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I'm living dangerously at the moment, tackling stuff outside my comfort zone. I picked this one up in my LHS yesterday. I think it is a new release? After a quick search I cant find it posted previously so here are the box and sprue shots.
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The parts are very finely detailed, there are about 30 parts that go into assembling the the cockpit tub alone! Hardly any flash or parting lines and the canopies are nice and clear and free from distortion.
The decals are well printed and the instructions are very nicely drawn, once you decide on the variant you want to build and read them through a couple of times it looks pretty straight forward.
Out of the two decal options provided I shall be building this one, purely based on the pilots name....
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And already I have a couple of questions for you all:rolleyes:.
These wing strengthening bars? Would they have appeared on the aircraft during active service? Or are they retro fitted to restored aircraft?
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And a question about the aerial. The box art shows the wire running from the antenna atop the fuselage to the tail but I have seen it with two antenna running either side of the fuselage to the tips of the horizontal stabilizers. Which would be correct?
Thanks for looking
Jason
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The parts are very finely detailed, there are about 30 parts that go into assembling the the cockpit tub alone! Hardly any flash or parting lines and the canopies are nice and clear and free from distortion.
The decals are well printed and the instructions are very nicely drawn, once you decide on the variant you want to build and read them through a couple of times it looks pretty straight forward.
Out of the two decal options provided I shall be building this one, purely based on the pilots name....
View attachment 85996
And already I have a couple of questions for you all:rolleyes:.
These wing strengthening bars? Would they have appeared on the aircraft during active service? Or are they retro fitted to restored aircraft?
View attachment 85997
And a question about the aerial. The box art shows the wire running from the antenna atop the fuselage to the tail but I have seen it with two antenna running either side of the fuselage to the tips of the horizontal stabilizers. Which would be correct?
Thanks for looking
Jason