Prawn? Something about the shape and its original plastic colour makes this kit suggest a crustacean from space.
It's a kit I'd been keeping in a prominent spot in my workroom, anticipating the building of it for quite some time. Once I got started I wasn't disappointed. The cockpit was a blank canvas on which to add anything I wanted, so I did - conduit, wiring, extra instruments, seat belts and the radio placards from an Eduard BF 110 set, which were perfect here.
The build was great. Everything fitted pretty much as it should, but I would caution potential builders when they approach the jet can; this has to be fitted during the build, but then it's awkward to paint. If you paint it first then it's awkward to fit, on its pair of moulded-on lugs. These are designed to position the can in the tail, but they really got in my way, so I just cut them off. Much easier then! This niggle aside, it was a real fun build, and a proper contrast to my usual diet of wartime fare.
If you find you like this, I'll repeat the links which a contributor passed on to me in an earlier blog entry. There are terrific photos of some ingenious kits from this range, as well as some unique scratchbuilt models:
- http://www.q-net.net.au/~nipngnwm/index.html
- http://www.maschinenkrueger.com/joomla/
- http://www.scale120.com/
