Heres what works for me and my scale buddies. Tell me when to stop talking. Its my favorite airframe.

Over the past 20 years of scale design / fabricating, my buddies and I have concluded that many of the publications conflict one another. So, we always make our models look the way the one documentation we have chosen shows. Using one picture, one diagram (most of the time, unless you like the tail or cowl of another plane or if it doesn't look right). If you look at all the info on a BF/ME 109 you will see that one can get away with a number of color variations, prop sizes, wheel sizes, canopys, intake scoops,ect......... What ever kept the planes in the air, within reason of course was done. Mostly in the ladder part of the war.

Yellow 14 in North Afrika had 4 or 5 schemes on different Wrk N. planes. Same Pilot. Our small 48" span 109F (Yel 14) always gets a comment about it never having a red primed rudder. I have a few pictures showing it with one. and I even read about why its red.

Color matching. In war time, color matching was not a priority. I feel the same way. I choose a scheme, mix my water based acrylic latex (home depot) scan some markings, make the decals and its pretty impressive.

Tail sections and other fabric covered surfaces will be covered with the real fabric looking Solar Tex with a scale frame under it to make the surfaces look like the real ones

I will glass my model. It will not have the CMP scheme. I look at the ARFs as ARCs, and put my own colors and options on the model. Although it not my own creation, I can put a unique look on it to set it apart. Both mechanically and looks.


I noticed your in banning. Note that CMP uses a cheap polyester resin. Keep the model out of direct sunlight. The fuse will soften to a point of being spongy.


Thanks for the documentation info. Too much info makes it harder for me to commit to something!!.

If you like I can post pics on this thread also the as well as the one I started of what I'm going (getting into)to do.



I don't mind questions, and I"m aways willing to listen and learn. And help.

Steve