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KyMustang
This is looking great! Did you use chipping fluid on the seat?

Bill Mathews
kyMustang - no i used hairspray for this one ( painted about 30 minutes prior to chipping ( MRP lacquer paint )

KyMustang
Thanks. I've got this one in the stash so I'll be following along.

Ben M
Oh cool! I assume the kit was "special" 🙂

Dave Burgess
Not sure what you mean by "special". It was one of many Anigrand resin kits that helped me fill in some blanks in my US Fighter series. The Anigrand kits fill in almost all of the blanks above XP-74 Most of the fighters for which I cannot find kits are the pre-WWII USAAC planes (although I have found the Curtiss P1, P2, P3, P5. and XP-15).

In terms of being special to me - I love it because it's such an unusual design. I have another such beast I'm working on: the Republic XF-103. I'm also looking forward to building the XF-84H 'Thunderscreech', and the McDonnell XP-67 'Bat'.

Michael Kohl
Nice addition to your collection.

Ben M
I have an XF-91 thunderceptor to build. But not sure what to do with all the rivets.

Dave Burgess
Ben M I didn't have rivet problems with mine: I built the Project-X vacuform 1:72 Thunderceptor, No rivets on that kit. It also provided a 'butterfly' tail option, which I did. The butterfly tail was installed after the second prototype crashed and the tail of the aircraft destroyed. It's in this collection. I assume you have one of the vintage XF-91 kits (Lindberg 1:48?). If it was mine - I'd sand off the rivets!