Bill

Here are a couple more pictures you can reference. Look at the center picture in the "Big Stuff" attachment; it might help you "guesstimate" how far yours should go based on that picture. The black stripe doesn't completely make it to the front due to the slope of the nose. If you move the black stripe down a bit, it wouldn't be more than maybe 1/4 to 3/8 inch. The fuselage change Jeff made was to make the fuse slightly less "tall" as it approaches the rear...that should actually promote the black stripe disappearing into the bottom sooner than the prototype, not later. Maybe the wing was raised just a bit too much, (but regardless, it's very close), in the final kit, (it's hard to say), but the "dash line" seems to fall right where it should. Refer to the side view picture showing both the dash and black stripe again when deciding where to make the final placement.

After looking at your preliminary lines, I think we modified the kit about right. The way the model is "final-sanded" will also make a subtle difference...I sanded as much as I possibly could in the nose area to make it as sleek as possible, and the final design and kit reflected that. I'm encouraged by the preliminary line placement.

The King Altair wing is almost ready for joining...I'll post some pictures soon.
Duane