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The other kit I am working on simultaneously is the 48th Reaper. I have the Caracal Models decals and I had been thinking about doing the popular Option 4 with the mission markings, but maybe I'll do one of the others. I had thought about doing the HO bird, but I really like the skull and crossbones of the CH birds. Maybe I'll do a mix and match thing.

I'll post pics tomorrow, but this one is coming along quickly too.

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I think that would be a very popular option, that is how I built mine. I will post pics in the inspiration builds section as soon as I put the propeller on and apply the final matt coat. Use a lot of weight in the nose, guys - this model is seriously tail-heavy.

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I think that would be a very popular option, that is how I built mine. I will post pics in the inspiration builds section as soon as I put the propeller on and apply the final matt coat. Use a lot of weight in the nose, guys - this model is seriously tail-heavy.

Thanks for the tip on the nose weights! I always try to double the instructions recommended weight since many kits I put the recommended amount was not enough and had to do surgery to add more.....

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I haven't got to pics yet, but hope to soon. I added weight to the nose, but I am concerned that I didn't add enough, so I will probably add more to the FLIR.

I am thinking about doing one of the other CH birds with some of the mission marks from Option 4, just to be a little different. :thumbsup:

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If I had one more kit, I would have tried to modify it to a CU-163 Altair, which was an Altair UAV that was leased and tested by the Canadian military. The Altair was basically what the Reaper is based on; so most of the fuselage is identical. Had I known about this variant when I designed the decal sheet, I might have included CU-163 markings. It just looks like a meaner, uglier brother of the Reaper:

http://www.casr.ca/bg-uav-cu163altair.htm

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/8246/servergg3.jpg

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