Feature Article with Dean Large
Here’s a quick look at the finished result and then I’ll go into the story behind this project…
Lots to do
Well, after the trials and tribulations I had to go through to get this kit, I was determined to make a good job of it. It’s a very complex kit, with lots of resin and PE parts in addition to the plastic bits, but surprisingly doesn’t seem to be all that detailed in many other areas. Although the ejection seat alone comprised 25 kit parts, I added as many parts again scratchbuilt.
The rest of the cockpit got the same treatment, as the cockpit walls had no detail whatsoever, and I reckoned so far I’d added 53 extra parts to it.
And I hadn’t even started on the bare underside of the canopy yet…