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unlike the photo I posted earlier, which shows the cowling to be enlarged, much like a Fw190.
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Gustavs with an enlarged supercharger had the cowling forward of the windscreen enlarged; the Beules went and the whole top of the nose swelled. These pictures illustrate the effect, not altogether visible in the first one, but from front on, more visible.

Bf_109_G-10_nr_3_utv_12_zps7f0e33a9.jpg Photo by Oberst_Klink | Photobucket

IMG_zpsec134d35.jpg Photo by Oberst_Klink | Photobucket

The curved line on the RHS below the windscreen in this view indicates the demarkation of the bigger fairing.

g107_zps99953900.jpg Photo by Oberst_Klink | Photobucket

From here:

1/32 Revell Messerschmitt Bf 109G-10 Erla - Aircraft Reviews - Large Scale Modeller

Does this help?
 
The twin tail wheel was supposed to retract, but I believe could be problematic.
The far aircraft 'G', of 15 Squadron, might be the same aircraft, at an earlier date before change of code letter colours, which I've been commissioned to build as a model diorama, for a small museum in Godmanchester, where it crashed on return from Essen.
 
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