RE: VQ Bf 109 spinner?
I may have an answer for 40 size ME-109's since the distributors cant seem to help.
Hobby-lobby carries a series of glow aluminum spinners.....Kavan is the brand. The end of them, however, are rubber and are removed to get to the prop nut/washer. Well, this might work just fine without ever putting the rubber tip on them to get the "scale" look or close to it.
Here's a picture: