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Hello all! I have just finished this Airfix Shorts Tucano T1 as a 207 Sqn aircraft. The kit was the Airfix one, and was a pressie from my good lady wife. I decided to build it OOB. I remember building one years ago, and found I could not get it to sit on its tricycle undercarriage back then. Since then, I have heard (on BM) about a magic product used for weighting down plants in aquaria, so I went off to find some. Being a bloke, I did not ask for help, I just looked around getting increasingly annoyed at not finding what I was looking for. Said wifey went up to the counter, asked, and the assistant went to where I first looked and took a pack off the shelf! This is lead-like strip, it was rolled up into a Swiss Roll type shape (very thin mind), and surprisingly heavy. It also worked well in the Tucano, as I was able to cut small bits, roll it up and stuff it into the small space in the nose. I fixed it in place with Perfect Plastic Putty, as I did not know if it would react with CA or PVA like fishing weight can do sometimes. The kit itself went together reasonably well, I needed some PPP along the wing roots, but the major issue I had was that the moulds did not seem to be aligned correctly. There was quite a seam around most parts, far more than normal, and the halves seemed slightly offset. The upper wing trailing edges were irregular too. I have to admit I did not worry about correcting some of these issues, I just built this for fun, and to see just how colourful a black aircraft can be. I ended up spending 4 evenings on just the transfers alone, each evening I listed to both sides of a C-90 cassette (ask your father!), so that shows how long they took. Ah, I remember the days when you got about 10 transfers and that was it! I did get one of the yellow wing flashes in the wrong position - it does not quite reach the trailing edge. The prop seems odd too, it looks like it is warped outwards slightly, but that may just be me! Enough waffle, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Thanks for looking, All the best, Ray