We are only a few days away so I wanted to get my thread established. Coming from my recent successes with after-market Corsairs and my deep affection for surplus birds, I figured a nice segue would be this little Grumman Hellcat kit from Eduard, with a distinct "l'aire de la Française". Decals from Berna; kit from Eduard; my new-found love of the hairspray technique...Mmmm...🤪
What I really wanted was a Nakajima Ki-43 from 1946, really early on, but I could not get the decals. So 1953 it is.
Here are some starter images...Box top...
Sprue...
and the decals...
See you all in just over a week!
--John