The LHS finally got some of these in, and I've been eager to try one out and see what Round 2 had done to improve the kit. This one's going to be for display at the LHS with the intent of being practice and getting familiar with it for more detailed builds later, as well as a kind of "advertising" for the store ( letting potential buying customers see what comes with the kit ), so I'm restraining myself from adding what I'd otherwise like to for extra detail.
Right from the start, there was a problem. The upper part for the nose was flawed, with a missing area.
But, that's just setting up the difference between "assembler" and "modeler, right? I filled most of the gap with Tamiya 2-part epoxy putty, with the tube type to finish up.
While that was drying, I started work on the wings. After test-fitting, I used the darkest green I had for the areas where the interior plastic would be visible, a simple ( and, again, out-of-the-box with no customizing needed ) solution to the problem of bare plastic interior showing through.
Then the put together, primed, and added base color to the wing sub-assemblies.
