Luftwaffe'S Baptism of Fire. Part I

This Mini Topcolors focuses on the Luftwaffe units that flew in the Spanish civil war and the invasion of PolandCamouflage history has always been a fascinating topic for modelers.

This series shows not only how specific vehicles or aircraft were painted, but also enables the reader to finish their model of to a very high standard by using the decals sheetsFeatures a big decal sheet with 1:72, 1:48 and 1:32 individual and national markings for German Aircraft in the Spanish campaign and the invasion of Poland.

The decal sheet was printed by Cartograf. Each painting scheme is a beautifully drawn colour profile and described in the 20 page guidebook with English and Polish text. Aircraft featured include:- Junkers Ju 87 B-1; coded '29*8' of 5.

K/88, Legion Condor, Sanjurjo airfield, Zaragoza, Spain, late 1938- Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1; coded '6*119', flown by Hptm.

Siebelt Reents, Staffelkapitan of 1. J/88, Legion Condor, Leon, Spain, spring 1939,- Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1; 'Black 14' of 2.(J)/LG 2, Poland, mid-September 1939,- Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1; W.Nr. 4048, 'Yellow 7' of 3./JGr. 101, Hoya, Germany, 18 November 1939,- Messerschmitt Bf 109 D-1; W.Nr. 630, 'Black N+7', flown by Oblt. Johannes`Macki' Steinhoff, Staffelkapitan of 11.(N)/JG 2, Hage, Germany, April 1940,- Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3; flown by Oblt.

Wilfried Pufahl of Stab II./JG 53, Mannheim-Sandhofen, Germany, April 1940,- Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-2; coded 'L1+KK' of 14./LG 1, crew: Uffz.

Hans Bechthold (pilot), Uffz. Wilhelm Harder (radio operator); Mannheim-Sandhofen, Germany, late spring 1940,- Heinkel He 111 P-2; coded '1G+HL' of 3./KG 27, crew: Uffz.

Otto Keiser (pilot), Hptm. Robert Sichart von Sichartshoff (observer, CO), Uffz.

Gustav Bergmann (radio operator), Uffz. Paul Kleinitzke (flight engineer); Neukuhren, East Prussia, 15 September 1939 (1:32 and 1:72 decals only). The decals also include Legion Condor markings for 1 Ju 87 and 1 Bf 109 in all 3 most popular scales and German swastikas for 1 He 111 in 1:32 and 1:72 scale.