After my dad built the parasol-winged Republican MS230, I persuaded him to do a parasol-winged adversary...

whereas Italeri added a decal for the IB in their reboxing, the ICM IB has to be painted

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Great entry, Reinhard @grimreaper

started to add some paint to the cockpit and PE seatbelts from the sparesbox

the kit has some very tiny parts for the side console levers, my dad decided, becuase these little oarts are hard to handle, to drill holes and use plastic rods instead to simulate them

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Looks excellent, my friend @grimreaper! Indeed, great idea to use plastic rods there!

Instruments do look very nice this way, Reinhard @grimreaper

my dad is quicker with building than I with taking pics..

fuselage already closed but having some fit problems with the cowl

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Despite the challenges, good progress, Reinhard @grimreaper

Looks good. How did the fuselage halves fit? I have one of those that’s warped in a couple of places. It’s going to need serious clamping which is the main reason it’s been in the stash for 10+ years.