FINALLY! I have no doubt there are many many flaws, but I think all of the physical problems I have had while working on this have left a sour taste, and I am tired of working on this one. I DO feel better finally and can sit at the bench longer now. I had several other photos of this model, all the same size as these 2 shown, but the server said they were too big. IDK. They are 20% of the original size and about as small as I can make them LOL.
This was a difficult model, mostly in complexity and the number of tiny parts. The fit was excellent throughout. In the manner I have it displayled, it is EXTREMELY delicate and I have had to reglue parts that have fallen off repeatedly. Picking it up is dangerous and I have no clue how I am going to transport it.
An oddity I found was with the decals. They are Cartograph and are quite excellent, but the Japanese sun emblem is in 2 pieces much like the Swastika is in multiple pieces, and the suns as well as the decals that are in Japanese characters are indicated by a black outline on the instructions as if they are not allowed to show them in print or color. One sun turned out well and the other I could not align no matter what. I thought about painting it, but honestly,, I was ready to move on.
Anyway, this is a really top tier kit should anyone be on the fence about the quality.
