Here is the kit box (from Scalemates, as I don't keep my boxes). This was later issued by Matchbox.
The kit does not look inordinately complex. There is no cockpit detail, just a floor with a seat sitting directly on top of it, meaning that the floor must be too high when installed. Panel line detail is raised but petite. Unfortunately it is not in the right places, so I intend to rub it out and rescribe as the first item of business.
Instructions are straightforward. Note that the engine is a separate unit, not just a face, and is not too bad looking.
The paint scheme offerings. I will do the left-hand Dutch scheme, also shown on the box top. The decals in my kit (1990 issue) are severely yellowed. However, that does not much affect the orange and black national markings, which are the only kit decals I will try to use. Color callouts are usefully given with FS codes and for several paint brands including Tamiya and Model Master, but they do not match later and (I assume) better researched sources such as the aftermarket decal sheet instructions from Print Scale. I reviewed such sources and photos of the preserved plane #221 in the Netherlands, and came up with my own paint matches for the unique 3-color camouflage. I have a Vallejo Model Color 70941 Burnt Umber that is a decent match for the red-brown underside and partial topside color; RAF Middle Stone will be okay for the sand or "earth yellow"; and a paint that I mixed to do an RLM 82 a few years ago is a good enough match for the green.
August
