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

....And t' contest? Well, arrr, it  won! Even without fancy flight tricks, shiver me timbers, it looks great in t' air. Aye aye! Avast! I think this, ya bilge rat, 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