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check the shape of the back windows. 58's windows taper towards the aft end, while Jetranger back windows are rectangular.

After ordering some of the high skid kits, I decided what the hell, and started working on converting the low skids that come with the model on my own. I'm posting some pictures to show my progress and as a sort of sanity check to make sure my methodology makes sense. This is my first time modifying parts this way, so I went with a start big, end small method. I split the skid fairings perpendicularly from the leading edge just below the upper boot with a hobby pull saw. I elected not to use a razor or hobby knife because during several test cuts on parts i wasn't going to use,

Thank you, that was a good read

Thanks for the help! I ordered a few sets of those high skids.

Thank you! I saw these, and liked them, especially the version without the lower skid covers. but they don't seem to be a direct replacement for the Dragon kit. is there a build thread of a build using the Dragon kit and these high skids that i could use for reference? It looks like they would need some modification to fit properly.

Also, is there any merit to using MEK as an adhesive for bonding Evergreen plastic to the parts in the kit?

Thanks for your reply and the links! By future, are you talking about the old floor polish? do they still sell that? I can't remember the last time i've seen it on shelves.

Good day everyone, I've found myself with a lot of time on my hands and recently made a return to scale model building after a 20ish year hiatus, and I'm looking to build some models of MD500D and E's that I've flown in the past and maybe a 530F that frequented the area's I used fly in. I'm planning on using the 1:35 Dragon MD 530G kit as a base model I've seen the work that Rodrigo AD (salvador001) did with his two El Salvador 500E's on this website back in 2014 and would like to do something similar. I dug around and found the over all measurements of the high skids he created, a