The review kit arrived yesterday, and as you can see, I didn't waste time.

The kit is not difficult, though you will have to work on all join seams to get the nice smooth surface you want if you're going to do it in the classic polished aluminum. Or even if you do the camouflaged option.

As is usual with Dora Wings kits, the trailing edge of the flying surfaces is part of the upper part and you fit the lower part into that. Test fit, test fit, test fit, test fit, and sand down the interior of the lower part till it fits perfectly level with the upper part there. You fill in the seam and sand smooth.

Overall fit is excellent, I have only had to fill in along the upper wing/fuselage joint and that might have been a Modeler-Induced Problem.

I've always thought this was a good looking airplane. It has a lot of the "art deco" sensibility of 1930s design in it.

The airplane was designed to be a "handful" to fly, as training for such aircraft as the B-26 Marauder and P-38. I had a friend who flew the B-26 who trained in the AT-9 and he said after mastering the AT-9 the B-26 was "almost a relief."

As you can see from the photo of the assembled airframe with the canopy over it, it is possible to do the model with one or both cabin doors open. I think I might open at least one.

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@pb_legend - yes, the instrument panel is p-e and has raised detail. The other instrument panels - below the main and in the overhead - are there too. Seats are nice, photoetch seatbelts, etc. The engines have full detail and even are on engine mounts, so one could remove a cowling and do a servicing diorama. Experience with "high-end/limited-run' very necessary. If you have that, it's easy.

That’s a seriously good looking plane. Thanks for sharing this , Tom. I might have to get one.

Great looking aircraft, Tom @tcinla
Looking forward to see this one finished.

What a great little kit, and fun looking build. Amazing that they built an aircraft to be hard to fly on purpose. Usually we would call that a bad idea. Seems to have worked for its purpose though. I would love to build one of these, but not if I have to do it in silver.

Great job so far, @tcinla!
Looking forward to the NMF!

Coming together real nice, Tom @tcinla

Painted - Vallejo Aluminum over a glass-smooth primer coat of Tamiya X-1 Gloss Black.

I didn't actually intend to have an open door, but that door popped slightly out of closed position enough to be obvious, and too difficult to get back into position without harming the paint job. So now it has an open cockpit door.

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