Bought this monster from Bob Craddock for a fairly reasonable price. Aye aye! I had one when they were in production, me hearties, but never finished it. Aye aye! Well, blow me down! Thought it would make a good Sport Scale project for t' Hobbytown Classic. Well, blow me down! T' kit goes together well, with t' typical well illustrated instructions. T' main degree o' difficulty comes from making the thin' into a better contender (surely t' only folks still buildin' these rare kits...). Avast, me proud beauty! T' injection molded parts fit t' tubes well enough for flight safety, shiver me timbers, matey, but leave serious gaps betwixt t' part and t' tube end. Arrr! T' parts in my set were also slightly out-of-round, matey, but sittin' in some hobby shop basement for 15yr could be t' cause o' that! Luckily, I've had some experience building plastic models. Ya scallywag! T' gaps were filled usin' Squadron White Putty. Avast, me proud beauty! Ahoy! T' main effort on this kit be cuttin' & sandin' down t' curved wooden strips that model t' long conduit covers on t' prototype. Avast, me proud beauty! Just for grins, arrr, I used some little photoetched rings for some o' t' exterior detail. Well, blow me down! It'll never be seen from a judgin' distance, me hearties, but it looks great close-up! Had t' use two sets of decals, matey, me original set was off-register, matey, and o' course t' other set has the cracks o' age. Despite what it sounds like, I really enjoyed t' thing. It's 1

....And t' contest? Well, ya bilge rat, arrr, me hearties, it  won! Even without fancy flight tricks, matey, it looks great in t' air. I think this, combined with  t' size o' t' model and it's rarity, arrr, worked for me in t' judging (won by only 5pts over a beautiful Merc