HOBBYBOSS

By Karl Robinson

Kit No: 03959

Scale: 1/48

Type: Injection Moulded Plastic

Manufacturer: HobbyBoss Pocketbond/Squadron

One of the first questions I ever hear when a kit like this is released is, ‘Why another 109 kit, why not do a Koolhoven 51 instead?’ Well the simple answer is that 109s, like Spitfires and Hurricanes, all sell extremely well time and time again. With success such as this it is inevitable that each manufacturer wants their own piece of that pie as a Tamiya kit makes no money for Airfix, and a Revell kit none for Italeri, and so on. So we end up with multiple variants of the same aircraft from every manufacturer out there.

With so many different variants of the airframe and so many manufacturers kitting up many of them, the market for Messerschmitt Bf 109s is probably one of the most competitive in the aviation model kit world. With this kit HobbyBoss have decided to release this latest G- 6 variant in their 1/48 Easy Assembly range aimed more towards the newer modeller or returnee to the hobby, although it can still suit the more seasoned modeller too. Despite being Easy Assembly there are a total of seventy six parts making up the kit along with two decalling options. As is to be expected of a new kit these days, all surface detail is recessed and is actually very well refined.