Stebos Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 (edited) Picked this up for a bargain price at the last Milton Keynes show, something a bit more complex for my second build. 13 of these were built I understand, this variant being one of 2 that were fitted with a lower hp engine than the rest. Certainly innovative, but also seemingly rather crap Bits wise, not as many as you'd expect, lots of petite scribing and rivet detail, this one will need careful painting to avoid swamping it. The only major error in the kit that I can see is the exhausts, they seem a bit oversized - and both the inboard sides shouldn't have the down kink to them, should end straight as the box art shows. I'll grind off the excess and fill. I can live with the oversized crudeness I think. Though I may have some rod I can replace them all with. So far I've washed the resin and sawed off and prepped the cockpit pieces. Hoping the fit isn't too bad... Edited October 10, 2010 by Stebos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) That's one cool kit. So much so, I have just ordered one. Marty... Edited October 11, 2010 by marty_hopkirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Velociweiler Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Still has a kind of elegance to it. Not the GB for it, but it cries out for a 'what if' colour scheme. If memory serves, an early Rareplanes Vacform of this one won the 1/72 prize at the UK IPMS Nats in the very early 1970's - all clad in foil. Look forward to seeing this one done... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebos Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 Proving a bit of a pain this one. The location and fit for the cockpit pieces are rather vague, lots and lots of test fitting. Due to the open nature and not trusting myself to install the complete cockpit unit as suggested I'm building and painting it into the fuselage halves as I go. Only have this to show so far: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike N Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I've fancied one of these myself. I'll be keeping an eye on this to see how the kit builds Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I have picked one of these up now. I'm too interested in progress, the kit looks very good on the sprue and surprisingly large. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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