1:32 BF-109E - INTERIOR 3D DECAL WITH 3D PRINTED PARTS FOR TRUMPETER KIT

Kelik 1:32 Bf 109E interior 3D decal with printed parts

The set joins two worlds: a three-dimensional decal that is carried into a cockpit with water like an ordinary decal, and supplementary parts from 3D printing. The result is meant to be a cockpit of a Messerschmitt Bf 109E model in 1:32 scale substantially richer in detail than it looks out of the box. The name states that the set contains printed parts; their exact list is given by the manufacturer on the packaging. It grows out of the dimensions of the Trumpeter kit.

The Emil, the fighter of the Battle of Britain

The Bf 109E nicknamed the Emil was the variant with which the German fighter arm entered the fighting over Poland, France and, in 1940, over the English Channel. The Daimler-Benz engine with direct fuel injection allowed it maneuvers that carburetor machines could not manage, and the angular cockpit with its many frames became one of the most easily recognizable shapes of its day.

A procedure that has proved itself

• Assemble and paint the interior before you reach for the decal.
• Polish the surface under the decal smooth and degrease it.
• Separate the printed parts with a sharp knife, not with nippers.
• Let the finished cockpit rest until the next day.
• Only then glue the halves of the fuselage together and try the canopy dry.

Suitable for

• Modelers who build a large scale with an open cockpit.
• Collectors of German fighters of the first years of the war.
• More advanced builders used to small work.

The Bf 109E kit itself is sold separately.