Thanks folks.
@gblair, I tend to move at least the elevator, but all positioning of moveable surfaces has to be coordinated in the cockpit to look right or else it will haunt me. . .
@johnb, I try my best to reason whatever I do - sometimes it even makes sence!

Another short update comin' right up here.

Looking great my friend @airbum.
With the refining microfilling it will look perfect!
The surgery went amazingly well!

4!

RLM number 4 that is

Thank you Spiros and George – most of the roughness was actually dust created by the airbrush being too far away from the plane! It was brushed off, some minor sanding and stuff, and I went ahead with the patches of yellow.

@fiveten, @gblair, this one will now be dormant for a few weeks – tune in again later

Starting to become a nice looking 109 again, Erik.

Yellow masked, 76 on

Having masked the yellow areas, it had become time for some light blue

It got two thin rounds while I were at it today

I am very excited to get this one done – it will be a really colorful 109 when it is finished!

Even taken the photo while the paint is still wet, you must be in a hurry.

I just caught up to your build Erik. You are quite the surgeon. Looks very impressive so far and great attention to details - like pushing the plane backwards with the tail wheel spun in the appropriate direction. Nice touch. I am curious why you installed the landing struts and that tail wheel prior to all the painting. I always break them off whenever I do that.

Thanks gents.

Eric (@EB801), the Eduard kits sort of lean that way, at least the tailwheel, as it is supposed to be installed before closing the fuselage. I have made many strange contraptions to keep them safe, and finally came up with the ultimate solution; a cocktail stick! Works wonders towards keeping the rear leg intact! As for the mains, they are quite sturdy on these kits, and I haven't broken off a single one of them - the big secret is to let the glue set, then the fattish legs will hold their own. On the recent Zvezda kits I have left them off as it is possible, but that will let you break off flaps!

George (@gblair), doesn't she indeed. The rest may be a bit far away as I prefer to let it dry a long time before adding masking tape. An added benefit of having a lot of builds going at any given point in time.