This is my XB-43 that i started in 04'and got it done last year in late fall. Got her to where u see in the pic's that i tore her down. Didn't have the right details as i thought. And the primered pic as to me getting ready to squirt her again. And the rest of the pic's is as u see her now.

The following is what i did to get her that way.

• Bondo
• Balsawood
• Red Spot putty
• Misc. Parts from the stash for the cockpit.
• Rubber Tires and Wheels from the Aurora B-25 kit.
• Nose wheel and Tire from the Hase P-51 kit.
• Nose strut scracthbuilt.
• Gear legs were made from brass tubing and plastic rod.
• Wings are laminated with thin plastic sheet and basswood and formed to shape.
• Canopies are clear package covers from decorative light bulbes that look like flames.
• Fin is from the Hase FW-190 that was trashed. I pop the wings and glued the top sections together to form the fin and sanded it to shape.
• I used the old Revell kit P-51B wings for the tailplane. I did the same as i did for the fin.
• Cut out the wheel wells and used the cantanniers that my super glue hardener came in.And cut out the side gear wells to the sides of the fuselage.
• Did same for the nose well.
• Used some furance duct tape as to it has a very shiny surface and added it ot the main gear well doors.
• Decals are from the stash i have.
• All panel lines are either made using a exact knife blade to the areas as to alierons and flaps and also used the draftting pens here and there.
• Paint is automotive touch up type that comes in a spray can and the grey areas are paint that i mixed to the pic's i have on the XB-43.
• The plans i used were from the vac kit from WAR EAGLE r Execu-Form.They were scaled and blown up to 32nd scale for this project.