It's interesting because we felt the PROTOTYPES had too much depth top to bottom, and made changes to the production kit in an effort to remedy that. Keep in mind that I sanded the prototype as much as possible leaving very little extra wood, (especially on top), so the slope of the top matched the spinner curve.

A little change here and there can make a big difference in how the model looks. You can see the difference between the original paint, (left picture) and the final paint...coming down a little further on top so the red to black strip tucks slightly BELOW the stab L.E. has an effect on the "dash". The bottom black stripe was based primarily on the position of the wing...it should tuck below the wing L.E., but I raised it slightly to make the white stripe less broad...and the "dash" was fit between them. If everything is just right, the top of the wing should partly cover the "dash".

You can see that although the final paint is BETTER, the fuse was still too "high" top to bottom.

I still feel the paint scheme is the best measure of the accuracy of the kit to the original in the photo...remember we have to compare photos to determine accuracy...there were no plans to go by.

Can wait to see the final paint completed and your maiden flight. Like you, I preferred to have a better pilot make the maiden flight while I manned the camera.

Duane