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@Aussie: The Hobbycraft kit? I'm really interested to see that turn out as I've seen it bagged by the various reviewers and I honestly believe that it's a better kit than it's given credit for!
Yeah Chris, Hobby Craft. I have seen some poor reviews as well but this came up very cheap at a swap meet with a heap of extra decal sets in the box so I grabbed it. I'm no expert on accuracy, but as far as the construction goes I'll keep you posted.
I have started on the sub-assemblies, and no major problems so far. The cockpit details are very basic but you won't see much through the small opening anyway so I'm not going to do any improvements. There are about 10 ejector pin marks in the wheel wells but, once again, I display my models with that part facing mother earth so nobody will know I haven't dealt with them
There are a couple of small sink marks on the front part of the spinner, and the two parts don't slot together perfectly, but a small dab of Mr Surfacer will fix it. The wing assembly fitted very nicely, no issues there to deal with, and test fitting against the fuselage shows no major fit problems there either.
My main comment is that the plastic itself is quite soft and even light sanding is removing any detail.
Progress to now . . .
![](https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/26537/100_3108.JPG)
and a couple more shots of the real deal that I took at the airshow. . .
![](https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/26537/100_2753.JPG)
![](https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/26537/100_2749.JPG)
![](https://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/26537/100_2754.JPG)
Now, before anybody asks, NO, I'm not detailing the wheel wells !!
Cheers, D