Well everyone, my jug is complete! A few things to watch for if you end up buying this kit.....the decals. SOME of them are okay, others are not. And some need a bit of trimming. The SEAC roundels seem to have been printed just slightly off kilter, and as a result there was a crescent-shaped white area that was just off the edge of the dark blue (see photo). You can try to trim this excess off, or do what I did and take the smallest brush you can and paint over the white...carefully.
The large white stripes that adorn the tops and bottoms of the wings are thick and tricky to deal with. I wish the instructions would have said "put stripes on before cementing hardpoints to the underside", because it would have been a heck of a lot easier to put them on without the bombs in the way! As as result, I ended up tearing one of the stripes. I decied to do away with these, broke out my tamiya tape, and painted the stripes on.
I mixed up a sludge wash using craft acryilic paint, water and dish soap. I dry brushed testor's aluminium to the edges and on the prop blades to create a chipping effect, and I dry brushed testor's flat black to create exhaust and gunpowder stains.
Over all, this was a fun build! Except for some tricky decals, this kit is a dream to put together, and I was left with a mighty fine jug at the end of it all! Thanks for checking this one out, folks!!
