Euro Decals 1/32 Messerschmitt Bf109Gs of the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana
By Jacob Russell
This exciting new Euro Decals sheet covers late War Messerschmitt Bf109Gs in service with the Aeronautica Nazionale Repubblicana (ANR). There are 14 different options to choose from:
" Yellow 1", Bf109G1-14, Wk Nr. 464380, Magg. Mario Bellagambi, of 5a Squadriglia, 2° Gruppo Caccia, Osoppo, March 1945. This plane was painted in the late War Luftwaffe colors of RLM 75 and 83 over RLM 76. The rudder was RLM 81 with 83 mottles, the spinner was RLM 70 Dark Green with a narrow white spiral and black fuselage crosses. The fuselage had a light RLM 75 and 83 mottle.
"2-2", Bf109G-10, Wk Nr. 491354, 2a Squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia, Lonate Pozzolo, February 1945. RLM 75/83/76 with a light 75/83 mottle, RLM 70 Dark Green spinner with a wide white spiral and the"Asso di Bastoni" insignia on the starboard side only. The fuselage Balkenkreuzes were over painted with light grey.
Bf109G-10, Wk Nr. 491356, Magg. Adriano Visconti, 3a Squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia, Lonate Pozzolo, February 1945. RLM 75/83/76 with a light 75/83 mottle, RLM 70 Dark Green spinner with a thin white spiral and an "Asso di Bastoni" insignia on the port side only. The fuselage Balkenkreuzes were over painted with light grey and there were only national and unit markings applied.
"3-13", Bf109G-14/AS, Wk Nr. 785039, 3a Squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia, Lonate Pozzolo, March 1945. This Gustav was painted RLM 81/82/76 with over painted fuselage Balkenkreuzes, an RM 70 spinner with a white white spiral and the "Asso di Bastoni" insignia on the the port side only. The fuselage sides had a light 81/82 mottle.
"1-10", Bf109G-14, Wk Nr. 491461, 3a Squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia, Lonate Pozzolo, February 1945. RLM 75/83/76 with a light 75/83 mottle, RLM 70 Dark Green spinner with a thin white spiral and the "Asso di Bastoni" insignia on the port side only. The fuselage Balkenkreuzes were over painted with light grey and this plane had only national and unit markings applied.
"Blue 1", Bf109G-14/AS, Wk Nr. 785853, 1a Squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia, Malpensa, April 1945. This plane was RLM 81/82 over natural metal with RLM 76 applied to the wingtips and moveable surfaces only. The forward fuselage was lightly mottled with 81/82 and the aft fuselage had a dense mottle of RLM 75/83. The spinner was RLM 70 Dark Green spinner with a wide white spiral.
"2-8", Bf109G-10, Wk Nr. 491493, 2a Squadriglia, 1° Gruppo Caccia, Vizzola Ticino (VA), May 1945. This G-10 was painted RLM 75/83/76 The fuselage was lightly mottled with 75/83. The spinner was black with a wide white spiral and the fuselage Balkenkreuzes were over painted with dark paint.
"Yellow 8", Bf109G-6, 2a Squadriglia, 2° Gruppo Caccia, Cascina Vega, June 1944. RLM 74/75/76 with large 74/75 mottles on the fuselage sides. The spinner was 2/3rds RLM 70 and 1/3rd white with an RLM 04 Yellow lower cowl. This Gustav had the tall rudder. The fuselage Luftwaffe markings were over painted with mottling.
"White 5", Bf109G-, Wk Nr. 785853, 3a Squadriglia, 2° Gruppo Caccia, Villafranca, July 1944. This plane had the tall rudder and was camouflaged in RLM 75/83/76 with large 75/83 mottles and an RLM 70 Dark Green and white spinner.
"Black 2", Bf109G-6, 1a Squadriglia, 2° Gruppo Caccia, Villafranca, October 1944. This G-6 was painted RLM 74/75/76 with a light 74/75 mottle on the fuselage sides. The spinner was black with a wide white spiral. The lower cowl, wing tips and fuselage band were RLM 04 Yellow. This G-6 had the Erla Haube canopy and tall rudder, the numbers had a white outline and the fuselage crosses had an RLM 74 "fill".
"Blue Chevron", Bf109G-6, Nucleo Commando, 2° Gruppo Caccia, Villafranca, November 1944. RLM 74/75/76 with large 74/75 mottles on the fuselage sides. This plane also had the tall rudder but retained the earlier "framed" canopy. The spinner was RLM 70 with a wide white spiral. This plane is thought to have flown by Magg. Carlo Milani. The chevrons may have retained their original RLM 23 Green color.
"Double Black Chevron", Bf109G-14, Wk Mr. 464444, Magg. Carlo Milani, Nucleo Commando, 2° Gruppo Caccia, Aviano, February 1945. This Bf109 was painted RLM 74/75/76 with moderate 74/75 mottles on the fuselage sides. The spinner was black with a thin white spiral. The starboard chevrons were asymmetrical.
"Black 7", Bf109G-10, Wk Nr. 491353, 4a Squadriglia, 2° Gruppo Caccia, Aviano, February 1945. This G-10 was painted RLM 75/83/76 with a sparse 75/83 mottle. The spinner was black with a medium width white spiral.
"Black 11", Bf109G-10, Wk Nr. 491501, Serg. Magg. Loris Baldi, 4a Squadriglia, 2° Gruppo Caccia, Aviano, February 1945. RLM 75/83/76 with a sparse 75/83 mottle. The spinner was black with a wide white spiral.
All but 2 of the 14 planes have Italian ANR insignias on their upper wings and German markings on their lower wings.
The decals are up to Fantasy Printshop's customary standards. The colors are crisp and bright, the decal carrier film is minimal and everything is in register. You also get one complete set of air frame stencils but you will need to look elsewhere for an application guide. You'll also need to find some upper wing camouflage illustrations as they're not included, either.
If you are looking for something out of the ordinary for your 1/32nd scale Messerschmitt Bf109 Gustav, Euro Decals has you covered with this great sheet. I recommend these decals and I would like to thank the Fantasy Printshop for the review sample.
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References:
Regia Aeronautica Volume 2, by F. D'Amico & G. Valentini, Squadron/Signal Publications, 1986.
Ali Straniere in Italia No. 1, Messerschmitt Bf109, by Gregory Alegi, La Bancarella Aeronautica, 2002.
