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Messerschmitt BF109E-4/7/B Jabo
Hasagawa models, 1/48 scale

Bf109E-4/B : Luftwaffe Stab II./JG54 Code: 15+ Romania early 1941

 

The Plane
The standard Luftwaffe fighter at the start of World War II, The Bf 109E was the only single engined Luftwaffe fighter used during combat in Western Europe and the Battle of Britain.
It proved to be the equal of the Spitfire, and superior to the British Hurricane and French Morane-Saulnier M.S.406.

Work on the 109E began in the summer of 1938.
The first prototype, the 109V-14, was powered by the DB 601A engine, and armed with two nose-mounted MG 17s and two wing mounted MG/FF cannon.
A second prototype, the V-15, soon followed, this time armed with a single nose-mounted cannon.

Although production of the Bf 109E-1 was delayed by problems with the DB601 engine, 109E-1 airframes were being made.When the engine was finally available in the spring of 1939 all that was left to do was fit the engine to the aircraft. 850 Bf 109E-1s were delivered in the first eight months of 1939, in time for the outbreak of war.

The Bf 109E-4/B “Jabo” is fighter-bomber variant of the E-4, first used against shipping in the Channel during July 1940. It could carry one 250kg or four 50kg bombs. One Staffel in each Jagdgeschwader was converted to the E-4/B.
Specifications:
Maximum speed:
  354 mph/ 570kph
Range:
  410 miles
Maiden flight:
  May 29, 1937
Length:
  28 ft 4.5 inch/ 8.64m
Wingspan:
  32 ft 4.5 inch/ 9.86m
Armament:
  2 × 20 mm MG 151/20
  OR 2 × 30 mm MK 108
The Kit
This is another one of those Limited Edition Kits that Hasegawa puts out.
The bright and colorful paint job will stand out on the shelf next to all the navy gray and olive drab that lives there now.

I don't build a lot of Aircraft, but on occasion they're a nice diversion from some of the large warship projects I undertake.
This is my first attempt at working with resin upgrades and regardless of the outcome it will be a learning experience

The Verlinden kit consisted of a bag of resin parts, a sheet of Photo etch and Instruction sheet.
I used most of the parts with the exception of the Radios in the aft section of the fusilage. The parts went together without too many issues once I had the proper tools and a little experimentation. I added hoses and pipes to the engine and some other minor details to the cockpit
In hindsight which we all know is 20/20, I should have thinned the wall of the fusilage around the engine cover

     

     

Products used in Construction

Verlunden 384 Bf-109 Super Detail Set
Master model AM48009 Bf 109 E3-E9, armament set
      (MG 17 tips, MG FF barrels)

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