1:24 Messerschmitt Bf-109E-3

The Emil in the largest modeling scale

The Messerschmitt Bf 109E, which German crews nicknamed Emil, formed the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter units in 1940. The E-3 version was given the Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa engine with direct fuel injection, a pair of MG 17 machine guns above the engine cowling and two 20 mm MG FF cannon built into the wing. It was in this form that the aircraft went through the campaign in France and flew its first hundreds of hours over the English Channel.

The sheet covers three particular machines. A white 1 belonged to 1./JG 2 and was flown in May 1940 by Oblt Otto Bertram. The second option stands for an aircraft of 1./JG 3 associated with the name of Lt Hans Hahn, from September 1939. The third choice is a yellow 1 of 6./JG 51, given with Belgium and October 1940 and with the name of Oblt Josef Priller, later the commander of JG 26.

• Three complete sets of national, tactical and personal markings
• A mask for the canopy glazing included
• Thin carrier film, dense offset printing with no show-through
• The large 1:24 scale allows legible small stencils
• Suited to large-format plastic models of the Emil

It pays to give the surface under the markings a coat of gloss clear varnish first, so that no air is trapped under the film. Let the cut-out marking release from its backing in lukewarm water, move it into place and squeeze the excess moisture out with a soft cloth. A decal softener will then help the film settle over rivet lines and panel lines. This delivery does not include plastic parts or paints.