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Calling this one done. About 3 months ago I started work on Eduard's 1/48 109E-3. I got as far as doing the cockpit and engine, then moved house... Which - unsurprisingly - spelled trouble. Somehow in the move parts went missing. I lost the tail wheel, a few of the individual exhaust parts, and had put the decal sheet in a book that was knocking around my desk and has since gone awol... As the kit was already started I decided against spending more money on aftermarket decals / replacement parts. So this build is something of an improv project. It is infuriating me that the parts are missing - but I am telling myself it's undergoing some field repairs! The kit is - as I am sure most people on here know - beautiful in terms of detail and quality. However - I did have a few issues with fit - all my own fault it should be noted. My usual Tamiya approach of doing things in my own order really didn't work out with a kit of this higher complexity. Anyway - I decided on doing this as a Condor Legion aircraft. Mainly as I love the look of them, but also in part as it would make painting markings a lot easier than most others. I used Eduard's photo etch in the cockpit. The only decal on the kit is the engine serial - which as I am sure many here will note is not actually an engine serial - but adds some interest. The kit was primed with 3 shades of Citadel rattle can primer - white, grey, black. And then the main colour used was Tamiya rattle can Ocean Grey. Kit was then weathered with oils. Antenna is stretched sprue. And I used styrene rod for the rudder cables as the PE was driving me up the wall! Thanks for looking!