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1/24 Airfix BF 109 E shape issues


Antonio Argudo

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expecting to  receive this kit in a few days,  if anyone familiar with  it, what are the main " shape accuracy  issues"  of this classic kit,  anyone has compared the proportions with a drawing plan? am I wasting my money and time on this project/kit? lol

cheers

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Hola Antonio

 

Although I have not done a comparison between known drawings of the BF-109 E and  the Airfix kit, I have taken Arthur Bentley's drawings of the Spitfire and Focke Wulf A Series and can say that the shape outlines for the fuselages and wings compare well.  Don's point is well made therefore. Although these 50+ years old kits did not use Lidar scanning as the modern Airfix kits benefit from, the creators of the drawings and tooling really did do their homework and, in some cases, were examining airframes that were far more original than many of the restored warbirds we have available today.  All of the 1/24 Airfix kits reflect the technnology available at the time so again, Don is right: if you wish to add high levels of detail to cockpits and engines then a degree of scratch-building is likely (but fun!). 

 

Kind regards,

Paul

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