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Airfix Messerschmitt Bf110E/E-2 Tropical 1:72 WWII German Military AviationPlastic Model Kit A03081A
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Airfix Messerschmitt Bf110E/E-2 Tropical 1:72 WWII Features
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Airfix is the oldest UK manufacturer of scale model plastic kits and has been producing kits for the mass market since 1952. Airfix produce a wide range of kits aimed at all types of scale modelers with subjects such as; military aircraft, ships, space, cars, dioramas and military vehicles.
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Primary Scheme: Messerschmitt Bf110E TROP 7/Zerstörergeschwader 26, Derna, Libya, 1942. Secondary Scheme: Messerschmitt Bf110E, Aircraft flown by Felix Maria Brandis, 13.(Z) Jagdgeschwader 5, Norway, 1941.
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Skill level: 2. Dimensions of completed kit: length 16.76 cm x width 22.56 cm x height 5.73 cm. Total Pieces: 108. A great plastic model kit for the intermediate to the experienced modeler.
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Painting and assembly required. Paints and glue need to be purchased separately.
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Humbrol paints needed to complete the liveries are listed on the outside of the box.
About Airfix Messerschmitt Bf110E/E-2 Tropical 1:72 WWII
In the air before the beginning of WWII, the Messerschmitt Bf110 saw a short-lived superiority when there was a transition from biplane to monoplane double-engines fighter aircrafts, outperforming all other German planes as the war took off. Even with the upgraded variants; larger engine, more armor, the BF110E-2 couldn't keep up with the increased power of the fighters produced by the allies as it wasn't as fast and lacked maneverability, which the RAF and US Military took full advantage to exploit their weaknesses. Realizing their vulnerability as an easy target during the day with not enough time to escape, as was witnessed during the Battle of Britain, the roles of these airplanes, to give them a chance, were mainly missioned for night raids. With the cover of darkness, using strategic planning and tracerless amunition, they found success in their patrols over the desert in honing in on the Allies' blind spots, committing them to night raids.
