Revell Messerschmitt Bf109G-10 “Erla” 1:32 – build review

Review by Franck Oudin

No need to present the Bf109 to the modelling community, it must be the model most built in any version in the modelling world, always a good sales for any company who produce one at any scale.

Read a detailed Here Now in-box review of the Revell Messerschmitt Bf109G-10 “Erla” 1:32.

So why another 109… well the Revell offering is an “Erla” production Bf109G-10 built in Leipzig in Austria. With a slight different cowling on the left side, with big bulge for the wheels, a wooden tail, the choice for a long or short wheel.

The kit is moulded in very light grey with around 190 parts, the choice for the canopy open or closed, separated flaps and slats, 3 parts well detailed wheel bay, the landing gear bay has already the 4 holes open and cut just like the real machine, the wings are in 3 parts each ..why? Maybe Revell will model a new series of G-10 with small wheels bulges…who knows, but to be honest if this is not the case I wonder why they did it that way…really not necessary.

The complete kit is well detailed; the surface does not show any rivets details, so if you have the need to do so, plenty space to improve your model, one aspect of the kit that I did not understand and did not like is the landing gear moulded in 4 parts, it does not bring anything and make them very fragile!

Anyway…now let us see what we can achieve with this kit….