I may have missed it, but did you post any info about the pilot? He sure looks good. Did you carve him? He looks to have a lot more detail than the styrene halves that get glued together usually included in the kit.
About 25 years ago, when I built flying rubber powered models I would carve a pilot out of white foam from shipping containers. That was before Blue Core and Pink Insulation became a popular building material. I'm sure they would have turned out a lot smoother.
I got the pilot and prop from my local hobby store. He came as a solid white, plastic (unpainted) figure. I think it was about $9, but it was worth it. They came in 3 different sizes, but that was the only one left. I was lucky because it was just the size I needed. It was easy to paint and he has a lot of detail. However, he is wearing a US flight suit, but I wasnt going to be that picky. He fit perfectly
(maybe a little small, but close enough.
The prop was from an RC mmodel of the same size, but had squared off tips. I had to round them off with sand paper. They give you schematics to carve a wood prop, but I figured it would break too easily.
Rob
