This looks interesting. I look forward to more photos.

So you mated the wings to the fuselage before mating the fuselage halves together? Interesting technique. Will you explain why? Is it easier to handle?

Doug,
Just saw your build blog. The 109 with the damage looks superb. I'm curious to see how you handle the weathering to reflect not only the damage from shell fire, but from crashing into the ground.

If at all possible, I'd follow Matt's suggestion about dropping the tailgate on the truck, as it most likely would have opened up from the weight and bouncing driving on such a trenched dirt road.

Joel

Hi Doug

I'm loving this build!

A couple of points I'd make (no - don't worry - it's NOT blue uniforms! ) - it's all cable-related:

The Bf 109's aerial. The part that's still attached to the mast looks very stiff and unrealistic; without the tension at the other end, it would just drop loose over the fuselage. I used lead wire on Eduard's Fw 190D-9 - the thinnest I could find was till a tad heavy, but it mimicked the slack droop reasonably convincingly.

Similarly, you need to add a little damage on the fin to show where its attachment's been shorn off.

The last cable is very different; it looks like you need to add the canopy restrainer - without it, it would fall down against the side of the fuselage (and possible rip out its hinges?).

Minor points in a stunning build. I'd love to see this full-sized - although whether the '109's notoriously weak undercarriage would stand more than a few hundred yards down a rough dirt road could be amusing - until the Party Commissars arrived asking questions...

All the best

Rowan