Messerschmitt BF 109G

Revells BF-109G is an inexpensive model of arguably the most famous of the German WWII fighters. I have always found Luftwaffe paint schemes interesting and this a good kit to experiment with. The model is straight forward, not complicated, and reflects 70s/80s modeling standards. In fact, my model was still stamped Revell 1979 under the right vertical stabilizer. There is no pilot figure, no seat belts, and the cockpit in general is pretty sparse. There is a decal for the cockpit instrumentation but I chose to hand paint it instead. The canopy is three pieces and a more gifted modeler could probably figure out how to display it open, but for a modeler with my skills, it stayed closed. The kit fit is pretty good, in fact, I highly recommend you dry fit the main landing gears as they are extremely tight and in my case needed some trimming to get into the slots. The decals were good but if you havent tried putting on something like the spinner decal provided with the kit, look into Micro Sol. Initially the decal looked bad, but once the product settled it, the final result wasnt too bad. So if you want a less expensive model, one that doesnt take too long to build, and a subject that will allow you to have fun doing a different paint scheme, consider the Gustav. Have fun