Messerschmitt Bf 109D, Hobbycraft 1/48

[BradG]

This is the rather old Hobbycraft offering of the early model 109. It does say C on the box but I've built it as a 109D. It is a bit inaccurate in the molds, but it's close enough for me. Decals were beyond salvage and probably incorrect, so I hand cut some masks for the shark mouth and used some Aeromaster decals for the rest. Weathering was kept to a minimum over the Gunze RLM 70/71/65 colour scheme. The fit of the kit is not the best, but nothing a moderately experienced modeller cannot over come. The worst is a slightly undersized canopy, but I can live with that. It also doesn't include exhaust stubbs that would show slightly protruding through the cowling slots.