I had originally planned on posting a build thread for this, but a couple of things got in the way of that plan. My mom passed away last month, so I was out for a couple weeks travelling home to Minnesota. Then when I got back and started building this kit, I found I was locked out of my account here. Was locked out for more than three weeks. It got fixed a couple days ago, just as I finished the kit. So this will just be a bunch of pics taken during the build and then final pics of the completed plane. The scheme is for the Condor Legion, during the Spanish Civil War.
Decided to go with minimal detail in the cockpit since I planned to have the canopy closed. The IP decal went down really well.
I like the engineering of this kit. The cockpit tub attaches to the large wing spar, which sets down on the lower wing section perfectly. And only minor seam work for the fuselage.
Had a large gap at the right wingtip. Filled it and rescribed the panel line and added new rivets. This was my first experience with riveting. Happy with the result.
Marble coat and color coat on the underside came out looking good, to me at least. :)
Ah, the joys (and mess) of masking.
Marble coat applied to wings, followed by color base coat. Same process repeated for rest of upper surfaces.
Then the long, tedious, but strangely enjoyable task of masking for the splinter camo.
Messy, messy, messy....
Reversing the process is even more enjoyable. A few touch-ups needed here and there, but happy with how it came out.
Same process for the flaps.
Masking and painting the upper landing gear attachment. White wingtips painted, and initial pass of weathering on the underside of the wing. (Oils and pastel chalks)
Landing gear attached. More weathering layers.
Rudder painted and test fitted.
Decided to paint the Spanish markings on the wings, and was pleased with the result. I found out later that Montex makes a set of masks for this scheme. Even though I already completed the wing markings, I ordered the set so I wouldn't have to use the decals for the fuselage markings.
The Montext set included masks for the outside and inside of the canopy, so I gave them a try. the masks were quite thick, so they didn't go around curves very well. And when I pulled them off, they leff a lot of sticky residue that was impossible to remove. I did the best I could to clean up the glass, but they still look cruddy. Live and learn. I also badly cracked the winscreen portion of the canopy. I contacted Airfix to see how much it would be to get a replacement. They wanted $10.00 for it. I decided to pass.
Decals on the wheel spats were a nightmare. They just didn't want to conform to that curved surface at all. Too thick and brittle. Needed three coats of Solveset to get them to lay down. A chunk broke off on the right gear, so I splattered "mud" all over that one to hide it.
FINAL PICS
Final thoughts: I really liked the kit. The fit was mostly superb, with only minor seam work here and there. The one big gap on the right wing tip being the exception. Since I painted all the main markings, I only had to deal with the decals for the wheel spats and the stencils. As I mentioned above the wheel spat decals were a challenge, but eventually looked okay... with plenty of weathering over them. No problems with the stencils. Enjoyed the build, especially as it was helping me heal from the loss of my mom. I thought of her often as I was working, and felt she enjoyed the build as much as I did.
If you have any questions, let me know. Sorry for the barrage of photos and super long post! 
Cheers,
Mark
EDIT: You may notice the pitot tube is missing from the right wing. The kit pitot was impossible to work with. It broke twice just trying to clean it up. So I have ordered some tiny brass tubing, and will make the pitot tube from that.