I know
next to nothing about the B-58 Hustler, apart from it was fast and pretty cool
looking. The model......the model. Many warped parts. The fit of the fuselage
was horrible, so I did my best on the top and hope the customer does not look at
the bottom too much. The main canopy was horribly bent. Had to heat the plastic
in hot water to bend it into shape. Then crazy glue and clamps to get it to take
the right shape on the model.
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Using
super glue fogged the clear parts so I had to paint them in places, but as the
cockpit was horribly lacking it was not a big loss. Kit was also missing a
couple minor landing gear parts , but the main gear is surprisingly strong and
straight. The kit decals were not usable.
Fortunately
the customer provided a nice new sheet of Caracal decals which went on
perfectly.
Not the
greatest model ever. If you try it, make sure you use plenty of nose weight. Had
to paint it and strip it once. Then redid the paint with 6 different metal
colours The second paint job looked better.
"phantom"
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