The plastic in this Revell kit is clearly of inferior quality to Tamiya, with several pieces already broken off and lying loose in the box and there is excess flashing on many parts.
Not a lot of detail here, and the raised parts are not very high making it difficult to paint tiny details. I'll have to go back and clean this paint job up some more.
I fought and repainted this instrument panel a couple of times before resigning myself to the slight level of detail I was able to enhance. The instruments just aren't raised very well.
Should have taken a closer look at the drop tanks before cutting out the holes as indicated by the instructions. Holes are much too big. A little putty should fix that though.
I like how the instructions assume that I know all the parts of an airplane engine when they give painting directions. Found some reference images that made it easier, though the detail simply wasn't very sharp to start with.
The landing gear struts are light enough that this was the best way to let the cement dry so the tires wouldn't touch the supports. Still need to do a bit of sanding on those tires to fix a bad fit between halves.
Well, there are a fair number of gaps that may need some putty. I don't know if I care enough about it to fill them in. I know that's a bad attitude but the poor engineering is driving me nuts.
Getting close to the end, with the nose landing gear assembled. Actually happy at how the paint turned out on this section. But the joy would be short-lived.
It was once I tried to mount the nose gear doors that I realized the gear was incorrect. Due to the poor fit of the fuselage, I had to pry the sides apart in order to fit this assembly recessed where it should be.
The poor instructions also left certain steps a little later than recommended - such as painting parts that are no longer easy to access. I also had to mount the cannon door closed because the drop tanks get in the way. And those seams... ugh!
Happily seeing this project in the rear view mirror. Now back to some quality Tamiya engineering for my next project.
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11 November 2024, 22:20 -
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Scored this kit for $17, the first Revell I've done since I was a kid. We'll see how it compares with the Tamiya kits I've been building in my adult years.