Thanks for all the kind words. Rich, thanks for the historical tidbit. I remember that scene from the movie. One pass and they were like......"ahh, that's enough of that!".....lol.
I'm going with done here. All I can say is what a difference between this pig and their 1/48 version. The 1/48 version is hands down the better kit. I've actually had old Monogram kits that fit better than this turkey. I had nothing but problems. I suspect they removed this particular kit from the mold while it was too hot, as the fuselage, cockpit and the port stabilizer were badly warped...just a theory of course (stabilizer was really bad). Even glass fit like 
.....worst ever on a 109. I thought the cockpit was mediocre as well, even with PE. Resin is recommended if available. I do give it props for surface detail which is outstanding.
The decals were Aeromaster. As usual no issues The only complaint about them was I don't think the deranged penguin had a yellow background (see pic at beginning of thread).
Oh yeah...I took pics before realized I forgot the aileron weights and Pitot....oops.
My next build will be the 1/32 Hasegawa 109 G-6 in Barkhorn's markings, which is a relatively new tooled kit. I think my days in 1/48 are numbered........
Thanks for following.....
