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Airfix Bf109 A05120B vs. A05120C: Which Markings Do You Want?

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Airfix Bf109E-3/E-4 1:48 kit A05120C product image

Choose between Airfix Bf109 A05120B and A05120C by the markings you want to build. Both are 1:48 E-series kits with 107 listed parts and three scheme choices, but the release suffix selects a different set of subjects. A05120C is not simply a larger version of A05120B.

Compare Airfix aircraft releases and markings

A05120B: von Werra, Priller and a Yugoslav option

The Bf109 release A05120B offers subjects associated with Franz von Werra, Josef Priller and Milutin Grozdanović. The Yugoslav-marked option provides a different national presentation from the German subjects.

Choose this box when one of those specific aircraft is the reason for the project. Before buying paint or aftermarket markings, compare the included scheme with your intended subject. A matching pilot name is useful, but the aircraft version and markings must also agree.

A05120C: Red 1, White 4 or a French evaluation subject

The A05120C release lists a different group: Rolf Pingel's Red 1, Johann Böhm's White 4 and a French CEMA evaluation aircraft from 1939.

This makes C the relevant purchase for those schemes rather than a replacement selected only because Bf109 appears on both boxes. The final letter identifies the product release; it should not be confused with an aircraft variant such as E-3 or E-4.

Three schemes still mean one aircraft kit

Each box offers a choice of markings for a build. It is not a three-aircraft set. Select the intended scheme before assembly so the configuration, optional parts and painting sequence follow the correct branch of the instructions.

Do not mix a canopy or other variant-specific component from one option with decals from another simply because both are shown in the same booklet. Nor should equal part counts be treated as proof that every component is identical between the two releases.

Resolve the skill-label conflict before gifting

The checked storefront records label these releases Level 2, while Airfix's own product specifications identify Skill Level 3. Use the more cautious expectation when choosing for a new builder: this is a conventional assembly-and-paint project, not a promised quick or snap-together build.

The difference is a catalog-label conflict, not evidence that one suffix is easier. The finish you choose, clear-part work and care with small components can matter more to your experience than the shared 107-part count.

Budget for the scheme you will actually build

Both listings describe light-gray plastic, separate paint and cement requirements, no included stand, and an approximate finished size of 7.25 inches long by 8 inches across. A painted product image illustrates a result rather than a ready-made model.

Start with the scheme's paint list and the supplies already on your workbench. Add tools or finishing materials only where the project needs them. For a collector who already owns one release, the other is worth considering for a different intended scheme—not because the suffix alone promises new tooling.

Choose the Airfix release with your preferred markings

Release identities checked September 23, 2026. The skill-label discrepancy is disclosed above; dimensions are approximate.

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