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Honestly, I've had so much grief with The Tomato (Hasegawa kit) that I'm about THIS FAR (fingers almost in a pinch position) from putting some form of cover inside (or maybe over) the canopy, to hide the disaster inside (and save the good seats for another build).

Your skills are superb!

I haven't decided if these go in "The Tomato" or Dog 100. Aires resin seats with Eduard prepainted PE. (The belts came with an A-model IP set, and I lost one of the Aires belts.) The shoulder belts will be shaped and secured once the anchor point under the headrest dries.

This is exactly the same reaction I had a week ago, building my first Tamiya Cat. Your work on the cockpit looks good!

Looking great!

Stock A what......hood/glare shield? I don't have that, I have the D kit, and one sprue (H) from an A kit. Sorry to be so dense.

Thanks Brian. I just said "heck with it" as far as combining Eduard panels and hoods/glare shields, and just bought the PH Late A/Late B cockpit upgrade set.

2002. That's a lot of info - thank you!!

Good 'nuff for guh'ment work. The hood/cover from the D kit plus B panel from Eduard. I'm 52, I just lost two PE seatbelts....there's only so much I'll fuss and fuss. I either have to fight to paint molded-in seatbelts, or fiddle with PE and have them go "ZING!" off into empty space.

You lost me at "scratchbuilt."

I will add that I think the GE F110 exhaust nozzles look DASHING!

So the canopy problem is (mostly) resolved - not sure how the inner frame fits to the outer...prolly just have to hold it whilst the glue sets. I am pleased with the better masking method on the new windscreen, and the residue issue on the main canopy.

Not so much the color - but how different are the two between the A (or A+, B) and the D models? I found sprue H for the Tamiya A kit, but I was told that I'd need another sprue for the correct hood. Wondering how much the rivet counters will explode if I use the D kit's hoods....

So I got started, and WOW! I mean WOW! And my Fightertown decals, and Eduard IP's came yesterday. Thank you Brian Plescia! I still have to figure out the front IP (hood) cover. (Don't know it's official name, under the windscreen area....)

Curious to see this one!