Well...
I'll bung a few photos up in a bit but first some waffle.
Only joking, the photos will be in with the waffle.
So:
The avionics bay in the nose is quite well detailed, a little soft maybe, How ever it will, due to two minor details be closed!
The first is the inside of the panels each have ejector pin marks. Being a concave surface not the easiest to get an acceptable, for me result
The second is that the subject has a nice nose art decal that covers the panels.
Unfortunately the panel sits just a fraction low and the splodge of super thin has marked the surface. It'll clean up.
The nose wheel strut: A good fit and again a bit soft, The antic
Airfix one was way sharper/crisp. hey ho.
Not the best PE harness but it was in the box and it is what it is. Including to big by far. (looks like the seat cover needs a touch up though).
Not the best bang seat I have seen. The Oh Sh!t pull pinged off into the unknown universe on leaving the sprue, so a quick fix with a bit of wire. (and later paint!)
We will ignore the fact that this grab that fires you through the canopy when pulled is normally covered by a flap so no one else pulls it by mistake!
The cock pit is nothing to write home about. Small cramped and black. Very shallow PE for the side consoles and the IP up front.
To be honest, no one will ever look in side and say wow or eww! so good enough.
I can feel my days of tones of PE and resin are soon a thing of the past.
So far the only parts that have given me grief- The fit was so tight and also impossible to get to stay put odd angles and all that. Lets hope the engines fit.
Talking of engines:
Are they really so devoid of 'gubbins' on the out side?
The PE on the inside of the nozzles was fun to get in. but it got there.
Started to find bits that will be painted befor the glue up due to the placement of them..
A suitable colour needs to found The destructions call out is interior green, but should it not be yellow chromate?
Whilst on the subject of instructions....
I found out what happens to all the people that get turned down by Dragon- They got a job at Kitty Hawk. Lets just say they are not to clear at times AND they missed a page out the book, to that was a photocopy slipped in the book. together with a second page which was identical to the page it should replace!.
The ever growing parts for painting tree. Oh and Boatman. my intake ducts went togehter like a dream. As to if they fit the fuselage remains to be seen.
Some conclusions thus far:
The detail is pretty good if a little soft and fuzzy.
The plastic is also good and takes sanding well.
The kit would probably had been a lot better and less scary, if they had dropped the open panels (there are loads) and concentrated on what can be seen.
So far the fit of the parts is pretty good The two bays on the long stick in the above photo held together with out glue! (they are glued though no need to panic.
The build order seems very odd. I dont recall the
Airfix one being as bad. (I have one in the stash so I will find out one day).
Thanks for looking in and hope you are enjoying this little adventure.
Cheers