More superb work, well done. Looking forward to the colors.
Mike

Movie 109 definitely!  Seen a lot of them in the movies! 

I hear you on the colors.  When I was a member of the IPMS  you could get grilled over the paint schemes...but as I aged and read... paint was hard to come by and not always available in the same consistancy as the original RLM specs.  Often they did with what they had on both sides of the war!

Outstanding...this is looking very good.  I have a picture of the Spanish 109 with the merlin engine and I've thought of converting Comet's 109 to that version.  Just a thought.  Too many planes not enough time!

With your tube bushing, if you didn't mind a wire out of the front of the spinner, you could file a ramp in the tube for a free wheeler.  But as you put it... a little more complicated for these simple builds.

Speaking of personal color schemes...I'm certain everyone has seen an illustration of Erich Hartmann's JG52 Bf109G "Karaya 1," the black tulip-nosed Messerschmitt that he flew during a period of time on the Eastern Front.  By Hartmann's own admission, that fancy scheme, meant to dramatically proclaim his presence, worked against him.  He suddenly found himself flying missions during which he encountered no enemy aircraft at all!  Word traveled fast...whenever Karaya 1 was spotted, all Soviet aircraft became "scarce."  Hartmann eventually figured the situation out and ordered the scheme to be "standardized."

Neal

Great looking prop.  Do you soak it in water or anything to get some twist in the blade? 

Painted it looks stellar!   

Thanks, Tom...using very hard 1/16" sheet balsa for the blades...'bout all it's good for.  I'm certain that if the nose block does NOT disconnect upon impact...there'll be a broken propeller...but then, that's the nature of wooden propellers, right?  Wooden props for flying just don't last long, at least that's been my experience...but they're great for looks.    My dream would be to have a "vat" of ca to soak a wooden prop in for a week or two...really saturate the wood...turn it into plastic.  The wooden prop is in keeping with the spirit of Comet Models.

The tissue seems to have a weave that is only discernible to the eye when looking at it while held up against the light...something you really can't see ordinarily, but the camera flash can...one of those situations.  The "striped" effect was unintentional on my part....  I'm certain that when it's doped...it'll all go away...besides...still have some camo green to airbrush here and there.  Hurricane wings were always painted...no bare metal...whether on the early fabric covered wings of the first series run...or the metal clad wings from the Battle of Britain onward.  One would not have seen that bare metal paneling effect.

I have learned that RAF spinners prior to and during the Battle of Britain were generally painted "Night,"...black, as well as same for the port wing underside.  This could be a wing only, or it could extend down the entire aircraft underside centerline.  Purpose was to aid ground observers identification while using binoculars...same idea as invasion stripes later during the war.  "Friendly fire" was a commonly occurring issue.

Sometimes I use a glass bead between the prop and the aluminum tube shaft bearing...this time I've used 3 black sequins...that works too...no glass bead.

Neal

Thanks, Mike...I was very lucky on that one.  If on the other hand I'd crushed a rib...well, it would have been a bit more life piecing the Frankenstein monster back together. 

Meanwhile...Spit gets a prop....

Neal