Friday, May 23, 2008 - 08:53 AM UTC
There weren't any details of the forthcoming Royal Class Messerschmitt Bf 110 in Eduard's usual announcement of the month ahead's releases. The reason is clear now - it's set to be an absolute stunner that fully justifies a News item of its own!
As predicted, along with two complete standard kits, the first important in change Royal Class version is the optional “long” fuselage for the Bf 110D and some Bf 110Es. Another additional sprue provides the optional engine nacelles for the Bf 110E Trop, with enlarged oil coolers. Another new addition is the FuG 202 Lichtenstein BC radar aerial, which is composed of plastic and photo-etched parts.

With respect to the accessories, this boxing includes nine photoetched sets and three resin parts. The photo-etched sets contain the usual mix of additional details, while the resin parts are dust filters as seen on many aircraft flown on the Eastern front.

There are 12 colour schemes featured, with Cartograph decals for a mix of all three main versions - the Bf 110C,D and E, with many alternatives, such as night fighters and aircraft with the famous “Dackelbauch” belly tank.

Every Royal Class kit contains a bonus. As Eduard's first twin-engined Royal Class, it's fitting that the Bf 110 contains two. The first may be predictable, with an Iron Cross replica that follows the Royal Class tradition.

The second bonus is a total surpise! A ¼ scale kit of the Bf 110 instrument panel. The kit is highly detailed, with a plastic base and instrument frames, and the faces of the instruments being represented by color stickers. The instruments needles are colour photo-etch, as well as the placards and instruction tabs and other details on the panel surface.

Having built a couple of Eduard's smaller stand-alone instrument panels, I can hardly wait - and Eduard's desciption of the Bf 110 panel looks set to be fair: "...this is a very complex kit in the best sense of the word, and simply looks great! It’s not a difficult build, all parts are made in their correct color, making painting unnecessary….just gluing the parts together."

Eduard's Royal Class Messerschmitt Bf 110 is going to be released in two versions:

The standard edition is limited to 2,100 kits.

A special German edition 400 kits will replace the Iron Cross replica with a resin set of exhausts and ammunition boxes, along with a crystal clear vacuformed canopy.

Please remember, when contacting retailers or manufacturers, to mention that you saw their products highlighted here - on AEROSCALE.
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Hi Rowan! Very nice indeed... but do you know how many kits will be included? Two or three? And do you know the price of this Royal Class box? Jean-Luc
MAY 23, 2008 - 12:00 PM
Hi Jean-Luc There will be two full kits, plus the extras in the Royal package. No info yet on the price, but details are unfolding by the hour... All the best Rowan
MAY 23, 2008 - 12:16 PM
Im not normally known for building Luftwaffe subjects but I am VERY tempted to splash out on this! Nige
MAY 23, 2008 - 12:19 PM
Just awesome! Until now I haven't purchased a Royal Class boxing mainly due to the cost. However, it looks like I will be breaking that self imposed tradition with this one. Bravo, Eduard!
MAY 24, 2008 - 12:59 AM
I have never purchased a Royal Class Kit before, but I think I have to get this one.
MAY 29, 2008 - 03:08 AM
Hi all! The exact content of the Royal Class Bf110 boxing can be seen on Eduard's website now. The kit will cost 185$ without shipping. E.U. members will have to add 19% VAT so the kit will cost them 220$. If you order on Eduard's site, the box will cost between 215$ and 250$... This is by far the most expensive (for the modeller) Royal Class kit produced by Eduard... Jean-Luc
MAY 30, 2008 - 07:05 PM
i am (the incredibly proud) owner of all royal class boxes; my Me-110 arrived yesterday. It occurred to me that Eduard ommitted 1 detail since the last issue: as far as i can see the box is not numbered in any way
JUN 25, 2008 - 12:41 AM
The 190 Royal Class was my first Royal Class Kit. I really, really like it. I have purchased the Rota Flieger Special Edition, and I really like it also. I will be getting the 110 Royal Class, when I can afford it. The amazing thing is that I will probably never build any of them.
JUN 25, 2008 - 02:03 PM
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