Here’s another of those handy little add-ons to save a model from the “shelf of not quite right models”. In this case it’s a replacement for that pitot tube which got broken off (or was never there) on a current project or a long-finished model.

I recently reviewed Master’s pitot for a 1/144 F-104 which didn’t have a pitot tube. This one is for a 1/144 F-105 where I had manufactured a pitot, but it wasn’t quite right. The pitot I manufactured was from a straight pin, and it was too short and too thick. The Master Model part took care of this.

I used a pair of small pliers to pull the old pitot out of the nose of the F-105. This left a hole ready to accept the new part, except the new part was much smaller than the old one. I filled the hole with gel-type CA, let it set for a couple of minutes, then put the new pitot in place. This was fine, except the nose cone didn’t match up with the new part. I used white glue as a sort of filler to get the parts to match up.

This review covers the following MCW Military Paints:

• MIL-1102 Lichtblau RLM76
• MIL-1105 Grauviolett RLM75
• MIL-1010 Graugrun RLM74
• MIL-5003 40% Flat Clear – Flat

The paints are available at $7.50 per bottle.

Eduard has released a new mold of the Bf-109G-2, with markings for versions including in the kit.

In the box is:

• 5 x light grey sprues
• 1 clear sprue
• 2 x decal sheet
• 1 mask sheet
• 1 photoetch detail set
• 1 instruction booklet

While you get 5 sprues, you also get plenty of unused (spare) parts, like 3 different propellers, different wheels, some weapons, different rudders, air intakes, oil coolers and even extra canopies, so you should be able to get some “extras” for other 109s in your collection.

All the sprues are extremely well molded with very little flash and great detail; the decals allow you to finish the aircraft in 5 different versions.

Construction

First is the construction of the cockpit which is well detailed and the Photo Etch helps a lot to make this a very impressive cockpit when complete.