Masks for the late Bf 109G-14 in 1:48. The set is cut for the hinged Erla teardrop with a minimum of frames and also contains a sheet for the national insignia plus decals.
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The G-14 version came about at the moment when the Messerschmitt Bf 109 had become a machine built in hundreds of examples a month and it was necessary to unify what until then each factory had adapted in its own way. Methanol injection for a temporary increase in power became standard, together with a wooden vertical tail surface of increased height and above all a new cockpit canopy. It is exactly that which makes this version a different task for a modeler than the older Gustavs.
The original canopy of the Bf 109 had a dense net of transverse bars and above the pilot's head a further frame with an armored plate on struts. The Erla teardrop removed those bars: what was left was a large rounded part hinging to the side, and the armored glass moved close behind the pilot's head. For masking that means the reverse problem. There are few frames, but there is a large convex surface on which a straight strip cannot be bent without creases, and the edge around the back plate follows two curves at once. A die-cut piece holds this shape by itself.
A combination of spraying and decals is practical on late German machines: the large crosses and fuselage numerals come from paint, while small technical placards and maker's marks stay on the decal, where a mask would not be able to render them. A die-cut piece is laid down with tweezers, after the varnish has dried it can be lifted with no adhesive residue and the pane beneath it stays clean.
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