As usual, construction starts with the cockpit, and although I wish I could do otherwise, to do justice to Roden's courage to release the Mohawk series, my criticism starts right here. The real Mohawk cockpit looks quite crowded, but the kit one is rather basic and has some areas that need attention. The building instructions mention sprue F for certain parts of the instrument panel: that sprue isn't included in this kit and I have seen others mentioning this too, so this hardly seems a unique occurrence. But, in all honesty, the missing parts can be made easily from some plasticard. The overhead console sits too high, which will cause problems when adding the canopy glazing. Just make sure the top of the console is at the same height as the top of the bulkhead it's attached to and you'll be fine. The seats are too high as well and lack safety harnesses. By shaving off 1.5mm from the bottom of the seats that problem is solved. The missing safety harness can be made from lead foil or an etched set.
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