The firewall was rebuilt (so that you can't see through to the tail) and the flooring was rebuilt (so that you can't see through to planet Earth). The hydraulic brakelines were rebuilt since the kit's lines (nice touch) were molded TOO SHORT, the windscreen was faired in rudimentarily with CA and KrystalKlear(because I no longer care). The landing gear, including the tailwheel, seem to be made from a new Dragon Styrene resistant to all cements, including 15-minute epoxy(brass rodding fell out 4 seperate times).Seriously. It ain't regular styrene, and it ain't DS100. I think it's more aptly DS25&3/8. Kinda like the entrails from pigs...you know, like the stuff you get in Hotdogs. The nice machine gun bays are pointless, unless you cut open the doors. On the "plus" side...the insides of the upper wing are demarcated for doing so easily, but a beginning modeller may not look at it as such...since it isn't documented in the instructions.The vinyl, "weighted" tires are too big for the wheel hubs. They reminded me of one of my kids stomping around in one of my combat boots.
The cockpit was pretty nice (excepting the floor), and I enjoyed painting it up. Except that the instructions would have you place the seat too far aft, and it seems to me, at least, to sit too low on the floor. The Rolls-Royce Merlin, as well, was really well done. It's fairly accurate, and aside from a couple coolant hoses made from wire, it stands well on it's own. The decals in the kit were great, as well, and sucked down tight with Mr. Mark Softener. Nice options, too.
Would I build another one? Hell, no. It'd be nice if Mr. Leung and Co. would invest a little "Smart Kit" money into the future aircraft kits, if they plan to produce more of them. At the very least, re-release some "3-In-1" Focke-Wulves. Nobody wants to go around the block in a sh**ty Corolla if they don't have too.Too many nice cars out there to buy nowadays, ya know?
