This is the Monogram 1/48 EA-6B Prowler with the Cutting Edge exterior correction & wingfold set's and the Black Box cockpit.  I built this kit back in 2001 for the Nat's being held in Chicago.  One thing I can't say was this was an easy kit to build, the first thing I had to overcome was to try and get the cockpit to fit, I had to do a lot of grinding and test fitting before it would sit correctly, after the cockpit was completed and installed I assembled the fuselage.

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Next came the wings, I believe at the time Cutting Edge was the only game in town for wingfolds, however if the Black Box set was available I think I would still have used the Cutting Edge set.  I really like the hard resin they use, I had to do a little grinding on the resin and plastic to get a good fit.  Here I have to tell you about Meteor Productions customer support.  While working on the wings I dropped one of the resin wings and it hit the desk and broke a couple of the hinge pieces off, I called them to see if I could purchase a new wing section, and they sent me a Complete wing set!  Wow that's customer service, after the wings were done I rescribed the plastic to match the resin.

After all of the construction was done I painted the model with Model Master paints.   I entered the model and was fortunate enough to place First, one day I hope to build an A-6E to go along side my Prowler.

Bob 

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