I bought the only one at the first WM I hit despite the fact that there is about a 1/4" gap between the propeller and the fuselauge. At the second WM I picked up the best of two; mine had some small paint smudges on the tail but the other was completely mucked up; half the letters marking the fuselauge were smudged by finger prints. This isn't something that a picky collector would complain about but something no parent would buy for their child.
I have never been overly concerned about finding only flawless models but even I am disappointed.
When I got this home and put it together I am feeling rather underwhelmed by this new plane. I don't think it meets the standard 21C set with the P-51Bs or the new FWs. I know it is tough to get these slider canopies to stay on without making them huge but I feel 21C didn't even try this time. At least the B Mustangs and the Corsairs had rails that didn't work.
Don't get me wrong, I am glad to have this plane in my hands but what should have been an opportunity to really hit one out of the park with our first British made fighter was lost.
