Lifelike Decals

1/72 Messerschmitt Me 109 Part 3 decal sheet

Product # 72-019

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Sept 26 2012

 

 

This latest release from Lifelike Decals features four different Me 109'ss.  This is Part 3 of  a series dealing with the Me 109 in Luftwaffe markings from the summer of 1940 in France to March of 1945 in Germany. 

The 4 aircraft include everything from an E-1 with an E-3 canopy and no wing guns to an ex-Hartman machine that was still wearing his special markings while being flown by other pilots as well as a machine on the Russian front that had 46 kill markings on it's tail.

  • Messerschmitt Me 109G-6 flown by uffz. Anton Kellmeyer, 7/JG52 Hungary/Vezpremin March 1945

  • Messerschmitt Me 109E-1 of 2/JG77 France/Marquise AB in the late summer of 1940.  No wing guns and E-3 canopy

  • Messerschmitt Me 109F-2 flown by Oberleutnant Hans Phillip, Staf. Kap. 4/JG54 Russia/Starajs October1941.

  • Messerschmitt Me 109G-6/R-2 flown by Fhj-Uffz. OttoLeisner. 1/JG300 Bad Worishofen/Germany July/August 1944.

 

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The quality of these decals is of very good quality.  The decals themselves are clearly printed and in perfect register.  Some decals come in 2 layers to ensure perfect registration.  

This captures very very interesting 109's in a good variety of camo schemes and is sure to be an interest to anyone wanting to build a colorful 109.

You can purchase these decals either directly from Lifelike Decals at fax number is +81-3-5680-6733, and e-mail is lifelike@eos.ocn.ne.jp. or from HobbyLink Japan.    

Other shops that stock Life like Decals are *Hannants/UK, *Mister Kit/Italy, *Revi (publisher)/Czech Republic, *SkyGrid/Canada, *Roll Models/USA, *Great Models Webstore/USA, *FlightDecs/Canada, *Victory Models/USA
*M & Models/USA, *Zed Hobbies/Australia, *AB &S Enterprise/Australia, *Desert Miniature/USA

I would like to thank Lifelike Decals for providing me with this product sample.

Steve Bamford

      

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford