Steve -- the 200 is looking impressive!!! I know the pain of supplies running out -- I ran my gas bottle to zero not long ago, the last bar of pressure being -- gulp -- gauge error. I thought I had enough compressed air to slap a quick coat of dark yellow on a Tiger... I did, just not enough to clean the AB afterward. I was using acrylics, so I stood the AB in a glass of water overnight, changed the bottle the next morning and finally cleaned the brush. She's not been quite right since, I've had all sorts of problems, bent trigger assembly, minutely bent needle tip, spattering. I know my AB technician by his first name.
Okay, guys, what's the story on the 109's leading edge slats? My main reference is the Janes/Zokeisha book from 1980, and if I'm reading it right the slats date right back to the 108 sportster. The kit says to match the slats with the flaps for a deployed config, as if they extended together, but the book has a photo of 109Ds on an airfield in summer 39, all with their flaps down yet none with slats open. There's a shot of a taxying G-6, with what seem to be dropped flaps but closed slats. Maybe I'm not reading the pics right, and need more reference materials. Any advice from the 109 experts would be appreciated!
Might pick up the 65 and 71 today, I'm enjoying a kit that actually wants to be built!
Cheers,
Mike
ADDENDUM
Just got back from town, it turns out I already had some 65, and 02 as well but that's a color you can never have too much of. The 71 was out of stock, so there's another place I can try. No wire as fine as .010" for rigging antennas -- will try for piano wire.
I got some Gunze flatcoat, and learned of a rumour that a local hardware store chain may have brought in some Future -- will check it out in the near future (okay, slap me...)
M