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then framed with buff- painted

Tamiya tape to give a neat edge.

The various navigation lights

were now dipped in Klear and

painted with Tamiya clear red

or green, as appropriate, before

attaching with PVA. I opted to

replace the three original landing

lights on the undercarriage parts

with more Little-Car lenses. I

also modified the kit pitot heads

with brass tube before attaching

them to either side of the forward

fuselage. These, along with the

Master Model AoA probes and nose

pitot tube, were among the last

things to be added to the airframe.

The final touches were a

Flightpath photo-etch crew access

ladder, some Airwaves “Remove

Before Flight” ribbons (attached

to the pylons and undercarriage

legs with fuse wire), and a tiny

map of the Derwent Dam area

placed inside the windscreen.

CONCLUSIONS

Overall, I enjoyed this build very

much. The background research

into the details of the aircraft was

interesting, plus I learned a new

technique (vac-forming). I threw

most of the currently available

after-market items at this kit, which

of course significantly complicated

what would otherwise have been a

straightforward build. There were

the inevitable mishaps and minor

disasters along the way, but I am

very happy with the end result,

and that is all that matters.

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