Inside the tattered box is a classic; although this kit was issued in (according to Scalemates) 1991, the basic kit is much older; the sixties, according to scalemates, and I can personally confirm it was around in 1980. This particular boxing contains an extra sprue to create a K-4 model, but this is originally a G-10, which is how I'll build it. The extra K-4 sprue will go straight to the spares bin.
The 109 is of course a fierce and brutal beast of an airplane, but mine will be quite domesticated. Ordinarily, I'd deck it out in operational luftwaffe colours, complete with swastikas on the tail, but in this context, I fear that might cause some issues. I simply refuse to do a WWII luftwaffe plane without them, so an alternative was found in the form of markings for an Me109G-10 captured by the Canadians. This plane was overall light blue, with roundels slapped roughly over the balkenkreuze on the wings, and the tailflash neatly covering the naughty bits. It should look properly tamed in that outfit, although the ends of the crosses sticking out from under the roundels will be warning that it might not be entirely tame after all
Despite it's age, this kit always had recessed panel lines, and although basic, fit appears to be good (except some warping of the fuselage halves, but easily fixed). I've assembled the cockpit module (bare by current standards, but quite good in it's day), and hope to paint it over the next week. The main wing has also been assembled. For some reason, one of the horizontal stabilisers had a copyright notice embossed on it which needed sanding off; very odd for a 1991 kit.
