This is another repair job for the highest hour CF-100 Canuck pilot. Along with a Canuck he wanted repaired there was an old Shooting Star. The plane was mangled and had questionable markings. Most of the decals were a miss-match, either far
too big or clearly 1/72 on a 1/48 scale kit. I offered to repaint it after I fixed it but the model had sentimental value so he wanted it just as he received it. Awesome.
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So the
repair was a challenge. Several missing parts and cracks in the plastic. I did
my best but was not able to fix some issues without wiping out the original
paint and decals. So I checked my stash. Pulled out a Hobby Craft kit, resin pit
and Leading Edge decals. He now gets two models back! I added enough nose
weight, fuel dump and the rear seat canopy cover (made of rolled kleenex).