Your favorite Messerschmitt 109 Mk?

[Sir Desmond Glazebrook]

You knew this was coming. 

So, is it the A, B, C, D....?

Personally I am torn between the E & F models. If pressed I would choose the F.

[Artful69]

The E ...

The epitome of Teutonic efficiency thinking ... "This it what it must be able to do ... Who cares what it looks like as long as it does the job!"

Rog

[Sir Desmond Glazebrook]

When I was young I liked the struts on the E tailplane. They removed my eyes from responsibility.  

[HubertB]

I know this will sound heretic to many ... but this is about as far as I will go in my interest for the 109 ...

(photograph published in The Mirror, showing the remnants of a wreck found in Denmark, reproduced under Fair Use conditions)

Hubert

[Wumm]

Hubert! 

For mine it is the F; perhaps the most graceful, then the K as a representation of taking a concept beyond its logical end. 

S

[HubertB]

34 minutes ago, Wumm said:

Hubert! 

For mine it is the F; perhaps the most graceful, then the K as a representation of taking a concept beyond its logical end. 

S

In fairness, although it does not do anything for me, I reckon the 109 is a remarkable design : put a big engine in the nimblest possible airframe, and keep up-to-date with engine developments and combat experience. If I had to choose, I’d agree with you on the « F ». (And when Tamiya release a G-6 in 1/32, as I forecasted on LSP some 6 years ago, I can very well imagine the riots in the model shops and on-line retailers  )

Hubert

[Sir Desmond Glazebrook]

I have a 1/32 F model on my SOD list. It will be a RAFWaffe 109 F.

[GazzaS]

I like the G6 the best.  Unlike the sleekest variants, it has a few lumps and bumps to draw the eye.

And so many schemes available!  I have 2 LS G6's and a few more 1/48 scale G6's waiting to be built.

 

Gaz

 

[Sir Desmond Glazebrook]

18 hours ago, GazzaS said:

I like the G6 the best.  Unlike the sleekest variants, it has a few lumps and bumps to draw the eye.

 

And so many schemes available!  I have 2 LS G6's and a few more 1/48 scale G6's waiting to be built.

 

Gaz

 

Indeed. 

I have many Bf & Me 109's. Pretty funny.

Eduard:  3 E models.

Cyber Hobby E 3 + E 4.

Trumpeter E 7.

Hasegawa 2 x F, 4 x G. 1 x K.

Revel 2 x G.

15 total and possibly others I forgot. 

 

[sluggo]

On 10/28/2019 at 1:59 AM, GazzaS said:

I like the G6 the best.  Unlike the sleekest variants, it has a few lumps and bumps to draw the eye.

G6 R6 followed very closely by F2z Trop

[Mikester]

Probably the Friedrich.  The cleanest lines of any 109 along with a dizzying array of paint schemes and markings make it really attractive to model.

[Martinnfb]

[Clunkmeister]

Definitely the Friedrich. 

Sleek, smooth, nimble, and fast.  

It was light on firepower, but as a guy who would have been fighting against the 109s, I find that to be an advantage

 

I'll give a shout out to the E.1 as well.   That ship was exactly as Willi Messerschmitt envisioned his masterpiece to be.

 

Hubert's version looks good, too. Classy in a Modern Art way. That being said, the 109 is documented as being a tough bird, so I expect those little scratches will buff right out.