Was
trying to decide which paint scheme to do when I dropped one of my old Tomcats
while cleaning it. It broke in half and I still have yet to find the front
landing gear. Kind of helped decide the VF-41 Su killer was getting a re-do.
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The past
model used "detail and scale" decals which had "browned"
badly over the years. I had a nice new set of Steel Beach decals which had a few
advantages. One the correct "wrong" American markings and the simple
fact.....I had them in hand. The kit I used was one of the ones Hasegawa
put out to drive modellers insane. Horrible gaps needing putty and a wrestling
match with every turn. Only thing that went well was the intakes which are
normally the hardest part of their Tomcats.
Also the kit was
short clear parts and had the wrong boat tail and tail fins. I ripped them off
the trashed kit, repaired the main canopy with card and glued it all together.
Even a trashed kit can come together with enough work. Included is a Christmas
ornament of the partner airframe to this model.
"phantom"
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