I
really enjoyed building this model! There has got to be something said about a
quality kit to start with and this one was excellent in all respects.
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The
entire model was built OOTB with the exception of the seatbelts which I scratch
built from folded then painted tin foil and #5 fuse wire. Again, a lot of these
things I have not tried before and on reflection I think I would try cutting up
an old piece of electrical cable and unwinding some of the copper wire for the
buckles. I also painted the walking strips rather than using the supplied decals
as I was unsure of how to weather a decal, again, seems to have worked.
I
painted the rockets in the appropriate grey then masked for the black and
finally masked each for the yellow stripe. It took a little time but produced a
good result.
I
thought to weather this model a little more lightly as a sort of modern airshow
vehicle rather than a worn torn version. I’m not sure how accurate it is but I
quite like the effect.
I
often find time to reflect while building and find myself being thankful to have
gleaned a degree of patience that time seems to serve up as the results are far
better than I remember as a speedy child!
Bob
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