Hello and happy 2018!
I recently pruchased on eBay an old Revell 1/72 BF109E (see below); ufortunately, the instructions came in a foreign language (I think it´s Japanese or Korean) either of which I cannot read[:(((]. I´ve written to Revell requesting a English version, and they are still searching in thier database.
Does anybody out there has the English instructions for this same model?
As always, any help will be highly apprecaited.
Kind regards,
Early 1970s U.K. Re-Issue Likely
Original 1963 USA 1st Kit Issue Instructions
Not Simplified Ala Exploding View Above
Tailplane Struts Missing Notes To Myself, Sorry For Clutter!
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Excelente! Many thanks Retired in California. Now, all I need to do is determine the paint scheme for this particular model. Again, any help on that will be highly appreciated. Kind regards,
WOW! I remember that kit way back in the 1960s. Tons of publications about the Me109 E versions.
Did the kit come with decals? If so, and if they are still usable, you may be stuck with the kit’s paint scheme. If not or if you decide to use aftermarket decals, then the sky’s the limit based on the markings you end up using.
Going off the box art, RLM 02 and 71 on top and 65 underneath and along the sides and tail. But as Rob says, depends on the markings.
Boy does that box art brings back memories when it first came out. I have built that one along with the Spit.
Can’t be too hard. My. F-I-L and another guy put one together from wrecks on an airfield in Tunisia. Even flew it.
Rob,
Yes, the kit came with decals. A little yellowish, but complete.
I´ve read somewhere else that the box art + decals make referece to a “fictional” airplane.
Nevertheless, I´ll give it a try as a OOB project.
Regards,
Plastic airplane model kits post WWII well into 1960s weren’t known to have decal sets never mind painting instructions that were particularly accurate.
By the time I’d first quit the hobby in 1969 there was good historical information in print well as formula paints & decal sets to build “accurate” airplane models of the major WWII participants but lotta years would pass till research and “the market” would catch up to the “minors” notably France & Italy who both had large air forces.
That said, if you want to build your kit with the provided decals am sure it’ll look terrific. Whenever I get around building my kit it’ll be tied to a Battle of Britain Luftwaffe unit as part of my larger BoB build series.