Exhaust stacks for the Bf 109E in 1:48 (3DF) are a 3D-printed replacement for the plastic exhaust stacks, with open, through-going pipes. It is not a kit, but an accessory for the Eduard Bf 109E model.
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A 3D-printed exhaust stack set in 1:48 scale from 3DF, designed for the Bf 109E model from Eduard. This is NOT an aircraft kit — it is a replacement part for swapping out the plastic exhaust stacks in your kit. The model, glue, and paints are not included in the package.
The reason is simple and, once you look at the finished model, completely obvious. A plastic exhaust stack from an injection mold is closed off and thick-walled — the ends of the pipes are solid, because the mold could not produce them any other way. A printed part offers thin walls and genuinely open, through-going pipes that you can actually see into. This matters, because the exhaust stacks sit on the side of the engine section of the fuselage, right in the viewer's line of sight. They are also the first place where weathering is applied — soot, fluid stains, and heat discoloration of the metal. These effects never look convincing on thick, closed-off plastic; on a thin-walled print they stand out.
The Bf 109E, nicknamed Emil, is the Battle of Britain version. Exhaust stacks differ between the various versions of the Bf 109: the Emil had simpler exhaust tips, while the later Friedrich and Gustav received different, ejector-type stacks. A part for the Emil is therefore not interchangeable with a part for later versions — and vice versa. Before ordering the set, please make sure you are actually building a Bf 109E, in 1:48 scale from Eduard.
Plastic cement will not bond resin and 3D-printed parts together — it has no chemical effect on them. Use cyanoacrylate glue (super glue) or epoxy instead. Wash the parts in lukewarm water with dish soap so no residual print resin remains on the surface; otherwise the paint will not hold. Sand only wet, and do not inhale the sanding dust — it is hazardous to health. For painting, it pays to combine a dark metallic base, rust-brown tones, and finally fine soot — and to glue the exhaust stacks on only after the fuselage has been varnished.
The accessory is supplied unassembled and unpainted. The set is shape-matched to the Eduard Bf 109E kit in 1:48 scale; it may not fit a kit from another manufacturer or a different Bf 109 version.
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