Eagle Editions | EC39: Bf 109G-6 JG 54, JG 3 and JG 27
Reviewed by Mark Proulx
This decal sheet is the final release in a series of four new decal sheets by Jerry Crandall of EagleCals. He has supplied the modeller with four new schemes for the new Hasegawa 109G-6 in 1/32nd scale.
The instructions include extensive research for each aircraft, using the same format, as with Jerry's other Bf 109G-6 decal sheets in this scale. However, only photographs for three aircraft are included. For further details, refer to my earlier reviews, as those same comments apply here.
The decals are printed by Microscale in perfect register and the colors are flawless. I would expect no difficulty with decal setting solutions and by all reports, these decals conform easily to the model. Where applicable, EagleCals have included multiple decals to ensure perfect registration.
The first aircraft Jerry discusses with us is "Red 13", a Bf 109G-6, W.Nr. 27169. This is the colorful aircraft of Fw. Heinrich Bartels of JG 27 flown in November, 1944. This "gunboat" aircraft carries the underwing 20mm cannons and is finished RLM 74, 75 and 76. No photo's of this aircraft are included in the instructions.
I pointed out to Jerry that on my decal sheet, the black crosses for the fuselage of "Red 13" and the provisional crosses for the wing underside of "White 6" are not included. I believe an addendum sheet of corrected crosses is going to be published.
The markings for "White 6" are next on the sheet. This is a Bf 109G-6, W.Nr. 26025. It is a colorful "Komet Staffel" aircraft equipped with 21cm rockets and flown in October, 1943 with 7./JG 3. Look to aftermarket suppliers for the underwing rockets as these items are not supplied in the Hasegawa kit at this time. The aircraft is finished in the mid war grays of RLM 74, 75 and 76.
The third aircraft included in this package is for the experimental camouflage pattern used by
I./JG 300. This unique aircraft was piloted by Lt. Manfred Dieterle in March, 1944. The aircraft is a Bf 109G-6, W.Nr. unknown. It was equipped with whistle devices on the exhaust shields to aid in identifying friendly aircraft to ground crews. These items will have to be manufactured by the modeller or look to aftermarket suppliers in the future. The aircraft is painted with black undersurfaces. The uppersurfaces are painted overall RLM 76 oversprayed with a wavy pattern of RLM 75. Two large accompanying photographs further explain the subtle differences for this aircraft.
"Black 8", a Bf 109G-6, W.Nr.26048, is the final aircraft enclosed. The aircraft was flown by Uffz. Gunther Sahl of 8./JG 54 in the spring of 1944. Two photo's of this 20mm cannon equipped aircraft are included. It is finished in a scheme of RLM 74, 75 and 76.
The omission of the required black crosses from this decal sheet is unfortunate. It appears that Jerry Crandall of EagleCals will address this oversight as he strives to supply the modeller with the most accurate markings available. These decal sheets are complete mini histories of a handful of Bf 109s, of the tens of thousands that were manufactured. The enclosed information will prove to be invaluable to the model builder looking for accuracy and I highly recommend these and other products from Eagle Editions.
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This review was published on Saturday, July 02 2011; Last modified on Wednesday, May 18 2016