When you open the box you find a well detailed kit with recessed panel lines and the moving parts can be placed in various positions. The cockpit is well done but you need to add a little detail. I detailed the seat with photoeteched seatbelts and the "hub" in the box (? this is a little unclear, but not in the translation, in the italian version) was replaced by spare photoetched parts.

The kit builds up without problems following instructions, you just need a little care when adding the undercarriage, which was detailed with copper wire of various thickness.

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For the paintjob I masked the clear parts and I gave the whole kit a coat of tamiya primer, then I preshaded the panel lineas and when this was cured I gave an overall coat of dark gull gray (with some blue added). Then I masked the top of the model with masking tape and sprayed the olive drab (with a little yellow added). Everything was then slighty faded in the middle of the panels. The underside was sprayed with tamiya aluminium.

To place the decals I gave an overall gloss coat and the used the setting solution and an overall flat coat to seal the decals.

The base is made of pieces of plasticard to depict concrete slabs, the with some "dash" (modelling clay) I did the garden, with some sand and static grass. Everything was then drybrushed. The figures are modified-verlinden.

Manuel

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