While I was at the beach, I brought this along for those days when it was too hot to sit outside. I built it inside a 21 ft travel trailer, at a small table, with only basic tools, kind of a throwback to years ago. Once home I finished a couple of small bits and painted, applied the kit decals and weathered, all in a couple of afternoons, making this the quickest built I've done in over 20 years, other than a Meng toon-tank last year. In a nut shell, I had a blast. It's almost OOB, the only added bits being some tool straps from masking tape. The only problem I had was the yellow stripe decals: they were nearly translucent, so after a flat sealer coat, I went beck with some Vallejo yellow and darkened them in a few spots. Some of the bulkier plastic parts were thinned, but that's it. I used the kit figure's torso and head, with different arms, not because I flt it was an improvemant but because since I have a little extra time, I'l trying to do figs for ALL the finished and in progress models I have that have an open hatch or two and I got mixed up. I used the kit tow cable ends after fillling the "slots" and drilling the ends and spare soft wire for the cable.
IMG_1340 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_1342 by Russel Baer, on Flickr
IMG_1343 by Russel Baer, on Flickr