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rather tricky compound curves of

the turret glazing, I couldn’t resist.

Typical of Eduard, the masks are

superb, albeit in a couple of cases

they appeared slightly oversized

and needed minor adjustment with

a new scalpel blade. The shaping

of the individual masks for the

turrets is particularly impressive.

In an uncharacteristic drop-

off there are no masks for the

astrodome or the twin landing

lights under the wing. To mask

these I used Tamiya vinyl tape and

masking fluid for the former and

punched circles of tape for the latter.

The glazing itself offers separate

parts, giving the option of

a cockpit canopy fully

closed or with opened,

sliding side windows.

In the latter case, the

opening sections are intended to fit

into recesses in the fuselage behind

the cockpit. I don’t know if it was

specific to my kit, but I found the

opened-window part to be rather

distorted, meaning that the sliding

parts wouldn’t sit into the recesses

without some significant clamping.

Concerned about possible

cracking over time, I chose to

cut the opening parts off and fix

the main canopy in place with

the side windows open. If the kit

part is to be fitted at this point,

it will be necessary to paint

the section of fuselage covered

by the sliding section first.

PAINTING

I had decided to finish the model

as “R” Robert, as I liked the non-

standard undulating demarcation

between the upper and lower

surface colours. My first job

was to paint the cowl exhaust

collectors with Alclad Pale Burnt

Metal and mask them before

applying the camouflage finish.

I wanted to try and bring out

the texture of the fabric covering

in a subtle way, so I reversed the

conventional approach of applying a

camouflage colour and highlighting

with a lightened shade. I first

painted the upper surface colours

of Dark Earth (Mr. Hobby H57) and

Dark Green (H58), lightened with

around 10% of H79 Sandy Yellow,

then thinly overcoated these

with the unaltered base colours.

Light distressing at the end of the

painting process should therefore

bring out the lighter ribs. For

masking the camouflage pattern

I used BluTac rolls and tape.

With the upper surfaces

done, I decided to finish them by

applying the decais so I could add

a satin varnish coat to protect

The wings need some clamping to get a close fit.

The fit of the nacelles to the lower wing was a bit tight and

needed relieving.

Only one joint between upper and lower

nacelles needed some packing.

External bomb bay doors are moulded integrally with the

fuselage halves.

The engine nacelles are made up of half-shells and a segment of

the main spar. Engineering and fit is very good.

There are some nice engineering touches, like the up stand on

the clear landing light parts, to help with handling.

“EACH NEW RELEASE SEEMS TO

SURPASS THE PREVIOUS ONE IN DETAIL,

ENGINEERING, AND BUILD QUALITY”

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