Got some bits and pieces added to the cockpit, and almost ready for the first painting stage.
PICS 1 and 2 Show a few additions to the main cockpit structure, with the seat belts made from foil. These have yet to have the fasteners/adjusters added and await painting. The shoulder harness belts will be added once the fuselage halves are joined.
PICS 3 and 4 Show the cockpit wall as provide in the kit. The trim wheel has been fitted to the port wall, and the sprue tab will be trimmed when it has set.
PIC 5. I haven't yet decided whether to have the canopy open or closed, but the starboard wall cried out for at least a little attention, so some basic detail has been added. This will be tidied up before painting.
PIC 6. The instrument panel as supplied in the kit. The bomb selector/drop tank panel on the lower edge will be removed, as this '109 wasn't, as far as I'm aware, equipped for bombs.
PIC 7. The auxiliary panel removed, and the first stage of painting. Gloss white enamel has been brushed onto the instrument faces first. The panel will then be painted, with the 'dials' painted matt black, then the instrument details scratched to reveal the white beneath. This will be followed by a dab of 'Future' or gloss varnish on each dial, to simulate the glass, and colour added where required.
That's all for now, thanks for your interest, and I'll post another up-date soon.