sgwestrip

I am just reaching the end building this and it is a frustrating kit to build for something that, I believe, should be straightforward. For a 'new tool' kit it is poor when compared to, say, Airfix's new tool 1/72 Electric Lightning. The red plastic that Revell have used is quite soft and seems almost greasy. I found that for small parts they were fragile and poorly defined. The main problems I had with this kit were fit issues. Plenty of filler at each wing root (top side), top fuselage seam and particularly the engine intakes where they joined the main kit body. It was the filling that made this kit a pain. Scale up my version and it will need a more powerful jet to get off the ground with all that filler as ballast!! To me it seems like a missed opportunity. As I said, compare it to other manufacturers 'new tool' kits and this does not stand up too well.