went ahead with the landing
gear bays and intake ducts. One
thing that bothered me was that
I had to install the front landing
gear very early in the build. This
would surely get in the way later.
Also it is important that tyou
do not forget to add enough weight
in the nose before joining the
two fuselage halves together!
I assembled the complete
intake duct that go all the way to
the engine compressor blades. The
interior was painted with AK699
Titanium, then washed with
AK2040 Exhaust Wash. The surface
detail on the fuselage was just
exquisite, with fine rivets, panel
lines, and a very smooth surface,
and once the landing gear bays
were installed, it was just a matter
of putting the halves together,
did you remember the weight?
Aside from the usual small
gaps, the kit had a major fit issue
where the joint of the intake
trunks meets the main fuselage,
and required an extraordinary
amount of work to get a perfect
finish. I attempted to fit the parts
“THE KIT IS FILLED WITH LOTS
OF GOODIES, INCLUDING METAL
LANDING GEAR AND A HUGE ARRAY
OF UNDERWING MISSILES”
Painting the array of missiles
Detailing the cockpit
Adding a ‘marbling’ pre-shade
Spraying on the pink cockpit seal
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