The latest release from Kagero Publishing in the series of Mini TopColor is issue 21, Messerschmitt Bf 109 in North Africa. The booklet covers 8 aircraft flown in the North African theater of operations. Aircraft covered in this booklet range from 109E to 109G. The booklet shows each of the 8 aircraft in both left and right side views as well as a top/bottom view. The artwork is of excellent quality and each aircrafts particular paint scheme is covered in the text.

Included are the following aircraft.

• Bf 109 F-4 Trop - Red 2 of 2./JG 27, flown by Lt Friederich Koerner, Martuba, February 1942
• Bf 109 F-4 Trop - Yellow 1 of 3./JG 27, flown by Hptm Gerhard Homuth, Martuba, April 1942
• Bf 109 F-4 Trop - Yellow 3 of 6./JG 3, "Gisela" flown by Uffz Frans Schwaiger, Martuba, April 1942
• Bf 109 F-4 Trop - Yellow 1 of 6./JG 27, flown by Oblt Rudolf Sinner, Tmimi, June 1942
• Bf 109 F-4 Trop - Black 3 of 5./JG 27, flown by Oblt Ernst Boerngen, El Alamein, 11 June 1942
• Bf-109 E-7 Trop - Coded S9+CS of 8./ZG 1, Libya, Autumn 1942
• Bf 109 G-2 Trop - White 3 of 1./JG 77, flown by Uffz Horst Schlick, Bir-el-Abd, November 1942
• Bf 109 G-2/R2 Trop - Black 6 of 2.(H)/14, flown by Lt Herbert Prior, Qued-Zarga, April 1943

Decals provided are printed by Cartograf and are very thin and in excellent register. Decals provided are for all 8 aircraft in the 3 major scales (1/32, 1/48 and 1/72) which provides the potential of building 24 aircraft from one decal sheet.

The builder will need to use the stenciling and nationality markings from the original kit since those are not supplied on the decal sheet.

Highly recommended!

My thanks to Kagero for the review sample.