If you've seen Kip Newby's build or went to Heliartist's website, you already know what comes with it but here's the link:

http://www.heliartist.com/showroom/h...hite-p-27.html

When I opened the box to inspect the unit, I noted cracks at both of the rear retract wells on the forward side, the crack on the right was 3" long going forward, the crack on the left was 1.5" going forward, yes, the paint was cracked as well. On the right side front cabin door post, it was cracked in 3 places, very close together and made the door post very weak. Theres the first thing you gotta do...repair the cracks.

Since I was gonna custom paint it anyway, I wasn't conserned about the paint being cracked. I used 120 and 220 sand paper to take the damaged areas down to bare fiberglass. You can either epoxy the damage from the inside or use thin CA. I chose thin CA and let it soak into the cracks making sure not to use excessive amounts, and let it dry completely, sanded off the excess CA, and the cracks were gone.

Now with the cracks repaired.....onto the next step (to be continued).....

After thought....Had this been a model I didn't want to do a customized paint job, it would have been trouble. Matching up the paint would have been about impossible. The white I found that was closest was Rustoleum high gloss white, and it was about 1 shade off. Dollar store gloss white was NO match at all, it had a yellow tint to it. Another problem was, when painting over the original paint, there was a reaction that cracked and softened the original paint. So....it has to be preped, and primed before paint can be applied, or you end up with a mess....which I did...you'll see it later in some more detailed pictures.