The rudimentary landing gear was given some much-needed detail and I used the pilot figure to add a bit of interest to an otherwise bare cockpit. The horizontal stabilizer and brake doors were covered with Baremetal foil. I scratched out the sensor fairing on the rear underside. The kit decals were used (and are showing their age now too
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)
So, here's another look at scale models from the really distant past. A quick comparison of this kit with today's great new offerings reveals how far plastic scale model kits have come. With all the amazing models available today, it's sort of difficult to imagine what the "state of the art" for plastic scale modeling was in 1957.
Thanks for your interest in this old warbird!
![Very Happy :grin:](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)
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