The kit itself id a good one, the only real problems were a bad fit of the "chin" radiator and the two engine cowls above the exhausts. My main problem came in painting. I didn't have the correct colour for the lighter green on the upper surfaces so I mixed an approximation from some Lifecolor acrylics. The colour airbrushed OK but the next day when I applied a coat of Future floor polish the lighter green started to lift off the surface of the aircraft. I stopped and left it another day but the same thing happened again. I covered the model with Future but the next day the lighter green areas were still sticky! It took 3 days for it to harden.
To do the panel lines I used a wash of very dark green oils for the upper surfaces and dark blue grey for the sides and underneath. The control surface lines were given a wash of grey/brown. When I used a piece of cloth to wipe away the excess in the direction of the airflow it gave a nice appearance of weathered paintwork. As usual my crappy camera fails to show the effect very well.
