This is my cure for
AMS. If you want a model that is well detailed and builds quickly OOB then this
is the one. No putty needed. Everything fits perfectly. Panel lines are nicely
engraved and there is lots of molded in detail in the wheel wells. The cockpit
is adequately appointed and unless you’re going to crawl up in there you’d
be hard pressed to tell if a resin pit was in there if you were looking at this
thing from 18” away. The only addition I added was CE’s posable seatbelts.
In my opinion, you need these or PE ones if you’re going to display the office
area open. The only real difference
between the tropical version of the 109 and the standard one is the dust filter
extension on the supercharger intake. The kit includes both versions so you can
make a non-tropical version if you so desire.
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This was my first
model entirely painted with acrylics and I can report it was a very rewarding
experience. I used PollyScale RLM colors (76/79/81) to duplicate the mottled
desert cammo scheme. These are excellent acrylics and I used them straight from
the bottle with no thinning needed. Once the paint was dry I highlighted the
panel lines with a mix of enamel wash and a mechanical pencil. The model was
then clear-coated with gloss lacquer in preparation for decals. I used the kit
decals which are very nice. A little Micro-Sol was needed to get them to settle
in the nooks and crannies. This particular plane represents ‘Black 8’ of
I/JG-27 based in Libya, ca. 1941. (reports vary if this was Werner Schroer’s
or Franz Elles’ plane). After the decals were dry I added exhaust stains with
Floquil grimy black. This was followed with a final application of Testor’s
dullcote lacquer. From there on it was just a matter of installing the final
bits like canopy, antenna, landing gear, etc.
And
there you have it. All told it took a week to finish (and that included wait
time for paint from Squadron). If you have AMS and need a quick cure then this
is the kit for you.
Jeff
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