Xtra goodies I may use if the mood treats me so. I think the only thing I might use is the Caracal decals.
My intention is to do Option 5 A/C FQ-383 which is credited with shooting down the first North Korean A/C of the Korean conflict (They tell me it was not a war)
I started by spraying a surface primer on the trees to be used first. I will admit to not liking PE seatbelts do I will used from Kitsworld 3d USAAF seatbelt set.
As you can see they are all over the place with parts to build the cockpit ,
I know the upper section looks grey but it is indeed black.
The PE sheet has engine exhaust shroud, IP face, seatbelts and more. soft brass.
Kitsworld seatbelts.
In the XP-82 and the B model they were the the same. F and G were night fighters and the RIO was in the right cockpit. Dronedcape and Air V Air have some good info on YouTube. I'm not sure about the E model, I think it like the B but with the Allison instead of the Merlin.
Although I do have the Quinta Studio for this build I'm going to sob for the most si as to say I did it.
The cockpit is designed around decals and pe faces so lets take a look. at the bottom of the pictures you will see all the decal interments and panel paces.
I've been awaiting the right time to accomplish this task. I have several of the old Modelcraft kits both early and later variants but TOO DARN CHICKEN to try them. Let's see how well Modelsvit did it.
I've even found and bought exhaust stacks for the F/G and Radar pods