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Comment by Fred on February 3, 2014 at 5:59pm

Hi Robert.  Yes just shy of that amount.  Plane was in rough shape to start with.  Once putty was removed from the side it exposed a huge gash in the body as well.  Shown in the pics.  Also had to pay for the custom built stand as the model did not come with a stand.   And the entire livery was changed to reflect the final G-BOAD.  Trust me decals from scratch in that size are not cheap :( .  Custom build thrust reversers, tail fin (tip) chines and ventral antenna.  In the end I bit the bullet but the result, in person, is truly amazing.

Comment by robert woollard on February 3, 2014 at 4:34pm

2 grand???? well result does seem worth it fred!

Comment by Fred on February 2, 2014 at 1:52pm

Hi Ben it was close to 2 grand US$ in restorations.

Comment by Ben Godlington on February 1, 2014 at 12:44pm

I have a 4 foot one I'm about to restore, how much did this cost you?

Comment by Fred on January 30, 2014 at 3:24pm

Thanks so much Ken glad you liked that.  No unfortunately I am no that gifted and the restoration was done by a professional outfit known as Blap Models that specializes in Resin/fiberglass modeling (primarily aerospace).  They did a great job.  If you have not done so you can see the process through my before and after pics.  Cheers and thanks again Ken.

Fred

Comment by Ken Collins on January 29, 2014 at 9:51pm

Simply STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE it!!! Did you do the restoration yourself? I love doing restorations! (When they go well that is lol)!