According to Scalemates this is a 1992 production kit that has been reboxed several times, this looks like the 2003 box. I built an Eduard F6F in 1/48 scale a while back, so already have a paint set for it from Ammo. This will be straight OOB as per the build instructions, I may replace the MG barrels with tube but no after market (as per the challenge).
The detail is a bit soft and there is a ton of flash. The clear parts are very thick, scale thickness of the canopy glass would be about 6 inches! This precludes me from building it canopy open, so I'm not going to go nuts on the cockpit. I have found a few build blogs online, so that makes up for the lack of instructions. The only other thing I will do is describe the panel lines and add a few rivets as per Gary Wickham (scalespot.com).
