tication requires an experienced modeler and a
high degree of patience. You will be required to cut the kit
fuselage to make room for the resin conversion parts. Test fitting
of the resin parts and sanding and filing will be required to make this
set fit. The parts include a new engine cowling to reflect the Jumo
210 engine used by this early version of the Bf-109 instead of the later
DB 601 motor found in the Bf-109E's. The additional heat generated
by the DB 601 engine, required a major redesign, so additional radiators
were installed in the wings, and an oil cooler was installed beneath the
engine. The Jumo 210 motor had it's radiator mount below the engine
and used a chin radiator. The Bf-109C/D used the 2 bladed prop and
possibly the 3 bladed prop depending on the particular aircraft and what
upgrades had been done to it.
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There is a 2 bladed
prop and 2 bladed spinner included in this set. You would only use these
if your aircraft had a 2 bladed prop. A 3 bladed spinner is also included
that you would use with the Hasegawa kit 3 bladed prop. Which to use
depends on your particular aircraft. It also appears that you get the
DB-601 exhausts as well as the earlier exhausts.
This set includes a
large selection of parts including;
-
a new lower wing
-
beautifully
crafted fabric covered flaps
-
highly detailed
main wheel well bays which can be used instead of the bland gear bays on the
resin wing insert
-
2 bladed prop
(which you don't use unless your aircraft had the 2 bladed prop)
-
front and rear
windscreen
-
upper and lower
engine cowling pieces (11 pieces including the radiator and exhausts)
-
radiator
-
drilled out
exhausts as well as the later DB-601 exhausts
I liked the way the
front top openings are done at the front of the top engine cowling. These
are hollowed out and slightly raised. If you want to open them up you can
do this simply by sanding them flat and they will open up automatically.
If you want to keep one or more of them closed then you apply a bit of
filler from behind and sand the outside flush and the vent will stay closed.
The main gear bays
on the resin wing insert are very bland, but you also get a set of highly
detailed resin gearbays that you can use instead of the ones already molded into
the resin wing. This will requiring cutting the bland gearbay out of the
resin wing and fitting the highly detailed resin gearbays into the resin
wing.......much dry fitting is advisable for this part of the conversion.
Please do not inhale resin dust.......wear a respirator or do your cutting and
filing under water.
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The 4 pages of instructions
include a step by step process using photos and text to help you cut up your
1/32 Hasegawa Bf-109E and transform it into a Bf-109A using this resin
conversion set
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