@johnb, @j-healy, @gblair and @fiveten, finally some news on this one.

Turning final

I got it decalled and it had a coat of semi-matt together with a few other 109’s

Here it is freshly surfaced

and today I got a few bits added

next up it will be one step closer to the displaycabinet

Erik @airbum - I've been off the grid for awhile and caught up with your build. I see what you mean about that prop spinner but like you said, could be way worse. Your Condor 109 is looking really terrific. Great markings!

Indeed great looking, Erik @airbum
Nearly there.

These are all great steps, my friend @airbum! I can see this beauty gradually approaching the finish line!

Very nice work done, Erik @airbum. A few small jobs usually turn out to be more work than expected.

Erik, @airbum
Your Molders 109 is really looking good, and by the looks of things you don't have much more left to go on it and it's done. I'm very impressed with the Eduard tires... I mean you can actually read the name of the tire manufacturer... If you look close enough can you make out the tire size ? 😉

I have a Molotow pen that has dried up too. I found a source to refill it, but I'm seriously considering using the refill for my air brush, so I can spray it on some 1/48 scale Monogram American bomber parts soon. (Parts that are too hard to cover with foil.)

Erik, @airbum
Yes sir, these tires you used on this Molders' 109 are indeed outstanding !

As far as using the Molotow refill in your air brush: I can not take credit for the idea. My friend Josh Patterson is the first one to do this that I know of. He has also made a posting about doing it right here on Imodeler several years ago. Josh is s great man and he has built a science fiction figure and then sprayed the entire figure using the Molotow chrome.

He said it was best to let it dry for a long while after spraying, for at least a week prior to touching it. I don't know if it would be OK to use tape on it afterwards either. This is still in the "experimental" phase and not much is known about it. The chrome surface could be delicate, I am not sure.

As far as reducing / thinning it for spraying, Josh said that he was able to shoot it from his air brush without thinning it at all. It could also depend on the air brush you are using and also the size of the spray tip installed in it. The smaller the needle / nozzle the thinner the paint has to be in order to spray it on smoothly.

Maybe working together we can figure it out completely. I'm not sure about what to use exclusively for thinner. I have some 90% rubbing alcohol, the kind you use for medical supplies, and then I also have some MR Paint Leveling thinner, (the stuff made from unicorn tears)... I will likely try using it first.

What are your thoughts ? I have a set of 4 Monogram B-29 engine cowlings and a few B-24 parts that are patiently waiting for me to try the Molotow refill on them.

I will cut and paste this reply to your other posting so that others may see it easier, just in case someone else has had any experience with this.

I can start a new build journal for the B-29 in our Korean War group. There I can show how the engine cowlings are done / turn out using these methods.