Let me
start by saying that most of what you have heard is correct. The kit suffers
from numerous flaws and not all are corrected by the Hi-Tech resin bits. The
spinner, prop, wheels, exhausts and cockpit are though and it makes a dramatic
improvement in the look of the finished product. This didn't help the empty
wheel wells or scribing that did not match up on the fuselage, so those had
to be addressed on my own. One other glaring problem, (that I did not fix), can
be seen in one of the photos. The main gear legs are way to far out on the wing.
The gear actually attached to the fuselage and should be narrower. On the plus
side...the fit of my kit was very good overall.
I did
cut and open the canopy so that the nice resin cockpit could be seen. I also
chose to cut and drop the elavators slightly to add a little realism. I finished
my 109F using Floquil Sand 79 and Polly S RLM 78 on the belly. The cockpit was
again Polly S RLM 66. The propellor blades are Gunze RLM 70 and finally the
theater markings Polly S White. After coating the model with future I added the
decals which are by AML. They are nicely done but a resisted setting down
properly. Considerable applications of Micro-sol finally did the job.