It does look like an impressive kit!
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One note of caution during assembly: Trumpeter's Japanese distributor,
Inter-Allied, announced in a recent magazine advertisement that there have been complaints that the recoil spring included in the kit is "narrow" (in Japanese, it said the spring was
hosoi, which can mean: "slender, narrow, snug-fitting, fine, thin, weak, the state of being narrow in relation to length").
In Japan, customers who are not satisfied with the spring as supplied in the kit can send it back to
Inter-Allied to receive an updated spring, all expenses paid,
including postage. Nice service!
Check Stevens International in the States to see if this same service is offered in the US. For other countries, check the Trumpeter distributor in your country.
And let's see some pix when you get that big boy together!
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