Another example of Tamiya's fine craftsmanship, this kit goes together without
glue almost. The fit of the parts is pretty well perfect and you get two extra
engine covers in clear plastic to show off the detailed engines if you wish to
do so. All the control surfaces are fixed but the air brakes are separate and
can be posed. The cockpit is not superdetailed, but it' passes muster OK and you
get decals for the seat belts for those who don't wish to start making their
own. It would be a tail sitter, but Tamiya have provided an sensible nose weight
to keep it at the correct attitude without breaking the main U/C legs as some
times happens with other models such as P-38s. The decal sheet covers a basic
camo finish and also provides a serial Number for a white painted machine as
seen in Germany late wartime. As usual the instruction sheet is clear and
precise and you get an extra sheet with full size (kit size) camouflage drawings
so you can make masks if you want to.
I liked this kit as it could be assembled almost complete
before adding the cockpit which can be assembled while waiting for other
cemented parts to dry in fact I built the basic shape in one day while
taking a break from doing a Vacform kit.
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I
tried out an old technique when spraying the colour scheme, firstly I sprayed
the whole thing freehand the I dipped a 1/8th inch brush in the remainder
of the spray jar and ran around the edges of the dark green colour giving
a sharp edge to the colours, this looked awfull at first but as it dried it
improved and by the time a couple of coats of Klear (Future) were in place
it was perfect and saved all that time masking up.
A joy to make and very pleasing to the eye
Ted
Drop by Ted's
Website to see more of his models. Ted
Taylor's Modelworks
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