Thank you folks - appreciate all the advice and comments!

@gblair - I have to admit it was with shaking hands that I made the cuts.

@lgardner - as this is based on a G4, it will have to become a LW plane. Just trying to figure out some marks that were used on operational flights (with an observer in the rear seat)

@jamesb - thank you for the link and info - I have bought some plastic polish that may be pressed into use. If it fails I do have vac-formed to fall back on (harvested from the vac-form G12, so a new one will have to be made for that plane)

@holzhamer - thank you - as mentioned earlier the two-seater was actually used operationally on the eastern front (picture in LiF29 as mentioned of a LW pilot celebrating his 500th operational flight on a G-12)

@jimh - Jim, thank you for the link, but yes, I have been around Hangar 10. They recently sold the plane to the Messerschmitt stiftung, getting their G-6 in exchange. The Merlin is exchangeable with a DB in case they need to be authentic for some airshow!

Looking good, Erik. Everything looks like it is coming together. I was wondering if you had seen the 2 seat 109 conversion by Alley Cat in England? It is in 1/32, but offers the stuff you need to convert a Revell G-6 into a 2 seater. It keeps calling me, but I think I would have a hard time cutting up a sacrificial kit.

Hood and instrumentpanel

The hood is started and instrumentpanel for backseater commences

While I still do not quite know what direction to go, I try to make my own canopy and fairing behind the second cockpit.
Now, the floor and backrests have been ready a long time, so I put in some seatpans, and started making the panel for the backseat.

I slaughtered a erla-hut and an ordinary hood to make the middle frame and to make a template of where to place the frame for the rear fixed part. I also made a template for the fairing. With a few eduard 109 builds in progress and some made, the sparesbox is filled to the brim with different parts.

I may have to put this on hold a short while as my girlfriend gave me an H&S Infinity for my birthday, and I have a few 109’s sitting around that wants some paint.

Stay tuned – keep the comments and info flowin'

Wow. The amount of surgery and fitting on this build is breath-taking. Ditto on Louis' girlfriend comment. :o)

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

That is an amazing video James...wow. @jamesb

I especially liked his comments on the flying characteristics of the 109 vs. the Spitfire vs. the P-51. This is coming from a man who flew them all and had many hours in each type. Sad to hear about his passing.

Steamin’ on

It’s been two months since I last posted progress on this one – and not a lot has happened

However, some minor detailing of the cockpit has been taking place these last few days as I re-start the 109 assembly line.

Sorry, but just one picture to show the progress. Mostly it has been PE parts, but some styrene has been included. There is a few differences between the front and rear cockpit, but as they were sometimes modified in the field I suppose there may have been some that had trim-wheels from another version in real life too.

And so it gets a few days in the box again as I get ready for some paint and instrument panels – then it will be time to assemble the thing and get on with canopy and that. Still no decision how to tackle that part though.

stay tuned for next update