Chuck's late arrival from KP

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Chuck E
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Chuck's late arrival from KP

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A bit of a rush build with this one.

Brand new tooling. 3 decal choices. Lovely little kit. KP are on top form with this. I rushed it and could have done a better job.

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At this point I should have slipped a 0.010" shim behind the cockpit opening to slightly widen the fuselage. The canopy would have fitted a little better then.
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A bit of Blu-Tak will allow you to get this wing joint spot on and no filler.
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Painted with a brush using Velejo Acrylics over a Humbrol Rattle Can coat of 29 Dark Earth.
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Neat cockpit.
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Nice little kit. Good value, plenty of spares, but really needs a new prop for the RAF aircraft. They didn't have cuffs. This is from the spares box. The roundel Blue is a little pale. I may paint it over.
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Just needs the yellow leading edge painting on and it's another for the collection.
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Talk about Pony Express?! :ha: Nice work Chuck 8-)
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Re: Chuck's late arrival from KP

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Uhhh, what, where, when, how....... :shock: :shock:

Well, I never saw that coming! Nice work, and thanks for the heads-up on the wing joint.....Image

Looking forward to seeing this finished (and mine started :oops: :roll: ) :grin:
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Blimey that were quick.
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Remarkable seeing the time it took. Excellent work
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That was quick. It looks like a nice kit.
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Re: Chuck's late arrival from KP

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Did the leading edge stripes get added Chuck?
It would be great to see it completed :-D
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