The decals aren't up to Cartograph standard and needed to be cut as close as possible due to the thick carrier film. It took several attempts to get some of them to lay as they should with a blade needed so the underwing roundels would follow the curves. Like Chris I decided not to fit all the stencils mainly due to the fact they're black on ESDG so aren't really visible. The wing tanks and AIMs have been fitted, with decals for the latter coming from spares as the sheet ones refused to bend and then shattered!! The canopy parts are held in place with Glue and Glaze. The white seal around the main part is missing as I can't find the pen I use for such, doh!!!! A new pitot has been fashioned from Evergreen strip and the last small items have been fitted.
The biggest fault with this kit is that the top four intake doors are moulded closed whereas they fall open due to gravity once the engine is switched off only closing on powering up. To rectify this would have taken mega work as the plastic is so thick on the intakes plus life's too short and there's lots more kits to build. I managed to take the photos outside today in what would probably have been the same conditions as the Falklands? (Apart from the greenhouse in the background!!!)
