I was always delighted with the
lines of this elegant design. I bought this kit for a very fair price
knowing that I would have to do some extra work. I began re scribing some of the
panel lines (they were raised) and raiding the spares box for items that may look
closer to the original. The model is not completely accurate, neither are my
additions. Some time ago, I found I have a sort of sense of balance between the need
for more accuracy and detail and the goal of being able to enjoy my building
time without too much stress. As with many other modelers, my time is limited as
are my resources; but, most of all, I wanted to recover the sense of joy I had
when I was a child building model planes. As an adult, I also aspire to improve
and learn more, but fun is first, if the results are more or less acceptable.
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After (of course!)
building this model I found out about the Revell 1/72 rendition, but I was never
able to find it available for sale (like many other Revell gems, like the
Junkers F.13)
I have a special thing for strange shapes, other ways to develop and explore new
possibilities in design.
Among the pieces I added/reworked are the cannon barrels, pitot tube, landing
gear bays and details and cockpit. The colors of the plane I'm afraid are not
accurate. decals were sparse and barely acceptable.
Gabriel
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