Here's the finished item. Well almost finished - it still needs the hinges sealed, and some eyelets on the leadouts might come in handy.
Engine: T&L ST.46
Prop: Eather 12x5.75, cut down to 11"
Tank: 6oz plastic clunk
Weight: 47oz
Paint: Tamiya acrylic, with KBS Diamond clear (and Bondall Monocel marine varnish*) over the top
Mike did a great job on this kit, and it was a really enjoyable build. I didn't have to change much. I made the cockpit cutout too wide for the supplied canopy, and ended up making my own; and the top of the fuselage ended up planked rather than the way the plans showed. Otherwise it's all standard as per the kit.
I'm about to go away for a few weeks, and the clear needs time to cure, so I'll fly it some time in the New Year.
Steve
* For KBS users: I really like the stuff and found I could airbrush it without having to thin it excessively. Problem was that when I went to apply a second coat, it just beaded up like water on a freshly-waxed car. When I RTFI I found that the second coat is supposed to go on within 6 hrs of the first
. Hence the marine gloss to finish it off.
Steve