Guess what arrived
in the post for me today!
First impressions are positive. I was initially concerned that the price
was high, but having looked at the kit, I can understand why...
- There are 23 parts moulded in
gray, covering the main fuselage, tail and wings
- There are an additional 19
parts in gray resin, comprising the cockpit, seats, engine exhaust, intakes,
wheels and the main undercarriage and speed brake bays
- There are 3 clear parts for
the canopies
- There is a complete Eduard
color etched brass sprue containing complete cockpit interior detail
(instrument and side panels, canopy framing and rails and foot pedals)
as well as colored RBF tags!
- The decal sheet reminds me of
Italeri - not bad and quite thin. Markings are provided for 3
aircraft (I'm sure Haydn can enlighten us as to which units.
The plastic parts aren't bad,
although the panel lines are not brilliant.
Click on
images below to see larger images
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Where this kit
scores is that the intakes are separate, as are the fin and engine exhausts.
Overall, quite impressed (the fact that I've been able to hide FOUR kits in ONE
box could be seen as either good or bad! ...
The only down-side I can see is that the exhausts are not "shrouded"
as per the real aircraft, although they ARE shown correctly in the colour scheme
drawings!
Apologies for the quality of the photos - it was a rush job to get them done and
up tonight!
Chris
IPMS UK USAF SIG
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