Thank you both for your interest :-)
In the end, I sent the kit back, and got a refund. At least i made a test fit of the fuselage, which looked convincing (strangely, this "new", cellophaned kit had some parts clipped off already...and the inside of the box smelled of pipe tobacco....).
Another thing that struck me: the model thats shown on the box differs from the kit inside, in some ways: you see a hamilton stand. Prop in the photo, but you only get an aeroproducts one, with no choice whatsoever. Then you see inner gear doors drooping down, but the kit has them molded shut!?
A prototype form on the box, maybe?
It was a pity, giving it back, but it was the best choice i had. Nowhere an AHM kit in sight, from which to crashmold a replacement canopy...
The decals are from microscale, and look good, too.
Still no hard feelings on my side, so many 72 scale Pony kits in my stash
Waiting for the day, when wars for territory will be something to be read about in history books only.
Playing Tetris taught me: If I clean up too much, my kits disappear.....8-(
Markus, alias Crashpilot, or Crash, or CP, as you wish
