[leeG]

Gemini could do three other liveries of a Marseille's Bf-109F-Trop in addition to this one.

Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces 2 - Bf 109 Aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean has color profiles of four of Marseille's Bf109Fs.

• The one Flying Tigers chose is color plate 17 on page 40 with 50 victory bars on the red rudder of Werk-Nr. 12 593.
• Color plate 18 is Werk-Nr. 10 059 with 68 victory bars.
• Color plate 19 is Werk-Nr. 10 137 with the number 70 wreathed and victory bars for his then 101 victories.
• Color plate 20 is Werk-Nr. 8673, with the number 100 wreathed under crossed swords and victory bars showing 151 victories.

I wonder if this is the first of a special commission series of Marseille aircraft. Personally, Gemini would be nuts not to make at least one of the other three a regular release.

[djjeffhall]

Well, call me crazy but I just ordered one. I love those Gemini BF109's.

[parsig9]

Originally Posted by djjeffhall

Well, call me crazy but I just ordered one. I love those Gemini BF109's.

Crazy. I'm still torn. All my complaining is just me way of working it out.

That's what Mrs. Parsig says...

[Cruver Collecter]

Originally Posted by leeG

Gemini could do three other liveries of a Marseille's Bf-109F-Trop in addition to this one.

Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces 2 - Bf 109 Aces of North Africa and the Mediterranean has color profiles of four of Marseille's Bf109Fs.

• The one Flying Tigers chose is color plate 17 on page 40 with 50 victory bars on the red rudder of Werk-Nr. 12 593.
• Color plate 18 is Werk-Nr. 10 059 with 68 victory bars.
• Color plate 19 is Werk-Nr. 10 137 with the number 70 wreathed and victory bars for his then 101 victories.
• Color plate 20 is Werk-Nr. 8673, with the number 100 wreathed under crossed swords and victory bars showing 151 victories.

I wonder if this is the first of a special commission series of Marseille aircraft. Personally, Gemini would be nuts not to make at least one of the other three a regular release.

Hopefully they have plans to do a couple of these.

[Nimrod48]

Originally Posted by brunowbe

Unless these are going to be available stateside, I can't justify getting this one from the UK (even though I'd really like one). If you want it, it'll run you $67.93 in the US dollars.

I was billed £29.99 when pre ordering mine convert that into $ & the US price does not seem that bad

[Old Crow]

Yep - positive. I just put in Canada & US also - the £15 is standard international for one model $ £25.50 for 2

This just begs the question for me- can't we get a reduced postage rate if an order were placed with a large quantity of models? Economy of scale and all that. If 2 planes ordered saves close to $9 US over ordering one, would there not be a commensurate savings if ordering 10 or 50 or 100?

It sure seems like we should be able to band together to make a significant dent in the shipping cost.

[Captain Eddie]

Originally Posted by parsig9

Crazy. I'm still torn. All my complaining is just me way of working it out.

That's what Mrs. Parsig says...

That sounds like a GREAT excuse, Parsig.....not that one is needed.

[BigMo]

I broke down, and will be broke off by the one in charge, but needless to say ordered 2.

[brunowbe]

Originally Posted by Old Crow

This just begs the question for me- can't we get a reduced postage rate if an order were placed with a large quantity of models? Economy of scale and all that. If 2 planes ordered saves close to $9 US over ordering one, would there not be a commensurate savings if ordering 10 or 50 or 100?

It sure seems like we should be able to band together to make a significant dent in the shipping cost.

I think I would seriously consider getting one if that could be done.

[Celtic]

Originally Posted by brunowbe

Unless these are going to be available stateside, I can't justify getting this one from the UK (even though I'd really like one). If you want it, it'll run you $67.93 in the US dollars.

Amen! I did it once for a Corgi 109E, but just can't justify that kind of thing more than once every year or so...Why can't there be more special runs in the US? Flying Tiger probably realized they won't get a lot of action across the Atlantic, so the run was kept down to 550.