It's a cracking kit, and almost falls together, all the faults, have been my own making...
Todays two steps forward and one back...
Under side of wing on, and not a smidge of filler required, just a bit of surface primer to fix a slight step under the nose oil cooler. I added the little rectangular hole under the nose, seems pretty prominent in piccies of 109s and the kit didn't have it.
The air intake, just had a few raised, very dleicate lines for the fins and didn't match the rear faring very well. So sanded it to shape and added sprue ribs/fins.
There was a large moulded slot at the rear of the engine cover, which I couldn't see in any photos so filled it with CA and talcum powder, hmmm smells purdy... I also read somewhere that the Swiss 109s didn;t have the lumps for the MGs so they disappeared as well.
So this afternnon went and grabbed my tin of white surface primer and thought, ooo that's a bit light, so statrted spraying and quicly ran out. Quick trip to three hobby shops, one being closed and the others not having surface white surface primer I grabbed my tin of white metal primer, oooo this feels a bit light tooooo, and managed to get enough out to get a coat on her.
Only a bit too heavy handed on the the left wing under surafce, so sanding will be required... (bubbly lumps of primer on the bottom of the left radiator). At least all the white areas are sorted.
Must say loving this kit, I'll be grabbing any more cheapies I see.
Cheers
Jim
