I like seeing other threads on construction, and i'm bashing a topflite 60" corsair into the prototype, i figured it would be a good thread to show my modifications, especialy for anone else wanting to do it. I'll skim over what i do that follows the manual to save words, and concentrate on my modifications.
any hints, suggestions, or questions are more than welcome.
Pictures will follow soon (have to learn how to use my new-fangled digital camera i just got)

I started by getting Detail and Scale volume 55, corsair and showing my wife the different color schemes and asking her opinion, of course she liked the silver and yellow of the prototyp (US pre-involvement neutrality colors). so to faithfuly reproduce the prototype, the cockpit had to come forward, and the firewall/cowl aft, and a new canopy will be fabricated when I get that far. I'm using Century Jet retrats, mainly based on price. they appear quite sturdy, if not the highest points for spit and polish.