In 1942 the Me P1101 was designed and built but never flown before wars end . The design did form the basis for the later Bell X-5 .

 This consists of  the two tail pieces and  a A4 double sided instructions sheet in a small ziplock bag backed by a solid piece of cardboard . The parts are on easily removed resin lugs but suffer from a slightly pitted surface which will require sanding. The trailing edges are commendably thin  and the recessed panel lines are a good depth . Whilst these are not Planet Models quality , 5 minutes work will quickly bring them up to scratch .

The parts will fit either the Revell / Dragon or Huma kits . The instructions suggest using the night fighter version from Dragon/Revell and with it's 4 X-4's serving as the basis of an interceptor version as suggested by the go faster V tail  .Assembly is aided by a template to set the correct angle .

Moonstone Models are a cottage industry firm new to the market . Unusually they have chosen to use Polyester resin not the normal Polyurethane which is more harmful .

The instructions are simply words but given the conversions simplicity no diagrams are needed .
I expect construction to be a 10 minutes work at most. The completed kit is by the manufacturer Linzi Mumford.

This is an ideal beginners resin conversion . In actual fact it would be ideal for resin virgins to use as their first kit.  To all but kids under 12 I would recommend this thoroughly.

Review copy courtesy of Moonstone Models.

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