tone green from the Russian front. 

The fourth plane is a Me-109 G-6, flown by Hptm. Karl Rammelt, Kdr  II/JG51, in Nisch/ Serbia in December 1943.  This aircraft has a grey theatre band and a yellow rudder, yellow panels under the nose cowling.  The side of the fuselage is mottled with upper caom of green and brown and a green prop spinner.

The quality of these decals is of very good quality.  The decals themselves are clearly printed and in perfect register on 2 decal sheets.  Some decals come in 2 layers to ensure perfect registration.  The instructions also include an extra page with 4 view line drawings showing stencil placement.

You can purchase these decals either directly from Lifelike Decals at fax number is +81-3-5680-6733, and e-mail is lifelike@eos.ocn.ne.jp. or from HobbyLink Japan.    

Other shops that stock Life like Decals are *Hannants/UK, *Mister Kit/Italy, *Revi (publisher)/Czech Republic, *SkyGrid/Canada, *Roll Models/USA, *Great Models Webstore/USA, *FlightDecs/Canada, *Victory Models/USA
*M & Models/USA, *
Zed Hobbies/Australia, *AB &S Enterprise/Australia, *Desert Miniature/USA 

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Yet another very nice Me-109 sheet with 4 very good options for your next Me-109.  

I would like to thank Lifelike Decals for providing me with this review sample.

Steve

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford