In Box Review of DML Dragon 1/72nd Scale
German Messerschmitt Me-1101
Golden Wings Series
Kit no. 5013
By Ray Mehlberger
My kit has a copyright date of 1993. A re-boxing of it as kit no. 5014 is available 3 places in Europe and 3 places in the U.S. : Mega Hobby for $25.46, Kit Linx for $22.98 and Sprue Bros for $23.99.
I paid $12.75 for my kit in the 90's at a local hobby shop that went out of business.
Kit no. 5013
By Ray Mehlberger
My kit has a copyright date of 1993. A re-boxing of it as kit no. 5014 is available 3 places in Europe and 3 places in the U.S. : Mega Hobby for $25.46, Kit Linx for $22.98 and Sprue Bros for $23.99.
I paid $12.75 for my kit in the 90's at a local hobby shop that went out of business.
HISTORY:
Several proposals were submitted to a few jet fighter project commissioned by RLM in late 1944. Messerschmitt A.G. proposed their P1101 originally designed by a powered Heinkel Hirth HeS011 jet engine of 1,380kg thrust and armed with MK108 30mm cannons.
Although the development order was granted to the rival Fock-Wulf TA-183, the P1101 prototype was built to test the variable sweep-back wing which enabled three different angles to be preset on the ground.
The prototype was powered by a Junkers Jumo 0048 instead of the delayed HeS011. This aircraft nearly completed was captured by the U.S. Army in a factory unknown to the Allies when the war was ending.
The P1101 prototype carried back to the U.S.A. was later completed as the Bell X-5, the world's first aircraft having inflight variable sweep-back wings.
The P1101, as well as the Ta-183, had a great influence on the development of jet aircraft in the world after the war.
In the Korean War, the first air combat by jet fighters was seen between the Soviet Mig-15, descendent of the Ta-183 and the American F-86. descendent of the P1101.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 1
Wingspan: 8.06m (28 1/4')
Length: 8.95m (29 1/2')
Height: 3.71m (12')
Powerplant: one Junkers Jumo 0048 (max thrust 890kg) (1,963 lbs)
Maximum speed: 860km/h (534 mph) at altitude 7,000m (planned)
Armament: two Mk 108 30mm cannons
Several proposals were submitted to a few jet fighter project commissioned by RLM in late 1944. Messerschmitt A.G. proposed their P1101 originally designed by a powered Heinkel Hirth HeS011 jet engine of 1,380kg thrust and armed with MK108 30mm cannons.
Although the development order was granted to the rival Fock-Wulf TA-183, the P1101 prototype was built to test the variable sweep-back wing which enabled three different angles to be preset on the ground.
The prototype was powered by a Junkers Jumo 0048 instead of the delayed HeS011. This aircraft nearly completed was captured by the U.S. Army in a factory unknown to the Allies when the war was ending.
The P1101 prototype carried back to the U.S.A. was later completed as the Bell X-5, the world's first aircraft having inflight variable sweep-back wings.
The P1101, as well as the Ta-183, had a great influence on the development of jet aircraft in the world after the war.
In the Korean War, the first air combat by jet fighters was seen between the Soviet Mig-15, descendent of the Ta-183 and the American F-86. descendent of the P1101.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Crew: 1
Wingspan: 8.06m (28 1/4')
Length: 8.95m (29 1/2')
Height: 3.71m (12')
Powerplant: one Junkers Jumo 0048 (max thrust 890kg) (1,963 lbs)
Maximum speed: 860km/h (534 mph) at altitude 7,000m (planned)
Armament: two Mk 108 30mm cannons
THE KIT:
DML Dragon is a prolific model company based in Hong Kong, China. They make all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit came in shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows a Me1101 attacking a U.S. B-32 Liberator bomber. It is silver with dark-gray vertical bands around the fuselage. It has a red nose with a black 12 on the sides of it outlined in white. There are 5 victory marks before the 12. It has skeletal black German cross on the fuselage sides and below the wings with white skeletal ones above the wings.
It has a 2 shades of gray splinter pattern above the wings and elevators and on the rudder and a black and blue fuselage band. It carries rockets under it's wings.
One side panel has a one-paragraph history of the Me-1101 in 6 languages, including English.
Marco Polo Import Inc. in City of Industry, CA was the importer and distributor for DML in the 90's. Their address and FAX number are shown.
The copyright date of 1993 and MADE IN HONG KONG is said.
The other side panel shows 3 color photos of the model made up in a 2nd scheme that is the same as the box art one. Except, it has a black 60 on the sides of the nose, followed by a repeat of Marco Polo's address and FAX number, the copyright date 1993 and MADE IN HONG KONG again.
DML Dragon is a prolific model company based in Hong Kong, China. They make all manner of model subjects in the popular scales.
This kit came in shrink-wrapped tray and lid type box.
The box art shows a Me1101 attacking a U.S. B-32 Liberator bomber. It is silver with dark-gray vertical bands around the fuselage. It has a red nose with a black 12 on the sides of it outlined in white. There are 5 victory marks before the 12. It has skeletal black German cross on the fuselage sides and below the wings with white skeletal ones above the wings.
It has a 2 shades of gray splinter pattern above the wings and elevators and on the rudder and a black and blue fuselage band. It carries rockets under it's wings.
One side panel has a one-paragraph history of the Me-1101 in 6 languages, including English.
Marco Polo Import Inc. in City of Industry, CA was the importer and distributor for DML in the 90's. Their address and FAX number are shown.
The copyright date of 1993 and MADE IN HONG KONG is said.
The other side panel shows 3 color photos of the model made up in a 2nd scheme that is the same as the box art one. Except, it has a black 60 on the sides of the nose, followed by a repeat of Marco Polo's address and FAX number, the copyright date 1993 and MADE IN HONG KONG again.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX:
This kit contains 2 light-gray trees and the decal sheet in 2 clear sealed cello bags, a steel PE fret in a sealed cello bag with the clear tree and the instructions.
The instructions consists of a single-sheet that accordion-folds out into 8 pages in 7 1/8" x 10" page format.
Page 1 begins with a black and white repeat of the cover art, above the history of the Me-1101 in 6 languages, including English.
Page 2 begins with CAUTIONS about the kit, over international assembly symbol explanations and a suggested paint color listing of Gunze Sangyo and Italeri brands of paints in the 6 languages.
The bottom of the page has the first assembly step.
Page 3 through 5 give a grand total of 9 assembly steps.
Page 6 & 7 is the marking and painting instructions.
Page 6 has a 4-view of the box art scheme (already described above) Oberammergau 1945..
Page 7 has a 4-view of a Me-1101 at Berlin in 1945. It is in a splinter of 2 shades of gray above a light-blue undercarriage. It has a red 31 on the sides of the nose outlined in white.
This kit contains 2 light-gray trees and the decal sheet in 2 clear sealed cello bags, a steel PE fret in a sealed cello bag with the clear tree and the instructions.
The instructions consists of a single-sheet that accordion-folds out into 8 pages in 7 1/8" x 10" page format.
Page 1 begins with a black and white repeat of the cover art, above the history of the Me-1101 in 6 languages, including English.
Page 2 begins with CAUTIONS about the kit, over international assembly symbol explanations and a suggested paint color listing of Gunze Sangyo and Italeri brands of paints in the 6 languages.
The bottom of the page has the first assembly step.
Page 3 through 5 give a grand total of 9 assembly steps.
Page 6 & 7 is the marking and painting instructions.
Page 6 has a 4-view of the box art scheme (already described above) Oberammergau 1945..
Page 7 has a 4-view of a Me-1101 at Berlin in 1945. It is in a splinter of 2 shades of gray above a light-blue undercarriage. It has a red 31 on the sides of the nose outlined in white.
Color scheme for the rockets is shown as being dark-gray over white.
Page 8 is the parts trees illustrations and decal application instructions, over the copyright date of 1993 and PRINTED IN HONG KONG CHINA.
Trees are alphabetized and illustrated in the instructions and have part number tabs next to the parts on them.
Light-gray letter A tree holds: fuselage, wings, cockpit floor, dashboard, joy stick, tail wheel, main wheels, landing-gear legs, elevators and rudder (32 parts)
Page 8 is the parts trees illustrations and decal application instructions, over the copyright date of 1993 and PRINTED IN HONG KONG CHINA.
Trees are alphabetized and illustrated in the instructions and have part number tabs next to the parts on them.
Light-gray letter A tree holds: fuselage, wings, cockpit floor, dashboard, joy stick, tail wheel, main wheels, landing-gear legs, elevators and rudder (32 parts)
Light-gray letter B tree holds: engine, rockets and their mounts (28 parts)
The clear tree holds the cockpit canopy (1 part) in a sealed clear cello bag.
The small steel PE fret is in another sealed clear cello bag with a stiff card backing it. It holds: the dashboard, DF loop, antenna, cockpit side instrument panels (5 parts)
The decal sheet completes the kit's contents. It has red numbers zero through 9 outlined in white on it, to build your own fuselage number from and some stencil marks.
Model has nice engraved detail. No pilot figure is included and flaps are all molded solid.
This is a neat WHAT IF type kit.
This is a neat WHAT IF type kit.
Highly Recommended.