This is a Shelf of Doom rescue project originally started in the mid 1990s. I put a ton of weight in strategic areas so it wouldn't be a tail sitter, then dropped it on a concrete floor, crushing the nose and shattering the bombardiers plexiglass nose. I put it in the "parts kit" stash and kinda forgot about it. Somewhere about 2010, I realized I could repair the broken nose and get vacuform replacement clear parts and was back in business, but I was working for as much as 6 months at a time without a day off, and back on the shelf it went. I wound up getting a Super Scale decal set, and decided to try my hand at pre-shading, so far, it's sanding therapy while I wrestle with my F-111B project. And I have two new bottles of olive drab I'm itchin' to try in the air brush...

...Maybe I can finish both concurrently.

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Looking great do far, my friend @davekight!
What a collection of decals!

Thanks, y'all...

Solid progress here, my friend @davekight!

Nice work done on the cowlings and superchargers, David @davekight

Thanks guys. @Lis The Academy kit is okay, the worst thing about it is there's a panel line on the spine near tail where it came up short. I just took a razor saw and made it match the rest. The only other option in this scale is the Hasegawa kit which is out of production and twice the price, if you can find one...

As I recall, the fit of the separate fuselage parts wasn't very bad at all. I think I just aligned the parts, tacked them in place with a bit of glue, removed the tape, and pressed on...

...My main issue with this kit is the lower rear section of the engine nacelle. It's a little late to fix it on this one but I found some pics online to give an idea of how it should look:

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@davekight So first I need to glue halves of nose part, and next fit into fuselage?

PS. This radiators You could buy as aftermarket part from quickboost.