Guillows Messerschmitt BF109 Model Kit

by Guillow

Product Features

• Assembly Required Skill Level 2. Ages 10 and up.
• Made from Balsa wood

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 4.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0006GZ2TC
• Item model number: G505
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,609 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

1:32 Scale 16 1/2" wing span. These easy building kits contain die-cut balsa parts, plastic cowls and canopies, decals, plastic prop, wheels, tissue and a 24-page model building booklet. For ages 10 and up. The Messerschmitt BF-109 was a standard German Luftwaffe single seat fighter for nearly a decade. It is believed that more than 33,000 of these fighters were produced between 1936 and the end of World War 2. During the war, the BF-109 fought on every front in which the Luftwaffe was engaged. The BF-109 first saw actual combat during the Spanish Civil War where it proved to be an effective weapon against the Russian Fighters of the Republic forces. The BF-109 was considered an excellent fighter since it handled well and possessed excellent low speed control response. The BF-109's were produced in quantity right up to the end of the war in 1945

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5.0 out of 5 stars guillow kit, January 29, 2011

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This review is from: Guillows Messerschmitt BF109 Model Kit (Toy)

so you want to build a balsa kit...total fun until you want to paint it. you need to develop this skill before you try it on the kit you just built. guillow no longer has any paints.soo..when you go to the hobby store.you will find out you are on your own, a lost art .they will tell you to make a test set up a grid with balsa sticks and doped tissue ...and try to see what diffent paints do to it....do it or you will ruin your kit..if you followed guillows book and use wood glue as a dope. the tissue will sag with each painting....good luck, these kits are not for the faint of heart..the guy at our local hobby store started to buid one tossed it in the trash. went back to plastic.