Bill Cross

Lovely weathering. Nifty job.

Put a pagoda in it and we'll think we're in Kunming. Very nifty Flying Tigers build.

Let me check my stash and see what decals I have for the build.

Wow, very nice. Kit ordnance is often spotty in quality.

Really nifty!

Most unusual subject matter well-executed.

Nifty. I already built my J. I'll need B decals once I tackled GT Resin's conversion set.

Phenomenal. Masel Tov! Are those Zacto missiles?

Eminently sensible in my opinion. I'm looking to purchase something that will make the building experience enjoyable. I will be very careful before buying any Aires wheel wells, cockpits, and other add-ons that could have fit issues.

Fantastic with AMAZING camo scheme.

I appreciate accuracy, but at the end of the day, the 'pit needs to fit. I'm not sure it really does. Certainly I regret buying the electronics bay, and if I had it to do over, would have the closed up. The value of this thread will be for those who are contemplating an Aires AM purchase to make sure they are up for the slog. It's a little like planning on hiking across Antarctica: you might think you're up to it, but you'd better be sure. If I could rewind the tape, I might not have gone for the Whole Monty on this build.

Slowly. I can't work on it too much as it depresses me.

Sounds like this isn't one I should put on my "to get" list, haha! My F-104G is about killing my enthusiasm for this hobby.

Some of you asked to see the shaving that was necessary to make the Aires cockpit fit. Notice the places where the sanding broke through. Some Scotch clear tape worked well to cover them over underneath. And the amount of filling from the poor fit has been a nightmare:

Load up "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" in the DVD player!