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

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