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Messerschmitt Me 410

Xtradecal,1/72 scale

Summary

Catalogue Number and Price:

Xtradecal Item No. X72286 - Messerschmitt Me 410

 

GBP 6.66 (Export)
GBP 7.99 (EU price) plus shipping available online from Hannants

Scale:

1/72

Contents and Media:

Waterslide decals for 13 subjects plus instructions and notes.

Review Type:

FirstLook

Advantages:

High quality decals; full colour instructions; includes national markings; interesting markings.

Disadvantages:

 

Conclusion:

This release offers a nice variety of markings for anyone planning to build Fine Molds', Italeri's or Frog / Revell's 1/72 scale Messerschmitt Me 410 kits.

Reviewed by Brett Green


Xtradecal's 1/48 P-51 Mustang Collection will be available online from Squadron.com

FirstLook

 

Xtradecal has released a new 1/72 scale decal set with 13 options for Messerschmitt Me 410 kits. This is a welcome release for anyone building the Fine Molds', Italeri's or Frog / Revell's 1/72 scale Messerschmitt Me 410 kits. as we really haven't seen much in the way of after market decals for them in recent times.

 

Most Me 410s are finished in the standard mid-war greys RLM 74 / 75 / 76, but Xtradecal offers a nice variety of markings for the 13 schemes. Details are as follows:

  • White 11 4/ZG26 Lt Rudi Dassow Hildesheim 1944

  • Highest scoring Zerstorer pilot and II Gruppe ZG26 KommandeurHptm Eduard Tratt 1944;

  • 3U+KH 1./ZG 26 Fassburg 1944;

  • 2N+DD Me-210 repaired as Me-410 Stab ZG 26 Diephplz 1943; 

  • 3U+NK 4./ZG26 Fassburg 1944;

  • 3U+MM 4./ZG26 Konigsberg-Devau 1944

  • U5+FE Lt Rudolf Abrahameczik Staffelkapitan 14./KG2 Laon 1943;

  • F6+QK 2(F)/122 Ofw Arthur Kammberger, Italy 1943;

  • 8H+WH 1(F).33 Munich-Reim

  • 7A+MH 1(F)/121 1944;

  • Black 13 Ekdo 25 Lt Kaschuba Konigsberg-Neumark shot down on first mission May 1944;

  • M8+ Yellow 5 6./ZG76 Wein-Seyring 1944;

  • W.Nr 130376 captured in East Prussia test flown by Major I.Piskunov.

Instructions for the decal sheet are in full colour across two folded double-sided A4 and one double-sided A5 sheets. Both side plus upper and lower views are provided for all 13 aircraft.

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One full set (plus a few extras) of German national markings plus Soviet national markings are included. Two pairs of spinner spirals are supplied too.

Colour notes are offered, along with model paint callouts for Xtracolor enamels and Xtracrylix acrylics.

The decals are beautifully printed and feature thin carrier film.

 

 

This release offers a nice variety of markings for anyone planning to build Fine Molds', Italeri's or Frog / Revell's 1/72 scale Messerschmitt Me 410 kits.

Thanks to Hannants for the review sample

Xtradecals are available online from Hannants' website

Review Text Copyright © 2018 by Brett Green
This Page Created on 22 January, 2018
Last updated 22 January, 2018

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