Eduard 1/48 Scale Bf 109G-10

[Guest]

You don't Have to bother with the PE most of which won't be seen when assembled, in the cockpit just assemble seat, joystick, instrument panels or whatever you feel you can do, the 109 is a small aircraft anyway and will be easier to just get the kit together without all the unseen pe detail

You mean get the Weekend edition then? :smiling5:

[Dave Ward]

Eduard models come in 2 flavours - the ' Profipack ' like yours, with PE, masks & usually 3 or 4 marking choices - the alternative is the ' Weekend ' boxing this doesn't have PE or masks & you only have maybe 2 markings. The Weekend boxings are cheaper! I wonder at times whether the Profipack is worth the extra cash - I very rarely use more than 2 or 3 bits from the PE fret & you only have one model - so the unused decals go into the spares box, never to see the light of day again! With PE you really do have to ask yourself - ' Will this improve the model?' With Eduard the PE is an alternative to plastic, so you don't actually have to use it!
Dave

[Guest]

Eduard models come in 2 flavours - the ' Profipack ' like yours, with PE, masks & usually 3 or 4 marking choices - the alternative is the ' Weekend ' boxing this doesn't have PE or masks & you only have maybe 2 markings. The Weekend boxings are cheaper! I wonder at times whether the Profipack is worth the extra cash - I very rarely use more than 2 or 3 bits from the PE fret & you only have one model - so the unused decals go into the spares box, never to see the light of day again! With PE you really do have to ask yourself - ' Will this improve the model?' With Eduard the PE is an alternative to plastic, so you don't actually have to use it!
Dave

I have often mulled over this myself and so have a mixed stash. What makes Profi good are the belts, cockpit placards (no bending) and masks.

If you are modelling a 72 kit then I don’t see the benefit and less still if the canopy is closed (see my current build if you wish)

you can mask yourself if you have some experience but it’s a critical part of the kit (ditto).

you can make your own belts (ditto)

if you are building a 48 with an open canopy then the profi or no profi is a little more subjective

buying either masks or belts makes it justifiable to go profi.

We spoke about this the other day - some of those PE pieces are taking the PE! lol

[Guest]

Been thinking about this overnight and I've definitely decided to 'park' it and return when I have 2-3 more kits under my belt.

[Guest]

I could easily have this wrong but I think it was supposed to be painted, here's that bit of the instructions: PE26 is the part and unless I'm mistaken, it does say to paint it black grey?
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But frankly it's a moot point because I've decided to just slide this back for the time being and work on something else, I don't feel up to tackling PE now I've seen it up and close. So I will very carefully file this and return after one or two other kits.

Been thinking about this overnight and I've definitely decided to 'park' it and return when I have 2-3 more kits under my belt.

If you get an AZ joypack you get 3 decent kits for about £20 or less. You will need some decals though

[Guest]

Been thinking about this overnight and I've definitely decided to 'park' it and return when I have 2-3 more kits under my belt.

Good plan. Build a few more kits that you can actually finish with the skills you have, thereby developing those skills more while also avoiding getting burned out on kits were you now feel like you’re fighting them all the way.