====== Eduard 1/72 Messcherschmitt Bf109G-5 & Bf109G-6 Dual Combo ======

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  * Manufacturer: Eduard
  * Part number: 2144
  * Year of production: 2024
  * Series: [[:blog:models:military:index|Military series]]
  * Scale: 1/72
  * Kit type: Fixed-pose fighter aircraft (limited edition twin set of both G5 and G6 variants)
  * Vehicle: WWII German Fighter
  * Price: £25.50 from [[https://www.kingkit.co.uk|King Kit]], August 2024
  * Build date: ???
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Eduard also make the full, colour instruction manual and painting guide (including **fourteen** different paint/decal schemes!) available on their website. Here's a local copy:

   * {{ :blog:models:eduard_bf109_combo:2144.pdf|Instruction manual & painting guide}}

===== Extras =====

The box set also includes:

   * Marking schemes for //fourteen// different aircraft
   * Cockpit masking for //both// models
   * Photo-etched detail parts for //both// models (radio parts, grills, intakes, exhaust shields, canopy parts, etc)
   * Photo-etched cockpit parts for //both// models (in //colour//)

===== Build Log =====

This kit was bought in August 2024 to be displayed as part of my [[blog:models:luftwaffe_display|WW2 German Airfield]] display.

=== Box Contents ===

Box:

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Three main sprue sections, duplicated for each variant:

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Manual cover:

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Examples of historical background, build instructions and painting/marking schemes (there are //lots// of them!):

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Extremely comprehensive waterslide decals:

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Exterior and cockpit photoetch detail parts (x2):

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Cockpit masking set (x2)

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An errata decal not included on the main set:

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==== In Progress Images ====


==== Finished Images ====