Subject: Re: Hi Steve - product article Hasegawa 109/Spit combo follows...
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Nicholas Moore" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:45:14 -0700

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

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Nicholas Moore 
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  Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 7:04 PM
  Subject: Hi Steve - product article Hasegawa 109/Spit combo follows...

              Hasegawa

              1/72 Spitfire Mk.1 & Messerschmitt Bf109E ‘Battle of Britain’ (2 kits)

              HSG01909 from HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com/

              Product article by Nick Moore

              Another combo release from Hasegawa, this boxing contains both their 1:72 Spitfire Mk1 and Messerschmitt 109E kits. You receive two separately bagged sets of sprues, two sets of instructions and one sheet of decals for both kits. The Bf109E also contains an additional white metal part – a pilot’s seat. Box art is done in a large format ‘profile’ style and features two excellent renders of the subject aircraft from the summer of 1940.

              The Spitfire kit in this boxing is rather dated and has raised panel lines and a little flash from what must be quite old molds. So no reason to write it off but it’s not to today’s standards either. The 109 is a little cleaner and would seem to be from a later generation of kits with engraved panels but not much else in the way of detail. So this boxing would ideally make a good introductory set to new modelers but could also be brought up to spec by talented modelers who like a bit of a challenge.

              The decal sheet is standard Hasegawa. Decals for the Spitfire are suitably business-like while the 109 half has a variety of colourful squadron emblems and chevrons to complement the vivid paintjobs on the German aircraft. All decals are cleanly printed and coloured and spot on register.

              The marking options you get with these kits, as described in the instructions are:

              Bf109E

              1      I./JG3, Kommandeur, Hauptmann Hans Von Hahn, August 1940

              2     9./JG26, Staffelkapitan, Oberleutnant Gerhard Schopfel, August 1940

              Spitfire Mk.I

              1     No.19 Sqn, Commanding Officer, Sqn Leader Brian Lane, September 1940

              2     No.92 Sqn, Pilot Officer Alan Wright, August 1940

              This kit can be purchased here:  http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG01909

              My thanks to HobbyLink Japan (http://www.hlj.com/) for providing this review sample.

              Nick Moore 17 October 2010