Eduard has release a new ProfiPACK edition Bf 109G-5 in 1/72 scale.
The Bf 109G-5 was a high-altitude version of Germany’s “Gustav” fighter series, introduced in 1943 and distinguished from the closely related G-6 chiefly by its pressurized cockpit. Powered by a Daimler-Benz DB 605A inverted V-12 engine, it normally carried a 20 mm cannon firing through the propeller hub and two cowling-mounted 13 mm MG 131 machine guns, whose large breeches required characteristic bulges above the engine. Around 475 were built, serving notably in the air defense of Germany; a small number received the improved DB 605AS engine with a larger supercharger for better high-altitude performance. Essentially, the G-5 combined the G-6’s heavier armament with cockpit pressurization rather than representing a fundamentally new fighter design.
The new offering (70158) includes Eduard plastic parts, pre-painted PE parts, a resin Eberspächer acoustic pipe and Eduard decals with six marking options.
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