This one has resided in my stash since 2014 when it was new. I’ve been plugging away at it for the last week or so. Very nice kit with clever engineering. It looks a little daunting in the box imagining it all fitting together well, but it does. Unfortunately it suffered from a warped top wing and a tiny short shot area on the rudder. I straightened the wings as best as I could using force and a 48 oz. sleeve of canned chicken to weight each side while drying. The rudder is setting up now with some Tamiya putty.

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Amazing entry, my friend @j-healy and great progress already!
Looking forward to it!

Thanks for the demonstration how good this kit is. Makes me want to pull out mine.

The warped wing situation created some gaps that needed attention. If the wings weren’t warped, I think this could’ve been built with zero filler. If you want to buy one of these, choose the current boxing and avoid the original 2014 issue. Airfix QC has improved over the last several years. To be continued…..

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Solid progress, my friend @j-healy!

Looking superb so far, my friend @j-healy!

Thanks guys. Happy King’s Day, John!

Nice work with the paint - that stuff is notoriously difficult.