From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "David & Natasja Johnson" References: <4C1607C3.8050001@xtra.co.nz> Subject: Re: 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 Trop - HLJ Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:20:14 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B5_01CB0BBB.F46FF940" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B5_01CB0BBB.F46FF940 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford Aircraft Resource Center http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David & Natasja Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 3:43 AM Subject: 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 Trop - HLJ Eduard=20 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 Trop Product #03004 (http://www.hlj.com/product/EDU03004) from HobbyLink = Japan (www.hlj.com)=20 Product Article by Dave Johnson on the June 2010 The Messerschmitt Bf109 E series was the first model to be fitted with = the Daimler Benz DB601A engine. Which had a vast improvement in = performance over the Bf 109 A, B, C and D models that were powered by = the Junkers Jumo engines during the Spanish Civil War. The ongoing = development of the Daimler Benz DB601A increased the maximum speed from = 334 mph from the unsuccessful E-2 to 348 mph. Installation provisions = were made for engine mounted MG FF cannon, which were found to be = unsatisfactory. Again vibration and jamming caused its rejection as it = did in previous attempts. During early production lines the wing = mounted MG 17 machine guns were replaced with 20mm MG FF Cannons and = 7.92mm machines guns in the front cowl as per the E-1 Series. The Bf 109 = E-7 was upgraded from notes learnt from the Battle of Britain. Mainly = the fighter's poor operational range during flights. The main upgrades = to the E-7 were the ability to install a 300 litre centreline drop tank = plus the ability to carry bombs. A tropicalised version was developed = also for use in the Mediterranean and North Africa Theaters. It's seems a while ago that Eduard released the Bf109 E-1, but it was = only in February 2009 and then followed up with the E-4 and Bf109 E-3 in = late 2009. Back when the E-1 was released it seemed like a lot the = modelling community was saying " do we need another 1/32 Bf 109? " = The E series hadn't been represented well for many years. The only = releases were from Hasagawa with raised panel lines and a questionable = shape profile. The other option is from Matchbox, with its poorly shaped = front and wide panel lines and thick detailed parts. Both kits are = dating back to the 1970's. The kit is packed with tons of plastic and extras as 176 parts molded = in olivey coloured plastic, 9 parts in clear, two Photo Etch frets one = in Eduard's colour and canopy masks decals for 5 aircraft (s) and = stencilling for one aircraft. There are 5 aircraft markings schemes plus = stencil data for one aircraft supplied with the kit. The kit itself is molded very nicely up to Eduard standards. There are = nice and crisp panel lines and rivet details on the exterior surfaces. = On my last review sample of the E-3 there were a couple of small sink = marks present on the upper wing root surfaces, which I was glad to see = is not present in this sample. There is still a small amount of flash on = some parts, but there are no injector pin marks on any of the detailed = surfaces. The control surfaces feature (s a) fabric sag look to them, = to some it may look overdone, but it would be easy to fill them with = some Mr Surfacer to get them to your liking. As previous releases, the option of a fully detailed DB601A engine is = included with the kit. This can be fitted showing or left out with the = cowling on. If the second option is taken there are extra parts included = in the kit to mount machine guns into the cowl, stubs and propeller. = Detail of the exhaust stubs are excellent with raised welding seems. The = cowl is supplied in four separate parts also to show off all the engine = bay or some of it. All the control surfaces parts are molded separately, the rudder = actuator is included in the Photo Etch fret. Flaps have been molded with = tabs to position them in a dropped position. These could be removed = easily to gain raised position on them. Cockpit detail is excellent out of the box. Plastic and Photo Etch = parts combine to complete the front office. Looking at some references = the oxygen bottles seems to be sitting to high due to being too long. The new components that feature in this kit is the Tropical Filter, = which was partly present in the E-4 release and the centreline fuel = tank, again these were included in the E-4 release as extra parts that = weren't required. Also included is the newly tooled canopy parts to = replace the narrow profile canopy that was originally tooled. Which got = many modellers talking about in the past. To new photo etch frets are = included for this boxing. Also in the past there has been some criticizing Eduard, on the = wheels appearing to narrow and the wheel hubs ribs being to shallow. = These were corrected on the E-3 release and appear again in this = release. Decals are printed by the world leaders in Decal Technology, = Cartograf. There are two sheets supplied, one containing the stencils = and the other carrying National and unit markings. As per the previous 109 releases from Eduard there are 5 schemes to = choose from in this boxing of the Trop E-7's which are based in = Ain-el-Gazala, Libya. And four of the five schemes that are provided in = this boxing are for JG 27. The schemes are the following - 3./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala, Libya, 1941 Stab I./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala, Libya, 1941 2./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala, Libya, 1941 2./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala, Libya, 1941 I./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala airfield, Libya, Summer 1941 Again this new addition to Eduard's Emil range is superb straight from = the box, offering lots of optional extra parts or display possibilities. = Eduard E-7 release will be a nice addition to the other 3 previous = releases of the Emil family. I am one of the many modellers that are = looking forward and waiting to the first Eduard release of the Bf109 = Friedrick family. I would like to thank Hobby Link Japan (www.hlj.com) for supplying = this review sample. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- ------=_NextPart_000_00B5_01CB0BBB.F46FF940 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourc= ecenter.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been=20 hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 David = & Natasja=20 Johnson
To: submissions@arcair.com =
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 = 3:43 AM
Subject: 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf = 109 E-7=20 Trop - HLJ

Eduard 

1/32 Messerschmitt Bf 109 = E-7=20 Trop

Product #03004 (http://www.hlj.com/product/E= DU03004)=20 from HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) 

Product Article by Dave = Johnson on=20 the June 2010

The = Messerschmitt=20 Bf109 E series was the first model to be=20 fitted with the Daimler Benz = DB601A=20 engine. Which had a vast improvement in performance over the Bf 109 A, = B, C=20 and D models that were powered by the Junkers Jumo engines during the = Spanish=20 Civil War. The ongoing development of the Daimler Benz DB601A = increased the=20 maximum speed from 334 mph from the unsuccessful E-2 to 348 mph.=20  Installation provisions were made for engine mounted MG FF = cannon, which=20 were found to be unsatisfactory. Again vibration and jamming caused = its=20 rejection as it did in previous attempts.  During early = production lines=20 the wing mounted MG 17 machine guns were replaced with 20mm MG FF = Cannons and=20 7.92mm machines guns in the front cowl as per the E-1 Series. = The Bf=20 109 E-7 was upgraded from notes learnt from the Battle of Britain. = Mainly the=20 fighter's poor operational range during flights. The main upgrades to = the E-7=20 were the ability to  install a 300 litre centreline = drop=20 tank plus the ability to carry bombs.  A = tropicalised=20 version was developed also for use in the Mediterranean and North = Africa=20 Theaters.

It=92s = seems a while=20 ago that Eduard released the Bf109 E-1, but it was only in February = 2009 and=20 then followed up with the E-4 and Bf109 E-3 in late 2009. Back when = the E-1=20 was released it seemed like a lot  the modelling community = was=20 saying  " do we need another 1/32 Bf = 109? "    The E = series hadn=92t=20 been represented well for many years. The only releases were from = Hasagawa=20 with raised panel lines and a questionable shape profile. The other = option is=20 from Matchbox, with its poorly shaped front and wide panel lines and = thick=20 detailed parts.=20 Both kits are = dating back=20 to the 1970=92s.

The kit = is packed=20 with tons of plastic and extras as 176 parts molded in olivey coloured = plastic, 9 parts in clear, two Photo Etch frets one in Eduard=92s = colour and=20 canopy masks decals for 5 aircraft (s)  and stencilling = for one=20 aircraft. There are 5 aircraft markings schemes plus stencil data for = one=20 aircraft supplied with the kit.

The kit = itself is=20 molded very nicely up to Eduard standards. There are nice and crisp = panel=20 lines and rivet details on the exterior surfaces. On my last review = sample of=20 the E-3 there were a couple of small sink marks present on the upper = wing root=20 surfaces, which I was glad to see is not=20 present in this sample. There is still a small amount of flash on some = parts,=20 but there are no injector pin marks on any of the detailed surfaces. = The=20 control surfaces feature (s a)  fabric sag look to them, to = some it may=20 look overdone, but it would be easy to fill them with some Mr Surfacer = to get=20 them to your liking.

 As = previous=20 releases, the option of a fully detailed DB601A engine is included = with the=20 kit. This can be fitted showing or left out with the cowling on. If = the second=20 option is taken there are extra parts included in the kit to mount = machine=20 guns into the cowl, stubs and propeller. Detail of the exhaust stubs = are=20 excellent with raised welding seems. The cowl is supplied in four = separate=20 parts also to show off all the engine bay or some of it.

All the = control=20 surfaces parts are molded separately, the rudder actuator is included = in the=20 Photo Etch fret. Flaps have been molded with tabs to position them in = a=20 dropped position. These could be removed easily to gain raised = position on=20 them.

Cockpit = detail is=20 excellent out of the box. Plastic and Photo Etch parts combine to = complete the=20 front office. Looking at some references the oxygen bottles seems to = be=20 sitting to high due to being too long.

The new = components=20 that feature in this kit is the Tropical Filter, which was partly = present in=20 the E-4 release and the centreline fuel tank, again these were = included in the=20 E-4 release as extra parts that weren=92t required. Also included is the newly tooled = canopy parts=20 to replace the narrow profile canopy that was originally tooled. Which = got=20 many modellers talking about in the past. To new photo etch frets are = included for this=20 boxing.

 Also=20 in the past there has been some criticizing Eduard, on the wheels = appearing to=20 narrow and the wheel hubs ribs being to shallow. These were corrected on the E-3 = release and=20 appear again in this release.

Decals = are printed=20 by the world leaders in Decal Technology, Cartograf.  There are = two=20 sheets supplied, one = containing the=20 stencils and the other carrying National and unit = markings.

As per = the previous=20 109 releases from Eduard there are 5 schemes to choose from in this = boxing of=20 the Trop E-7=92s which are based in Ain-el-Gazala, Libya. And four of = the five=20 schemes that are provided in this boxing are for JG 27. The schemes = are the following -

3./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala, Libya, 1941

Stab I./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala, Libya, 1941

2./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala, Libya, 1941

2./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala, Libya, 1941

I./JG 27, Ain-el-Gazala airfield, Libya, = Summer=20 1941

Again = this new=20 addition to Eduard=92s Emil range is superb straight from the box, = offering lots=20 of optional extra parts or = display=20 possibilities. Eduard E-7 release will be a nice addition to the other = 3=20 previous releases of the Emil family. I am one of the many modellers = that are=20 looking forward and waiting to the first Eduard release of the Bf109 = Friedrick=20 family.

I would like to thank Hobby Link Japan (www.hlj.com) for=20 supplying this review sample.

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