Seems I can't find a Great Planes Spit in .40 (discontinued). Does anyone have any comments on the Midwest Me-109. The picture in the Tower Hobbies catalogue makes the plane look more blocky that I thought a true 109 is. How are Midwest kits overall?

As I recall the Midwest ME 109 was a stand way-off scale model. I never built one, but it seemed as you say - blocky.

I have built a couple Midwest kits and they were pretty average kits. Not the greatest die-cutting, but they were simple, built up easily and flew pretty well. The planes were fairly conventional and based on well-proven sport plane parameters.

Why not scratch build one from plans? It isn't hard to do. Contact Flying Models, Model Airplane News or RCM for plans or check out some of the plans services.

I have the Midwest ME-109, and as CafeenMan said it is a stand way-off scale model. The wing is too big and too thick, and the stab is too big for a scale model. BUT! It is recognizable as a ME-109, and there are few 40 sized ME-109s around.

It is easy to build, and you can trick it out to look more scale. It can be a real handfull on take-off, as it will torque hard to the left as you are applying throttle. It is NOT a good choice for a first tail-dragger because of this. (Yep, it was my first- but I learned.)

Once it's in the air, it's a blast to fly! Fast rolls, snaps, spins, and it goes like a rocket! Lands like most sport planes, just don't let it get too slow.

Thanks for the info. Seems my son, who helps with building, doesn't like the looks either. He's leaning towards a Corsair or a Warhawk. Meanwhile I'll look into plans for scratch building like CafeenMan suggested. Thanks again.

you can download some plans for the me109 from my site at http://users.skynet.be/Modelers

have fun