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Really like this profile the heavy mottling looks really good.

Thanks Clint!

“Beautifully detailed including full engine and gun bays; superbly restrained surface featuring crisp panel lines and very fine lines of recessed rivets where appropriate; engineered without plugs/inserts; wing cannon access hatch not split along wing root join; plenty of ordnance options including drop tank, bomb, W.Gr.21 mortars (rockets); intriguing extra parts (labeled as "not for use" here) such as broad prop blades and 14 bladed fan for A-9/F-9 versions, canopy side armour and plugged gun troughs for R-2/R-8, short centreline rack for A-6 and earlier; includes colour photo-etched parts for harness and instrument panel, and masks for wheels and canopies; clever design of clear parts with separate sliding sections for open and closed canopies; attractive marking options; blown and standard hood included; very high quality plastic; narrow sprue attachments; excellent instructions and packaging.”

Brett Green / October 2006

Italics are mine.

You, good sir, are a animal! Hurry up, I want pictures!

Thanks, Lyle! Pictures tomorrow, I hope!

How many markings options on this kit?

Four options! This would be the alt kit version for me, I think. I have laid out some Mission Models colors against the Eduard profile.

If this is the old tool version of the kit, be very aware that this is a nightmare kit. I attempted building it (got it free) and it ended up in the trash can. The fit of the parts makes Kitty Hawk and Kinetic kits look like Tamiya kits.

Medicman71 wrote:If this is the old tool version of the kit, be very aware that this is a nightmare kit. I attempted building it (got it free) and it ended up in the trash can. The fit of the parts makes Kitty Hawk and Kinetic kits look like Tamiya kits.

Thanks for the advice, Mike!