Cutting Edge Decals New Releases By Michael Benolkin

Meteor Productions continues to produce some amazing decals in their Cutting Edge line as well as convenient paint masks in their Black Magic line. Here are their latest releases:

Bf 109G Great Gustavs Part 1

CED24003

MSRP $16.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Trumpeter

Markings are provided for four aircraft:

• Bf 109G-6, 9./JG 52, Yellow 1, Lt. Erich Hartmann

• Bf 109G-4 Trop, 3./JG 53, Yellow 7, Oblt Tonne

• Bf 109G-6, Stab III./JG 11, Hptm Anton Hackl

• Bf 109G-6/R6 Trop, 7./JG 27, Oblt Emil Clade

A full set of national markings & maintenance stencils are also included for one aircraft.

Bf 109G Great Gustavs Part 2

CED24004

MSRP $16.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Trumpeter

Markings are provided for three aircraft:

• Bf 109G-6, JG 5, Yellow 12, Heinrich Ehler

• Bf 109G-5, Stab II./JG 52, Hptm Gerhard Barkhorn

• Bf 109G-6, 7./JG 3, White 10

A full set of national markings & maintenance stencils are also included for one aircraft.

Bf 109G Great Gustavs Part 3

CED24005

MSRP $16.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Trumpeter

Markings are provided for one aircraft:

• Bf 109G-6, JGr. 50, Green 1, Major Hermann Graf

A full set of national markings & maintenance stencils are also included for one aircraft.

Bf 109G-6 Foreign Gustavs Part 1

CED320028

MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Hasegawa

Markings are provided for four aircraft:

• Bf 109G-6, 365 Sqn, Regia Aeronautica

• Bf 109G-6 Trop, Finnish Air Force

• Bf 109G-6, 364 Sqn, Regia Aeronautica

• Bf 109G-6, Finnish Air Force

Fw 190A Reich Defenders Part 2

CED48196 MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kits: Tamiya w/CEC48078

Markings are provided for four aircraft:

• Fw 190A-3, Red 7/Black 1

• Fw 190A-6, 1./JG 1, White 11, Oblt Georg Schott

• Fw 190A-5, JG 1, Group Hq

• Fw 190A-4, I./JG 1, Yellow 6

A full set of maintenance stencils are also included for one aircraft.

Bf 109E/F Desert Eagles

CED48216 MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kits: Tamiya, Hasegawa

A full set of maintenance stencils are also included for one aircraft.

Ar 234C-3 Blitz Bombers

CED48230

MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Revell

Markings are provided for seven aircraft, two of which are non-descript aircraft from the end of the war, and the other five are some beautiful examples of Luft '46 color schemes (what they might have looked like had the war gone on another year). Kudos to Meteor for pushing the envelope and allowing the Ar 234 to have some interesting options.

Bf 109G Great Gustavs

CED48234

MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Hasegawa

Markings are provided for three aircraft:

• Bf 109G-6, 9./JG 52, Yellow 1, Lt. Erich Hartmann

• Bf 109G-6, Stab III./JG 11, Hptm Anton Hackl

• Bf 109G-6, JGr. 50, Green 1, Major Hermann Graf

Maintenance stencils are also included.

He 111 Pedro "Pencil Noses" Part 1

CED48238

MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Monogram w/Cutting Edge He 111B Conversion

Markings are provided for four aircraft:

• He 111B-2, K/88

• He 111B-1, 1.K/88, Late 1937

• He 111B, VB/88, Early 1937

• He 111B, Grupo 25

He 111 Pedro "Pencil Noses" Part 2

CED48242

MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Monogram w/Cutting Edge He 111B Conversion

Markings are provided for two aircraft:

• He 111B-1, 1.K/88, Early 1937

• He 111B-1, 1.K/88, Summer 1937

Bf109E/F Operation Barbarosa

CED48243

MSRP $8.99 USD

Markings are provided for four aircraft:

• Bf 109E-4/B, 8./JG 77, Red 5

• Bf 109F-4, 7./JG 54, Yellow 6

• Bf 109F-2, 2./JG 54, Black 12

• Bf 109F-4, Stab/JG 54

A full set of maintenance stencils are also included for one aircraft.

He 111 Pedro "Pencil Noses" Part 3

CED48244

MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Monogram w/Cutting Edge He 111B Conversion

Markings are provided for two aircraft:

• He 111B-1, 1.K/88, 1937

• He 111B, 4.K/88, 1937

He 111 Pedro "Pencil Noses" Part 2

CED48242

MSRP $8.99 USD

Recommended Kit: Monogram w/Cutting Edge He 111E/F Conversion

Markings are provided for two aircraft:

• He 111E-1, 1./KG 1

• He 111F, Turkish Air Force

You can purchase these and any of the great Cutting Edge decal and mask lines directly from Meteor Production's website (www.meteorprod.com). They have some of the fastest mail order delivery in this industry - give them a try!

My sincere thanks to Meteor Productions for these review samples!