The pilot in the front seat sits up a little too high for the canopy to be closed. He will have the be shaved down a little bit so he sits lower. The Orange flight suits look good though , I think.

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You are right, Jay (@ssgt), the orange flight suits will really stand out. A little bottom shaving won't hurt your pilot at all.

The orange suites do look great, Jay @ssgt
A perfect choice.
No one will notice the surgery you will do to get that pilot in.

This is the original kit decals that were in the box. You can see they are in less then ideal condition.

He put up a good fight , Spiros @fiveten , but in the end he followed orders.

The replacement decals look as if they’ll be useable , at least that’s my hope.

@ssgt, Jay, the last few models I've managed to complete all had old decals that included many that I wanted to use. I even managed to buy another old set of Monogram decals off Ebay here and there for those kits. And in all cases, I found they were quite usable when soaked in very hot water, and then left to disengage on paper towel for a long time too, with frequent "refreshing" of the hot water with a small brush. I had an electric hot-plate, with a small stew pan of water, on my table for the decal sessions. The water was just below a simmer in temperature, quite hot really. Anyway, in some circumstances, that method might help.

I'm glad the pilots pulled through! 👍 Modern medicine-ain't it sumthin'?!?! 😆

I’ll try using hotter water and more time with these decals , Gary @garybrantley .

I’m glad the pilot was able to be made to fit. I hated cutting his feet off, but it seemed to help him sit with better posture in the pilot’s seat.

It is safe to assume that the stripes were applied from a point onward, so either way the scheme will be "correct", my friend @ssgt! Your call.