Tamiya have released their brand-new 1/72 scale kit of the Bf 109 G-6. It includes some neat construction sequencing and details;
-the cockpit is inserted after left and right fuselage halves have been put together. It has an accurate interior with streamlined assembly.
- the canopy can be assembled open or closed.
- the landing gear struts have a solid attachment point for accurate attachment angle and position.
- features optional drop tank parts.
- 2 marking options: JG 51 (with distinctive eye marking on the Beule) and JG 54.
See Brett Green's review elsewhere for more on this fine-looking kit. The only issue of course will be cost - for example the 48th scale Tamiya G-6 retails for £39.99 in the UK - or roughly twice the cost of an Eduard Gustav !
A single click to view the video here - a 20-second overview of the 72nd scale Tamiya Gustav
..and the 48th scale Tamiya Gustav by Matthias Becker for a forthcoming issue of Jet & Prop. IMHO the nose 'looks' a touch too short and 'bulged' with that slight hump. Or maybe I've been looking at those 'slimline' AZ Gustav kits for too long...
