Freakin unreal work and craftsmanship Wayne.... Those close up detailed shots are perfect... If u could, post up a whole bunch of those tight shots... Gives us novices some real good pointers/ideas/direction....
Never realized the armour plate hinged with the cockpit glass. Can I assume that the armour plate was a war addition, since it looks like all visibility to the rear is spoiled by the plate? Am I missing something? Looks they could just remove the glass aft of the hinged portion.
Matt, the Armour plate was certainly an addition, and yes it would have cut rearward visibility somewhat...there was also a later version that in fact had a see through bullet proof glass panel added to it...will find a pic!