I got $20 says it's not painted. Almost always, when someone nowadays has the skill to paint, they use a gun or airbrush, and will almost surely do some fade somewhere. And does anybody glass something that large nowadays? For that matter, any size?

As for how large the airplane is? If you got the magazine cover, open it and read the writeup. The magazine says it's a 40%.

Hey, about the graphics on the sucker.......... check this out http://www.riversiderc.com/page5/page40/page40.html Graphics look familiar? What does that tell ya'.