Legends collection. Nice model, and the landing gear hangs better than most. See my Bf-109 landing gear saga.

Aviation Archive collection. Nice model, and good colors, but the picture on the box is different. The airplane on the box doesn't have the tropical filter, and the underside is colored white. Curiouser and curiouser.

Legends collection. Love this model, and it has great colors, including a sky blue underside.

However, it has two manufacturing flaws that detract from its value. The Pitot tube under the wing is turned up and in, and the person who screwed in the stand missed the screw hole on his or her first try and consequently removed some paint on the underside.

I ordered another copy, knowing that the vendor would put up a squawk if I tried to return the model. It is very difficult to make manufacturers accountable for such errors. That's why I point out manufacturing sloppiness throughout this Web page. (Some vendors won't answer troublesome emails. See my tale about the wings coming off in the 1/400 section.)

Aviation Archive collection. Nicely colored model with the black and white underside camouflage applied early in the war. Money well spent!