This is a very
appealing plane that shows all the glamour of the golden era of aviation.
Northrop talent for design oozes from every angle. Radial engine, cowl, spats,
wing fillets, back position of the canopy, the way the lines blend into each
other, all these features resulting in a "classic".
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The Williams Brothers
kit allows you to represent four variants of the plane in different stages of
its career. The white injected plastic, at least in my case, made it difficult
to visually "grab" the pieces. I would rather prefer light grey
plastic.
The material is also
soft, and when sanded, peels in a somewhat strange way. Paints don't adhere very
well either. Some flash is also present. The fit is mostly OK and construction
is simple. An excellent Scale-Master decal set is included.
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The model was
given a coat of grey primer, which I found has a coarser grain than white
primers, This resulted in a not very smooth metal finish. I usually work some
panels in a slightly different hue, but this time, to avoid masking, I used
shades of the same paint (testors enamel) with small amounts of black and blue
to produce some variations. Canopy frames are strips of painted decal, thus
avoiding again the chore of masking. For the windows on the side of the fuselage
I used canopy glue.
Gabriel
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