This is a new decal sheet from Cutting Edge Modelworks.  The sheet includes markings for 4 different Bf-109G's in 1/24 scale.  With the release of the BIG Trumpeter Bf-109G....there is a serious need for aftermarket decals .....Cutting Edge has begun to fill the need.

The first plane on this sheet is a Bf-109G6 flown by famous high scoring Ace Lt. Erich Hartman of 9./JG 52 while flying out of Novosaporovyi, Russia in Oct 1943.  Hartman had a total of 352 kills to his credit by the end of the war.  By Oct 1943 he had 121 kills to his credit.  This plane is painted RLM 74/75 on the top surfaces and RLM 76 on the sides and underside.  There was mottling on the side of the fuselage.  For artwork there is a red heart with a yellow arrow through it and text that reads "Dicker Max Karaya".  Things that are of interest are the fact the yellow cowl panel under the engine only covers the half of the panel.  This plane is missing the DF loop but it still has the base and this plane and it also has the early style headrest.

The second plane is a Bf-109G4 Trop flown by high scoring Ace Oblt. Tonne, Staffelkapitan 3./JG 53 while flying out of Bizerta, February 1943.  Tonne had a total of 122 kills to his credit by the end of the war.  By Oct 1943 he had over 100 kills to his credit.  This plane is painted RLM 79/80 on the top surfaces and RLM 78 on the sides and underside with a white spinner and yellow cowl under the engine.  This plane is "yellow 7" but that number covers over a "Red 5" but both the red5 and yellow seven decals are provided separately for the right side as reference photos for the right side of this aircraft are unavailable.  The Umbrella attachments, but this plane did not have a Trop filter attached at this point.  

There was no mottling on the side of the fuselage but there is a white fuselage band to indicate it's theatre of operations.  For artwork there is a black spade on a white diamond on the side of the engine cowl.  This is a fairly brightly coloured aircraft.

The third plane is a Bf-109G6 flown by Ace Hptm. Anton Hackl of Stab III./JG 11 while flying out of Oldenburg, Germany in February 1944.  By Feb  1944 he had 132 kills to his credit.  This plane is painted RLM 74/75 on the top surfaces and RLM 76 on the sides and underside.  There was large mottling on the side of the fuselage.  This plane has a yellow fuselage band and yellow cowl under the engine.  The spinner is black and white.  This aircraft was fitted with the underwing cannon gondolas.

The fourth plane is a Bf-109G6/R6 Trop flown by Oberleutnant Emil Clade, Staffelkapitan of 7./JG 27 while flying out of Kalamaki, Greece in January of 1944.  By January 1944 he had no kills marked on his plane but by wars end he had 26 kills to his credit.  This plane is painted RLM 74/75 on the top surfaces and RLM 76 on the sides and underside.  There was unique overlapping mottling on the side of the fuselage.  This plane has a white fuselage band.  This aircraft was fitted with the underwing cannon gondolas.  For artwork this plane has a crest on the engine cowl and an arrow going through an apple on the side of the fuselage.  This plane is "White 9".  This aircraft has a tall antenna mast....also worth noting....this aircraft has no DF loop or base.

The decals were flawlessly printed on 2 decal sheets and the clear carrier film is trimmed very close to the crisply printed colored areas, which is always good to see.  This is 1/24....so the decal are large in size.....as compred to the smaller scales of 1/48 and 1/72.   This decal sheet has a good variety colour schemes.  Because these aircraft are WW2, some questions about markings remain unanswered so You'll have to guess at the mottling on the right side of the plane....but this is to be expected.  The instructions do include top views of the aircraft.

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The instructions are clear and an extra page of text instruction is included with a small bit of info about 3 of these planes as well as B&W line drawings showing stencil placement. 

A very nice product and highly recommended.

I would like to thank Cutting Edge Modelworks for providing me with this review sample.

Steve