The wing/fuselage attachment came out great. The only place I needed filler where the rear wing meets the fuselage underneath the plane.

I wanted to spend some time test fitting the nose, but it is a complicated assembly. The radiators and scoop under the nose is made up of 4 pieces. The upper cowling is made up of 3 pieces, if you don't count the exhaust area, which is made of 2 pieces on each side. How to test-fit these various pieces was a real challenge, but I managed to assemble the radiator scoop and the cowling in such a way that it is still removable. I wanted to be able to fill and sand the assemblies away from the model, and then glue them to the plane when everything was finished after test-fitting. This was especially true of the radiator scoop, which I wanted to be able to fill and sand the seam line on the interior of the scoop before adding it to the plane. I plan to let the glue set up, and then I will do the final fitting before final assembly. As with most of the rest of the kit, all of these parts seem to fit well.

I have been thinking about the manufacturers decision to place all of the sprue attachment points on the faces that attach to something else. On the one hand, it is genius to place that attachment points in places that won't be seen after the parts are assembled. On the other hand, you need to be very careful when you remove the leftover nubs from the sprues. If you don't take them completely off, you end up with fit problems. But if you aren't careful with your Exacto and sanding stick, then you change the geometry of the part and end up with fit problems. The plastic in this kit is fairly soft, so sanding and cut with your Exacto needs to be carefully controlled.

Hopefully more tomorrow. Cheers.

George, @gblair
Thank you ! I'm doing OK, I had a few minor set backs (no pun intended) when I didn't follow the ground rules exactly as the neurosurgeon advised. After a few days of literally not doing anything other than being a couch potato or laying flat in bed seemed to have helped.

My elderly mom is still living, and she has dementia. I hurt myself trying to help her. Not once, but on two different occasions.
Lesson learned ...the hard way.

Now I'm trying my hardest to avoid situations like this entirely.

I sincerely appreciate these highly detailed postings, and especially the pictures of your early 109.

Yes sir, you are correct, we are very fortunate to have these guys available for our 109 questions.
@airbum
@holzhamer

Thanks my friend @lgardner!
Looking forward to your entries!

Thanks my friend @johnb!

@lgardner, we would love to see another 109 being added to this thread, regardless the type. Just surprise us with one of your quality builds.

Flaps are prepared

Cockpits finished...

I have wondered about this oxygen do-hickey myself, Louis (@lgardner). Doing 3 109s is a real challenge. Looking forward to watching them all come together.