Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4 ‘Kurfürst’
Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4 ‘Kurfürst’
Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 27 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). The rear side of the box now comprises the representation of a tarmac section of a military airfield which can be cut out and used as a display base for the assembled model. A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
NOTE: these kits were re-designed and new masters were made. The cockpit canopies were 3D designed and made by injection moulding into a metal mould.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
A: Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4, White 1 (W.Nr. 330204), 9./JG 77, Luftwaffe, Neuruppin airfield, Germany, November 1944
B: Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4 (Night Fighter), White 5, I./NJG 11, Luftwaffe, Leck airfield, Germany, April 1945
C: Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4, White 12 (W.Nr. 332380), 9./JG 3, Luftwaffe, Pasewalk airfield, Germany, March 1945
D: Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4, 3–14 (W.Nr. 333878), 3rd Flight (3a Squadriglia), 1st Fighter Squadron (I Gruppo Caccia), National Republican Air Force (Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana, ANR), Lonate Pozzolo airfield, Italy, March 1945
| Ref. No.: | MKM144074N |
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Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4 ‘Kurfürst’
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a German fighter aircraft designed in the mid-1930s and it represented the first modern fighter of the era. Originally conceived as an interceptor, later models were developed to fulfil various roles, such as bomber escort, fighter-bomber, day and night fighter, ground-attack or reconnaissance. Various armament modifications evolved in service, using pre-packaged or field kits. The aircraft was of an all-metal monocoque construction, featuring an enclosed canopy and a retractable landing gear.
The Bf 109K was the last in the ‘109’ evolutionary line and also the most uniform model. Work on this version began in the spring of 1943 and the series production started in August 1944 with the K-4 variant.
The standard features were the DB 605D engine, the Erla clear-view canopy, large main wheels with corresponding large oblong wing bulges, deeper oil cooler under the nose and tall tail fin. A long fully retractable tail wheel was fitted, while small mainwheel well outer doors were also provided (although frequently removed in service). The Bf 109K-4 was equipped with an engine-mounted MK 108 cannon and two MG 131 guns in the nose. Some aircraft were also fitted with two underwing MG 151/20 cannon gondola pods (R4 kit) or WGr. 21 rockets. Some 1,200 aircraft were mainly built by Messerschmitt, while Erla plant also supplied a small quantity.
The Bf 109 was the most produced fighter aircraft in the aviation history, and besides the German Luftwaffe it served in many other air forces and gallantly fought in all aerial combats of WWII.
Products purchased together with this product
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 ‘Eastern Front’
Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 29 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R1 (W.Nr. unknown), Gruppenstab of I./JG 51 (Fighter Squadron), Luftwaffe, Orscha airfield, Belarus, the Soviet Union, early 1944
2) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 (Erla-built), Black 5, 8./JG 51 (Fighter Squadron), Luftwaffe, Pinsk airfield, Belarus, the Soviet Union, July 1944
3) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/trop (Erla-built), MT-416/Yellow 6 (W.Nr. 411704), 3./HLeLv 34 (Fighter Squadron), Finnish Air Force (Ilmavoimat), Kymi airfield, Finland, May 1944
4) Messerschmitt Bf 109Ga-6 (Györ-built), Black V.853 (W.Nr. 95431), 5./101 ‘Puma’ vadászszázad (Fighter Squadron), Royal Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő), Veszprém/Nord airfield, Hungary, summer 1944
Harrier T.4/4A ‘At home & On the continent’
One injection-moulded kit is supplied in this box; it contains 63 parts and two clear parts (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) British Aerospace Harrier T Mk.4, ZB600/R, Yellow R (c/n 212032), No.4 Sq., RAF (Royal Air Force Germany, RAFG), artic scheme for Exercise ‘Maple Flag‘ in Canada, Gütersloh Air Base, West Germany, April/May 1984
2) Hawker Siddeley Harrier T Mk.4, XW933/AQ, Yellow AQ (c/n 212016), No.3(F) Sq., RAF (Royal Air Force Germany, RAFG), Gütersloh Air Base, West Germany, late 1970s
3) Hawker Siddeley Harrier T Mk.4, XZ145/14, Yellow 14 (c/n 212026), No.1(F) Sq., RAF, Wittering Air Base, Cambridgeshire, U.K., 1993
4) Hawker Siddeley Harrier T Mk.4A, XW265/W, White W (c/n 212004), No.233 OCU (Operational Conversion Unit), RAF, Wittering Air Base, Cambridgeshire, U.K., September 1990
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 ‘Late Gustavʼ
Two injection-moulded kits are supplied in this box and each kit contains 27 parts and one clear part (the cockpit canopy). The rear side of the box now comprises the representation of a tarmac section of a military airfield which can be cut out and used as a display base for the assembled model. A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
NOTE: these kits were re-designed and new masters were made. The cockpit canopies were 3D designed and made by injection moulding into a metal mould.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10/U4 (WNF-built), Black 21 (W.Nr. 610783), 7./JG 52, Luftwaffe, Neubiberg airfield, Germany, May 1945
2) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10/R6 (Erla-built), Yellow 11 (W.Nr. 152xxx), JG 52, Luftwaffe, Deutsch Brod airfield, Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate, May 1945
3) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10/U4 (Diana-built), White 24 (W.Nr. 612762), Jasta 5 d. ROA (Russian Liberation Army) ’Oberst Kazakov’, Fliegerregiment der Luftwaffe der ROA, Deutsch Brod airfield, Bohemia-Moravia Protectorate, March – May 1945
4) Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10/U4 (Diana-built), Yellow 12 (W.Nr. 612769), 101. ’Puma’ Vadászezred (Fighter Regiment), Royal Hungarian Air Force (Magyar Királyi Honvéd Légierő), Veszprém airfield, spring 1945
Harrier T.4A/T.4N/T.8/T.60 ‘Naval Service’
One injection-moulded kit is supplied in this box; it contains 63 parts and two clear parts (the cockpit canopy). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) British Aerospace Harrier T Mk.4A, XZ445/721, White 721 (c/n 212031), No.899 NAS, RN, RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset, U.K., 1995
2) British Aerospace Harrier T Mk.4N, ZB605/718, Black 718 (c/n 212037), No.899 NAS, RN, RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset, U.K., summer 1985
3) British Aerospace Harrier T Mk.8, ZB603/724, White 724 (c/n 212035), No.899 NAS, RN, RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset, U.K., mid-2000s
4) British Aerospace Harrier T Mk.60, IN651/651, Black 651 (c/n 212039), No.300 INAS ‘White Tigers’, Indian Navy, INS Hansa and INS Vikrant, 1984
