Built 2 of them already, both as G-10U4s. This kit can serve as a base for improvements with spare parts, because it suffers from many issues. AZ Bf-109G series provides lots of them. Here are some issues I can recall stumbled on: - entire propeller area is wrong in shape and dimensions - cockpit is poor - wheels are meeeeh - pilot's headrest is really bad and don't know why somebody decided to mold it together with fuselage - wing bulges are not so great too - drop tank rack is completely wrong so it has to be removed - empty case ejection ports next to it need to be opened - FuG-16y antenna hole is on the wrong panel and needs to be moved - landing gear covers are bad - tail wheel is poor as well - oil cooler needs to be opened from the rear end - supercharger air intake is total garbage Welp, that makes a pretty long list of issues, but all of them are relatively easy to fix if one has some experience. The worst is the nose of the kit. While you can replace the propeller and it's hub, the intervention onto the fuselage is basically impossible. But we can live with that
Nice, yeah it has promise. I’ve also struggled with the amount of flashing and the landing gear struts being so thin they are almost Airfix 1/72 Mustang level fragile! But definitely agree with that list! I’m part way through building it now and I am sort of just letting the shape and some of the low detail issues be. I’ve definitely seen worse 109 kits and cockpits though! Thanks for watching.
I HAVE THIS KIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it’s just FINE !!!!!!! A good model builder would make it WORK…… It could make a great DIORAMA………. A good MODEL BUILDER would make it POP !!!!!!!!!! CHRIS 🇺🇸
Hello from Austria Thanks for the Reviw Its a very poor Kit here its cost 7 or 9 Euro here and is good for Model Beginners You have a lot more Kits in 1/72 Scale here so this Kit its not real bad Greetings
Greetings from Australia, thanks for watching. I think if I was a beginner I would go for a decent Airfix kit or even more simple a Hobby Boss easy assembly kit. This kit is going to need a lot of cleaning up! Take care😁
I also made that exact kit, and i have to say, you might have even gotten a bit lucky with the tooling, mine was a nightmare to fix , i was missing pieces on the wing and stabilizer XD. Probably the worse tooling i've ever encountered, but a nice model regardless if you know your way around putty (and very cheap, around 9 euros on amazon so i cant complain too much)
Oh man that sounds like it was awful, guess I did get really lucky. If mine was missing bits I would’ve had some nasty things to say haha! I suppose you get what you pay for is pretty accurate in that case. Thanks for watching mate👍🏻😁
Nice video Review, but the plastic kit is really terrable ,a specially I do not like canopy it is poor detailed, hard to understand where masking tape must be. Good luck with it !😅
I have a heller bf109 G kit that dates from 1976 and it looks much better than this one, had not much flash and came with wing cannons as well. It’s quite sad to know a kit 20 years older than this one is better. The lack of bombs or cannons for the plane is also quite a negative for me.
Yeah it is a shocker for flash and cleanup, I think it’s got a better cockpit and a few details then the good old Heller, but it makes you pay for it with the cleanup! I think it is a shame, I do love to have weaponry and a pilot for extra options, I suspect the G-10 may not have carried the cannon pod modifications or bombs being a bit of a stopgap between the G and K models, but I could be wrong and if so it is a shame Revell didn’t bother! Thanks for watching mate👍🏻😁
A little unfair to be comparing an almost 30 year old kit with the relatively recent Tamiya 109G. You also need to remember that when the Revell 1/72 series of WW2 fighters (Spitfire Vb, Hurricane IIc, Bf-109, Me-262, FW-190, etc) were released during the 1990s, they were widely lauded as a huge step forward in that scale and fabulous value for the modelling dollar... they could be bought for around AUD10.00 back then.
I think you’re definitely right, this kit would’ve been amazing 30 years ago, thoguh Revells 1:72 Mustang is not getting away with it! I’m more looking at it from the perspective of getting it now, and I’d never say it’s a bad kit. It’s just the tooling has not been maintained and as a result there is a ton of flash and imperfections, and now it’s $25 not $10😢. The Italeri and Academy kits all came out 30 years ago as well and thoguh they don’t have quite as much detail in some spots they are a heck of a lot better moulded. Still excited to build it and see how it goes thoguh. Thanks for watching and sharing your views😁
Revells moulds really need to be maintained a bit better. That amount of flash and soft detail is worrying. I think you may find as you build it there will be some subtle warping of the parts or miss alignment.
@@nchlau It is a nice one. I found the tires looked a bit strangely small, but otherwise fits well, was fun and looks good, so that's a win in my book :)
Afraid not. So far AZ Models and Tamiya are the only modern brands I’ve seen that includes the swastika with their 109. Controversially I always leave mine off, just because I don’t want to upset TH-cam too much, and it’s definitely not my favourite symbol ether… Take care
@@Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits Then why make Nazi aircraft though?I really think not to apply the correct markings to any aircraft is kind of dumb.Its a historical symbol,it doesnt mean youre a nazi sympathiser does it?Or then just avoid Luftwaffe planes..
That’s definitely true. It’s probably more detailed than the Italeri and Academy kits and proportions seem a bit better. For what you pay you get something that’s workable for sure👍🏻 Thanks for watching.
the 109 is ok got some after market photo etch for the cockpit its old tooling now ( 1996)but not a bad kit. Defenetly not at mustang level the mustang is fucking awfoul an impudence to ask for money for it...........
No it is almost definitely not Mustang level!!! I have to say I was honestly pleasantly surprised it was just old and not a blemish in the world of 109 model kits. I think I could be tempted by photo etch, although I’ve never been much of an aftermarket person🤔 Thanks for watching mate😁👍🏻
That’s fair. I rarely build anything bigger than 1/72 because I like to have everything the same size from tanks and fighters to big bombers. That and it’s a bit easier to keep 1:72 once their built😂
I've always liked this kit. It's not spot on great but it can be used as a good base for a few easy improvements.
That’s it I recon! Thanks for watching. 👍🏻😁
Built 2 of them already, both as G-10U4s. This kit can serve as a base for improvements with spare parts, because it suffers from many issues. AZ Bf-109G series provides lots of them. Here are some issues I can recall stumbled on:
- entire propeller area is wrong in shape and dimensions
- cockpit is poor
- wheels are meeeeh
- pilot's headrest is really bad and don't know why somebody decided to mold it together with fuselage
- wing bulges are not so great too
- drop tank rack is completely wrong so it has to be removed
- empty case ejection ports next to it need to be opened
- FuG-16y antenna hole is on the wrong panel and needs to be moved
- landing gear covers are bad
- tail wheel is poor as well
- oil cooler needs to be opened from the rear end
- supercharger air intake is total garbage
Welp, that makes a pretty long list of issues, but all of them are relatively easy to fix if one has some experience. The worst is the nose of the kit. While you can replace the propeller and it's hub, the intervention onto the fuselage is basically impossible. But we can live with that
Nice, yeah it has promise. I’ve also struggled with the amount of flashing and the landing gear struts being so thin they are almost Airfix 1/72 Mustang level fragile!
But definitely agree with that list! I’m part way through building it now and I am sort of just letting the shape and some of the low detail issues be. I’ve definitely seen worse 109 kits and cockpits though!
Thanks for watching.
I HAVE THIS KIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think it’s just FINE !!!!!!!
A good model builder would make it WORK……
It could make a great
DIORAMA……….
A good MODEL BUILDER would make it POP !!!!!!!!!!
CHRIS 🇺🇸
Nice! Good luck with yours, we may have to compare notes when we are both done😆
Take care Chris!
-Luca
Good review👍 l just bought one of those 😳
Thanks mate👍🏻 Haha I’m sure you’ll manage, we’ll have to compare notes when we are both finished, could be a while knowing me but we shall see😁😆
Hello from Austria Thanks for the Reviw Its a very poor Kit here its cost
7 or 9 Euro here and is good for Model Beginners You have a lot more Kits in 1/72 Scale here so this Kit its not real bad Greetings
Greetings from Australia, thanks for watching. I think if I was a beginner I would go for a decent Airfix kit or even more simple a Hobby Boss easy assembly kit. This kit is going to need a lot of cleaning up! Take care😁
I also made that exact kit, and i have to say, you might have even gotten a bit lucky with the tooling, mine was a nightmare to fix , i was missing pieces on the wing and stabilizer XD.
Probably the worse tooling i've ever encountered, but a nice model regardless if you know your way around putty (and very cheap, around 9 euros on amazon so i cant complain too much)
Oh man that sounds like it was awful, guess I did get really lucky. If mine was missing bits I would’ve had some nasty things to say haha! I suppose you get what you pay for is pretty accurate in that case. Thanks for watching mate👍🏻😁
Honestly shocked that it wasn’t that bad, I tend to avoid those revell blue box kits.
Yeah I have to agree with you on that. I’m so glad I never got tricked by the P-51D box art! Thanks for watching😁
Nice video Review, but the plastic kit is really terrable ,a specially I do not like canopy it is poor detailed, hard to understand where masking tape must be.
Good luck with it !😅
Thanks mate. Yeah it’s gonna be a bit of a battle to build I recon, I better stop putting it off! Take care😁
I'm sure you'll turn this Revell kit into a nice model. See ya later!
Cheers mate, see how it goes😆🤞🏻
I have a heller bf109 G kit that dates from 1976 and it looks much better than this one, had not much flash and came with wing cannons as well. It’s quite sad to know a kit 20 years older than this one is better. The lack of bombs or cannons for the plane is also quite a negative for me.
Yeah it is a shocker for flash and cleanup, I think it’s got a better cockpit and a few details then the good old Heller, but it makes you pay for it with the cleanup!
I think it is a shame, I do love to have weaponry and a pilot for extra options, I suspect the G-10 may not have carried the cannon pod modifications or bombs being a bit of a stopgap between the G and K models, but I could be wrong and if so it is a shame Revell didn’t bother! Thanks for watching mate👍🏻😁
A little unfair to be comparing an almost 30 year old kit with the relatively recent Tamiya 109G. You also need to remember that when the Revell 1/72 series of WW2 fighters (Spitfire Vb, Hurricane IIc, Bf-109, Me-262, FW-190, etc) were released during the 1990s, they were widely lauded as a huge step forward in that scale and fabulous value for the modelling dollar... they could be bought for around AUD10.00 back then.
I think you’re definitely right, this kit would’ve been amazing 30 years ago, thoguh Revells 1:72 Mustang is not getting away with it!
I’m more looking at it from the perspective of getting it now, and I’d never say it’s a bad kit. It’s just the tooling has not been maintained and as a result there is a ton of flash and imperfections, and now it’s $25 not $10😢. The Italeri and Academy kits all came out 30 years ago as well and thoguh they don’t have quite as much detail in some spots they are a heck of a lot better moulded.
Still excited to build it and see how it goes thoguh. Thanks for watching and sharing your views😁
Revells moulds really need to be maintained a bit better. That amount of flash and soft detail is worrying. I think you may find as you build it there will be some subtle warping of the parts or miss alignment.
Definitely true! I recon I will need extra bulldog clips to put this one together... Thanks for watching :)
It shows its age, need a new tooled G-10/14/K-4 with more detailed cockpit like Tamiya
It definitely does in some areas! Fortunatly AZ models do a G-14 which I have a video comping for as well… take care mate and thanks for watching😁
@@Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits I made a Academy G-14 before, also a nice Hasegawa style plane but cheap.
@@nchlau It is a nice one. I found the tires looked a bit strangely small, but otherwise fits well, was fun and looks good, so that's a win in my book :)
No swastika?
Afraid not. So far AZ Models and Tamiya are the only modern brands I’ve seen that includes the swastika with their 109. Controversially I always leave mine off, just because I don’t want to upset TH-cam too much, and it’s definitely not my favourite symbol ether…
Take care
@@Luca_Sprues_Model_Kits Then why make Nazi aircraft though?I really think not to apply the correct markings to any aircraft is kind of dumb.Its a historical symbol,it doesnt mean youre a nazi sympathiser does it?Or then just avoid Luftwaffe planes..
Not so much a bad kit....rather an old tooling...i have seen worse
That’s definitely true. It’s probably more detailed than the Italeri and Academy kits and proportions seem a bit better. For what you pay you get something that’s workable for sure👍🏻
Thanks for watching.
A bit like the Ta152 I just picked up 😂
@@benmanning4340 Haha, I attempted rescoring on one of those. I think this 109 is a bit better then the TA152 though so best of luck ! 😆
the 109 is ok got some after market photo etch for the cockpit its old tooling now ( 1996)but not a bad kit. Defenetly not at mustang level the mustang is fucking awfoul an impudence to ask for money for it...........
No it is almost definitely not Mustang level!!! I have to say I was honestly pleasantly surprised it was just old and not a blemish in the world of 109 model kits. I think I could be tempted by photo etch, although I’ve never been much of an aftermarket person🤔
Thanks for watching mate😁👍🏻
Is this a review for blind modellers?
Well not intentionally, but some people who watch my videos may be blind 😅
I dont like 1/72.I much prefer 1/32.
That’s fair. I rarely build anything bigger than 1/72 because I like to have everything the same size from tanks and fighters to big bombers. That and it’s a bit easier to keep 1:72 once their built😂