stona
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- Steve
I have now had a good look at the kit and, crucially, decided which aircraft I'm going to do and at what period of its life.
First a box full of plastic, I haven't started yet!
There are problems. The seat I will hide with a pilot nicked from the old Airfix kit.
The upper surface of the stabilisers I will replace with some from Grey Matter Figures. I don't know what this is supposed to be!
I will be doing EP754 as seen here in Egypt on the Great Bitter Lake, sometime in late'43 or early'44.
All the bits are in the kit to do this, but the fin and rudder are incorrect, as seen here.
The kit would be okay for one of the early prototypes, but I want to build the production version. I've made an investment in a corrected tail, also from Grey Matter Figures.
This is a substantial investment and will require some serious surgery of the kit, but I think it will be worth it. It will be a better and more accurate fix then me altering the fin with card etc.
I had some issues on the Grey Matter website paying for this, but an email to Tim was swiftly answered and any minor inconvenience resolved. Credit where it's due and hats off to Grey Matter for good customer service.
I will have to add a decent harness, probably from RB Productions, and iff there's any money left in the kitty I may order some Miracle Masks from Mal Mayfield. I think masks are more than justified in such a large scale.
This Super SIG is turning out to be rather expensive! I'm glad the kit was a present
Cheers
Steve
First a box full of plastic, I haven't started yet!
There are problems. The seat I will hide with a pilot nicked from the old Airfix kit.
The upper surface of the stabilisers I will replace with some from Grey Matter Figures. I don't know what this is supposed to be!
I will be doing EP754 as seen here in Egypt on the Great Bitter Lake, sometime in late'43 or early'44.
All the bits are in the kit to do this, but the fin and rudder are incorrect, as seen here.
The kit would be okay for one of the early prototypes, but I want to build the production version. I've made an investment in a corrected tail, also from Grey Matter Figures.
This is a substantial investment and will require some serious surgery of the kit, but I think it will be worth it. It will be a better and more accurate fix then me altering the fin with card etc.
I had some issues on the Grey Matter website paying for this, but an email to Tim was swiftly answered and any minor inconvenience resolved. Credit where it's due and hats off to Grey Matter for good customer service.
I will have to add a decent harness, probably from RB Productions, and iff there's any money left in the kitty I may order some Miracle Masks from Mal Mayfield. I think masks are more than justified in such a large scale.
This Super SIG is turning out to be rather expensive! I'm glad the kit was a present
Cheers
Steve