P51 Cockpit Details
I ordered (twice) the dBalsa cockpit interior. At first the Topflite ARF version seemed too small. The Ziroli version was too big and so I re-ordered the smaller one. I have to say that the documentation that came with both versions was edited from other kits, had errors and basically no guidance relative to install location. The problem comes when you try to locate things like the seat, the control stick, the instrument panel etc. I used a "see thru" jpeg of the P51 blown up to 1/5 scale to try and use features on it to locate the components. Being a technical writer, I know I'm not perfect, but I struggled for hours through the written instructions finding one mistake after another. The graphics are poor with a few errors. The side control box has rudder and Aileron control graphics, not ELEVATOR. Regardless, I used what was given and augmented some details. I found some full size P51 graphics being sold and it was easy to put into a Word Document and adjust to 1/5 size. Since I dry fitted everything, I proceeded to paint all as suggested in dBalsa pictures. I started to get consumed by the detail and had to quit. I began to feel like the ghost in Beetlejuice who built a replica of the small town knowing he couldn't visit it any more!