Flash Fiesta or da Putty Party

What would one expect from a Mach 2 kit? A lot of fun! I started removing the ejection pin marks from the inside of the tube... 

What would one expect from a Mach 2 kit? A lot of fun! I started removing the ejection pin marks from the inside of the tube... 

Lots and lots of flash... 

and... 

a lot of putty will appear here, as annouced 😄 

First parts glued together...and cut. 

I hope this modification will make subsequent steps much easier. Stay tuned! 

I decided to modify a bit the internal parts to obtain a see-through effect of a ramjet engine. 

Modifications done. These parts will be hidden inside the fuselage... 

All the internal pieces are finally prepared to be closed inside the tube. 

Tube glued - I found a piece of plastic pipe that will do for the exhaust with no "dents"  

Now I will be able to work on an "intake" lip not caring about the cockpit assembly. 

Wings' parts liberated from sprues... Have you ever seen such sprue gates before? 😉 

See-through effect, as planned 

The "intake" lip needed a bit of extra work