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I bought this kit a good decade or so ago now, off of e-bay, atnd it wasn't cheap then! I've been planning on making a start on it since purchase, so thought now was as good a time as any. In fact what I think prompted me to start was the Hunter GB. I've started a 1/72nd T8 on there, and knew full well that given my track record of actually finishing anything - particularly on GB's, that I would have no chance on finishing this beastie in that time! Now, before you ask, yes I do have Fisher's cracking conversion set, and yes, I will build that one day, but sometimes modelling is as much about the journey as anything else. I have thoroughly enjoyed building vac-forms in the past and will savour this one . It will be a long build, as most of my models tend to be nowadays. When I get bored with it, I'll put it to one side and finish off one of the others I started last year, or the year before (this list is growing I'm afraid!!). But for the meantime lets get cracking and see how far I get... I'm building that GB 1/72nd T8C as a FRADU jet in the 1980's in Dayglo and LACG. I happen to think that this would look rather fetching on a mammoth model like this would look rather nice in 1/32nd....although another possible candidate may be an Admiral's barge, I'd like to use the airfield arrestor hook you see..though If I decide on a T7 it will most likely be something with a Raspberry Ripple flavour, though 92 Sqns Blue Diamond's XL571 is a candidate......we shall see. Box is well tatty!! Echelon provided four solid sheets of quality moulded vac formed sheets... One with the fuselage... Two for the wings.... One for the rest..... A clear (well it WAS clear when it was issued - it's a bit yellow now!) canopy and spine. This can be used on its own, or in conjunction with the vac-formed part...I will need to replace that though. Undercarriage and seats etc., in good old 1980's white metal!! Decals....well bearing in mind these are approaching 30 years old I think they are bearing up rather well! Designed by Richard Ward by all accounts, he of Modeldecal fame, so we know that they are accurate. Just hope I can use them. You may notice that the single seater decal sheet is there too. Frank Brown (Mr Echelon) donated the sheet when I purchased one of his last Lightnings 20 odd years ago! He had to find a box to put it in! Top bloke! I have actually made a tentative start today. I'll post a couple of photo's later. BUT before I do, I'd like to say that i know the amount of research that Frank Brown and Edgar Brookes put into this kit. I never got around to building a Spitfire for Edgar's GB, so I'd like to dedicate this to his memory. I know we differed on certain things at times, but he gave an awful lot to this hobby. I'm grateful for that.