Balance and air

As in my V14 build the horns gets faired in

The aileron horns got an aerodynamic fairing on the special versions

and with the aid of some LqS they look a little more aerodynamic.

The kit-pitot is quite large and somewhat overscale

in this build I think it will be just the modified kit-pitot I use, but for the V14 I may use one made from brass tubing.

it would appear that the plane is a step closer to paint? Even though only 2 fellow imodelers have commented on this build, I shall continue to post progress - and probably start a new blog once the Special Hobby Bugatti becomes available in 1/48. Perhaps some of the silent followers could indicate if this so far away from their interests. Should we make a new group to include all race- and recordplanes? Lets hear from you!

Looking good, Erik. These Tamiya 109s are solid kits and are a great basis for conversions like this.

Thank you @fiveten, @j-healy and @johnb. The small addition of a tube to the pitot looks just a bit better. And indeed these “old” Tamiya 109’s are great basic kits, plus there are lots of AM-items for them, giving you a very wide range of possibilities.

02

RLM 02!

And the day came for the RLM02 to be painted

I did give it a first coat of very thin paint in order to get it as smooth as possible. I think it ended well

next up a few more coats, then decals and final details – exciting!

Very decent progress, Erik @airbum
RLM02 looks great on it.

Pity for the persistent orange peel effect, my friend @airbum! You will surely sort it out!

@fiveten, @johnb and @j-healy, small update on the 109 speedster

vacuum

The reason for me to start this conversion in the first place was due to the falcon vac-hood available for the Tamiya kit

My last vac-form adventure did not go well at all (for the G-12 with a very complicated shape), and it was with a shaky hand I started fitting this one.

I took my time, and though it is not yet finished it looks close to home. Next challenge is to make masks and glue it in place! Fortunately I had ordered two sets of the Falcon 109 set that contains some 12-14 different hoods!

next up I shall try not to make a mess of installing, masking and painting the glass

It does seem to fit quite nicely, Erik @airbum
Looking forward to the final steps of it.

The gum sounds plausible, though it will test your patience upon removal, my friend @airbum!