| Type |
Fighter |
| Corgi item no. |
AA32102 |
| Production run |
1401 of 3600 |
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| Photographs
Copyright © Collin Riley 2005-2012 |
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| Messerschmitt
Bf 109E-4, Hauptmann Helmut Wick, Geschwader-kommodore I./JG 2 |
Aviation
Archive.
This absolutely gorgeous Emil was produced in 2001. Almost every feature
of this model makes it a standout, the only oddities (called that
only because I'm not sure whether they were ment to be that way) are
the different shades of yellow used on the nose and on the tail, and
the different shades of sky-blue used on the fuselage sides and on
the belly and under-wings.
Cockamamie camo.
It is facinating how the vagaries of war lead to such confused camouflage
messages. The green splotches on the fuselage of the 1:1 version of
this plane were added to help hide it from the air; and the yellow
nose was added as a recognition feature to be more identifiable as
German in the air. However, the yellow nose makes the plane easier
to see on the ground, negating the usefulness of the splotches on
the sides! Thankfully, the resulting contradiction makes a most attractive
model. |
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