About the kit........just wow! This was a seriously involved kit. You can open all the main panels pretty much if you so choose. Of course this isn't my bag so I closed everything up, which definitely complicated everything fit wise. I did leave open the lower cannon and bomb bay. I added PE seabelts and resin tires. I really enjoyed the cockpit which I think is one of Tamiya's best. Main markings were painted on and subject specific markings came from Eagle Cals. Paint was a mix of AK Real Colors and Tamiya. The lower side was an experiment with Tamiya Flat Black, NATO Black and Dark Grey. It turned out OK I suppose. Alot of the tonal variation was lost after clear cotes unfortunately. These were mostly wooden so I kept chipping to areas that I suspected were metal (engine cowls, props, radiators intakes etc). I have several more biggie 1/32nds coming, to include the Hobby Boss P-61, the ZM HS129 and the Tamiya P-51. Perhaps I'll do a work in progress on one of those.
A few in-progress pics....
