The Little World

I’m willing to bet they do – it would explain a number of the design decisions that are found in Czech short-run kits.

Not that I should complain, but I am slightly puzzled as to why basic components cannot be moulded as parts of the main fuselage or wing sections. They obviously have the skill to form masters, but then they hive them off to resin or extra sprue trees.

The heading image contains three questions that don’t need answering, but I’ll ask them nevertheless.

a. Why is it necessary to provide an entire tailpipe up the wazoo of the Lockheed? A simple shallow mould would do it.

b. Ditto…why mould the wheel wells in resin when you could do them in injected styrene and avoid having the glue things together with epoxy?

c. If the cockpit tub is to be so detailed, why not give some locating tabs or ledges on the inside of the blessed fuselage to get it in place squarely?

As a sop of praise – the tip tanks are superb.