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Xtradecal

T

his month we have a

decal sheet for one of

my personal favourite

aircraft! The Me 210/410 was

designed to replace the Bf 110,

but was never a success in any

role. However, it was certainly a

strikingly attractive aircraft.

In model form we have very

nice kits from Eduard in 1/72

and Meng in 1/48 scale, and now

Xtradecal have produced a sheet in

both scales, with some very nice

marking options that cover the

amazingly large range camouflage

options available for the type.

The second sheet this month

is another of Xtradecal’s mini-

themes, covering the history of

Luftwaffe bomber unit KG-51

during the Second World War. This

is perfect for modellers who want

a theme, but do not want to stick to

just one type of aircraft. The sheets

covers twin-engine bombers and

fighters; single-engine fighter

and communication aircraft; and

finally, twin engine jet fighters,

so a wide selection of shapes and

sizes is linked by a common theme.

1/48 SCALE

X48-185 MESSERSCHMITT ME 410

• Me 410A-1/U2, White 11 4/ZG26 Lt Rudi
  Dassow Hildesheim 1944.


• Me 410A-1/U3, Highest scoring Zerstorer
  pilot and II Gruppe ZG26 Kommandeur
  Hptm Eduard Tratt 1944.
  
  
  • Me 410A-1/U3, U+KH 1./ZG 26 Fassburg
    1944.
  
  
  • Me 410, N+DD Me 210 repaired as Me 410
    Stab ZG 26 Diephplz 1943.
  
  
  • Me 410A -1, 3U+NK 4./ZG Fassburg 1944.
  
  
  • Me 410A-1/U4, U+MM 4./ZG26
    Konigsberg-Devau 1944.
  
  
  • Me 410A, U5+FE Lt Rudolf Abrahameczik
    Staffelkapitan 14./KG2 Kaon 1943.
  
  
  • Me 410A-1/U1, F6+QK 2(F)/122 Ofw Arthur
    Kammberger, Italy 1943.
  
  
  • Me 410A-3, 8H+WH 1(F).33 Munich-Reim.
  
  
  • Me 410A-3, 7A+MH 1(F)/121 1944.
  
  
  • Me 410B-2/ U2, M8+Yellow 5 6./ZG76
    Wein Seyring 1944.
  
  
  • Me 410B-2/U4 Nr 130376 captured in East
    Prussia test flown by Major I. Piskunov
    Russian Air Force.
  
  
  
  

1/72 SCALE

X72-285 KG 51 HISTORY

• Dornier Do-17M 9K+DA Landsberg/Lech
  May 1939.


• Messerschmitt Bf-108 CP+QV Paris-Orly
  1940.


• Heinkel He-111H-1 9L+SA Oberst Josef
  Kammhuber Geschwaderkommodor
  France June 1940.


• Junkers Ju-88C-6 9K+NR 7.(Eis) KG 51
  Russia 1943.


• Messerschmitt Bf-110D 9K+CA Balkans
  Campaign 1942.


• Messerschmitt Me 410A-1 10/KG 51 9K+BU
  Ofw Erick Kaiser winter 1943.


• Focke-Wulf Fw-190A-8 Red 14 11/KG 51
  Munchen-Reim Germany late 1944.


• Messerschmitt Me 262A-2a 2/KG 51

9K+BK Rheine airbase late 1944.

X72-286 MESSERSCHMITT ME 410

As listed above, in 1/48 scale.

CONCLUSION

A very impressive selection of

markings for one of the most

popular modelling subjects. As

we know, anything with a swastika

sells. I do hope that they may

consider producing a larger scale

version of the KG-51 sheet.

Our thanks to Hannants for

supplying the review sample which

can be purchased from their website.

BOA

W

hen Revell launched

a beautiful kit of

the Embraer ERJ-

190 in 2017, it was inevitable

that it would not take long for

the aftermarket to come up

with some more interesting

markings than the Luftwaffe

scheme in the kit.

BOA have now released

two sheets for this kit, one from

Swiss airline Helvetica, with

a red tail and finlets complete

with the Swiss white cross.

But my favourite of the two is

the scheme from Alitalia Cityliner,

in a scheme that has not changed

much since my plane-spotting

days, watching Alitalia DC-9s

at Heathrow in the 1970s.

As well as the airliner

markings, these sheets also

include doors, windscreen,

stencils, and walkways. Painting

is relatively simple: fuselage

in white and wings in grey.

BOA144106 EMBRAER ERJ-190

HELVETICA AIRLINES

Choose from the following Embraer

ERJ-190

• HB-JVL


• HB-JVM


• HB-JVN


• HB-JVO


• HB-JVP
  
  
  • HB-JVQ
  
  
  • HB-JVR
  
  
  
  

BOA144107 EMBRAER ERJ-190 ALITALIA

CITYLINER

Choose from the following Embraer

ERJ-190

• EI-RNA


• EI-RNB


• EI-RNC


• EI-RNE

CONCLUSION

I am so pleased that someone has

noticed the release of the Revell

ERJ-190, as it a pretty aircraft,

and with these markings is even

more pretty. Now, BOA, can we

please have the markings used

by Air Canada? Another of my

favourite classic schemes with

the large maple leaf on the tail

Our thanks to BOA for supplying

these sheets for us to review.

66 • MARCH 2018 • SCALE AVIATION MODELLER INTERNATIONAL

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