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Old 01-02-2004, 06:28 PM
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Roberto B.
 
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Default RE: photos

You can see by these pictures too how this model is wrong in many ways.
The nose is completely wrong because it tapers toward the spinner in a streamlined way with round upper section (the real one has constant widht from the canopy to the last exhaust with a flattish top)
You can see this by looking at the pictures attached.

The quality of the panels and rivets detail too is very "heavy" and much more marked compared to the original (especially on the wing, that during WW2 was smoothed with primer before painting).

The wing tip is much thicker and it doesn't have the typical laminar airflow airfoil.

I don't consider it a good replica.

Best Regards

Roberto
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