Techmod 1/72 Bf 108 Decals By Tracy Hancock

While cruising the vendor tables at a local contest, I was pleasantly surprised to see a sheet of civil decals for the Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun by Techmod. Being an avid between the wars civil aircraft modeler, I wasted no time in picking one up. Available in both 1/48 and 1/72, this release provides decals for four aircraft and has something for everyone.

The first option presented on this sheet is a very fetching overall RLM 24 dark blue machine. Registered D-IBMY and carrying the race number 18, this machine was a contestant in the International Circuit of the Oases taking place in Egypt in February of 1937. The swastikas, provided as two-piece decals, are carried on the tail in the familiar red banner, and Messerschmitt stencils and logos complete the markings.

The second option is an overall cream colored aircraft operated by the Central Staff of the Aviation League in Poland in the post war years. A red spinner adds a dash of color and various stencils for this machine are also provided.

Next up is an overall aluminum machine tested by the Japanese Army aviation Experimental Center. Hinomaru are carried on the tops and bottoms of the wings and on both sides of the rudder and the number 58 is on the fuselage sides.

The last option is for another Japanese aircraft, this one serving with Manchuka Airlines in 1936-37. This overall aluminum aircraft, registered J-BACC, is festooned with logos and symbols, including one for the 1936 Olympic games. As with the others, all stencils and logos are provided on the sheet to complete this option.

The decals themselves are printed well and are in perfect register, with almost invisible carrier film and, as mentioned before, all four aircraft can be built from this sheet.

References listed are:
Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun, Wydawnictwo Miltaria Nr 149.
Messerschmitt Bf 108 B, Replic No 129.

With the Eduard release in 1/48 and the venerable Heller kit available in 1/72, this is a sheet for just about everyone.