I've been thinking about this kit on and off for about a month. I've got some birthday money. Typically I'm a kit- basher, as I can never leave well enough alone. I never had a World model, but I have had spits and a host of ARF warbirds. I find that many ARF's have inferior hinges or hinge material; I've even had some delaminate, so I never use their incidentals (hinge material or hardware) For CA hinges I like Radio South. For horns and clevises, I prefer Sullivan.

The detainable shine on your warbird just needs to be shot with flat clear. Cheaper films sometimes soften and wrinkle but a little heat will usually shrink it again. Fully sheeted surfaces can be rubbed down with fine steel wool to kill the shine.

I oftentimes strip the covering off my ARF after the first blemish and recover it the way I like, strengthening and adding detail as I go. Koverall is wonderful stuff for open frame structures and nothing but lite glass will do on fully sheeted surfaces. Paint is either TopFlight or Cheveron. A hardcore warbird requires Cheveron paint because of the color selection and flat finish availability. As finishing touch, don’t forget to weather it!

All that being said, and after your current experiences, do you recommend the kit? The only drawback I see is the way the cowl is mounted; it seems to be sleeved over the fuse in the photo, which is the ugliest method of mounting a cowl known to man!