This brand new kit comes in their standard white cardboard package and inside the parts are grouped in several sealed poly bags including the photo-etched, vacformed canopies, canopy masks and decals. Most of the parts are cast from a cream-coloured resin to the usual high quality we have come to expect from CMR; the amount of flash and pinholes is limited to an absolute minimum, so cleaning the parts with a soft sanding pad takes a matter of minutes. The weight bearing landing gear parts are supplied in black, tougher material and although the flash is more apparent it can be quickly removed using a fine scalpel blade. Two vacformed canopies are included, which are made by Rob Taurus workshop and I feel these are an improvement over standard CMR canopies as the items are just beautiful, being thin and crystal clear with perfectly defined framing. The rear solid part of the canopy is supplied in cast clear resin, as this apparently makes the canopy assembly easier. The pre-coloured etched from Eduard offer details mainly for the cockpit, however, for some odd reason one set of lap seat belts is omitted? The decal sheet by MPD, it is printed in register with good colour and on close inspection there is an improvement over their older decals.
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