Photograph Copyright © Collin
Riley 2007
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109F-4, Oberleutnant Wolfdieter Huy, 7./JG77, Lunga, Rumania, 1941 |
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So, a green
Bf 109F. I tried to get really excited about this model, but in the
end felt sort of ho-hum. Normally, I'm a great fan of green camo,
and really love my Corgi Bf 109E Neuman. However, there is something
visceral about the E that is missing in the F.
There are two non-visceral-related problems with this model. The first
is the main gear: it looks flimsy and there is a gap between the top
of the gear doors and the bottom of the wing. The second is the now
skinny pilot, who seems to be sitting too far forward.
Anyway, I had a hard time shooting the flying pictures because the
prop is so heavy (metal, you know) that I had to spin it by hand,
which caused the model to vibrate, making the images blur. In some
of the ground pictures, our star shares the limelight with a landlocked
Easy Model Yak-3 (number 37228, for those who just gotta know). More
about that later, gater... |
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| Type |
Land-based fighter |
| GeminiAces item |
GALFT3004
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| Distribution |
1792 of 2,000 |
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