Darin,
Thank you for providing that information. I have never been able to get really detailed historic data on the plane. The kit is called H model, V1 variant but it might be a later variant.

To answer your questions I am still in decision making mode over a number of details. I don't think the kit is imported to the US at this time. Mine came from the now defunct Wave RC company owned by Neal Rohrke. Neal had this plane at the 2004 Nats and I bought one from him. These two I think were the only ones brought into the US. They are expensive at almost $200 per kit. I do have email addresses for the kit manufacturer if you would like it.

Another Czech company offers the F4U Corsair; FW190D;EKW C.3603 Thun; Ta-152H; Hawker Typhoon;Messerchmitt Bf-109T; Kawasaki Ki-61-II Kai and Polikarpov I-16 Rata. That is STEINmodel at www.steinmodel.cz. I have the Thun and Ta152. I built the Corsair a couple of years ago and it is an exceptional flier.

My plan right now with the Me209 is to paint a camo pattern, using flat camo colors. I don't like shiny warbirds. The kit comes with some pressure sensitive markings but they will not really look right because you will be able to see their edges. I may have to hand paint them on if I cannot find accurate water transfer decals.

If time and perserverance win out I will try to hi-light all the molded in panel lines. It looks like the easiest way to do this will be to prime with gray, sand then paint with silver, then apply 1/64th inch chart-pak tape into the engraved panel lines then paint the camo. Once done the tape would be removed leaving silver panel lines. Lots of work and time but not very hard to do. I don't plan on doing the cockpit detail for a couple of reasons: first I don't think the instrument panel is at the correction location and angle and second to get a good fit of the canopy to the fuse I will have to putty around the seams and some of this filler will inevitably leak into the cockpit area.

I wish that I had Dick Saropolus skill with an airbrush so I could do the weathering of the canonpy frame, gunports and exhaust stains. But I will have to apply what meager skills I do have to make it look good.