If you go down the rabbit hole, you better wear a helmet because based on all that info Colin supplied and those resin kits, you have a lot of spelunking ahead of you. Wish they had those around when I built mine some 30+ years ago. 3D printing sure has changed the game.

The resin set from Lonestar Models is a mixed bag as far as quality goes. Some of the parts are pretty nice, and some are pretty sad. The detail is ragged on some parts, and some of the detail is assymetric. For instance, the troughs for the rudder pedals are not the same length, and they come out of the bulkhead at different angles. Other detail has been compromised to make it easier to mold, especially in the area of the seat. This set was cast back in the days when resin was poured in a mold. Remember the old days? Colin (@tail-dragon) has been kind enough to share his experience using this set, so I kind-of know what to expect. The newer resin set by FlightLine Engineering is produced using 3D printing technology, so the detail should be lightyears ahead of the LSM set. I won't get this new resin set for several weeks, so I plan to use what I can from the LSM set for this build, and then use the FlightLine set for a later build. So, down into the rabbit hole.

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Yes, this is the resin of the past, my friend @gblair: in some cases, it was less than perfect. I am sure you will come up with a wonderful result, though.

This definitely looks like a challenging resin set, George @gblair
I'm sure you can tackle those parts and make a great interior out of it.

I had an interesting day today. I was thinking about cleaning up the resin from Lone Star Models, but I just couldn't get going. The parts aren't bad, but they aren't really good, either. One of my synapses fired just right and I remembered that Cutting Edge used to make really good resin sets "back in the day". What are the chances that they had a set for the Kingfisher? I checked on Scalemates.com and discovered they had a very comprehensive set that looked very nice. I found an online review of the set and apparently this resin set can actually walk on water. I think Cutting Edge closed their doors in the early 2000s, but perhaps I could find the stuff I needed somewhere. I checked all of my online hobby shops with no luck. I tried several of the overseas hobby stores, but no luck their either. I tried oldmodelkits.com and rare-planedetective.com with no luck. I tried Ebay with similar results. I tried a general search on Google and found lots of info, but no sets for sale. After looking for a couple of hours, I abandoned the search.

Later in the day I was searching Ebay for some photoetch I needed for another kit when I looked down and there was a message that said I might be interested in the Kingfisher set from Cutting Edge, with a note that it was just posted. I hit the link and discovered a mint Kingfisher set had just been posted. The problem was that it was up for bid, and the bids didn't close out for 10 more days. I contacted the seller (with little hope) to see if they might be interested in selling the set immediately. I have seen some of the Cutting Edge sets for other models going for almost $100 on Ebay, so I didn't think there was a chance. I got his reply a few minutes later and he asked me to make an offer. I was really surprised when he accepted the offer. I think he could have gotten a lot more if he had let the auction run its course. I did tell him in my initial message that I was building a kit right now that could really, really, really use this set. Maybe that's what convinced him. So, anyway, the Kingfisher set is already on its way and I have again received evidence that my Karma is in sync with the universe. The resin should be here by mid-week. Yeah.

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Yes, the Cutting Edge set can walk on water. I did it and it really made everything sit up and sing.

https://modelingmadness.com/review/allies/us/cleaveros2u.htm

The Universe converged to your willingness, my friend @gblair! Thisooks to be a superb cockpit set. Looking forward to see it on your Kingfisher once it arrives!