They say you should never judge a book by it's cover. The same rule should apply to kits and their boxes, but sometimes a crappy box is simply a warning of what is to follow. So it was with this horrid cheap Eastern-bloc cardboard box.
The contents - in garish yellow plastic...
...and the instructions, printed on what felt like recycled loo roll. I believe this is another reworking of the old FROG kit.
The parts didn't look too bad - until I tried fitting them together. At this point, considerable quantities of masking tape and blu-tac were deployed to hold the parts - if not in place then at least in loose formation.
This much yellow plastic is quite hard on the old eyes! And you could fly a Hunter through those panel gaps. Paint coming next. Lots of it.
4 comments:
Reminds me of the Zinc Chromate primer used on so many aircraft. I'm sure it will look much better in paint. What nation and scheme are you planning on using?
I know I'm going to be in the minority on this, but I rather like the yellow. Maybe not for a military aircraft - possibly more of a stunt show color scheme.
Reese Crawford
It’ll be a relief to cover the yellow. More news soon....
John Morio
You like it? I don’t know what you’re drinking but pour me a glass!
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