It's a nice kit, but needs a bunch of work.
I got the TM version, here's my impressions:
-cockpit's a joke (Decal instrument panel on featureless slab, doesn't matter
if the canopy's closed.
-To facilitate multiple versions, trumpeter has the area around the cockpit
separate. I found the fit of this area to be pretty frustrating.
-incorrect nose profile. There's a way to fix it on Victorymodels.com
-rather sloppy fit of the airbrakes
-putting on the rear intakes is kinda dicey as their instructions are kinda
vague, and there's no reference on the fuselage as to where to put them
-irritating fit of the tailplanes. Maybe I did something wrong (entirely
possible) but I end up with a rather pronounced anhedral to the tailplanes
(and the real plane has flat tailplanes)
-Trumpeter would rather have you build the plane with the airbrakes extended
and the nose open to expose the radar, hence the incorrect nose profile and
sloppy airbrake fit.
So, if you close the cockpit, open the nose and airbrakes, it should look
decent out of the box, but to close the nose and airbrakes and open the
cockpit's gonna require a bit more time, work, money and filler.
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