Gulfstream Klu with a wink

The first shot of the model. It's a short run model and that's another piece of cake. No connection pins and with the fuselage made in three parts, it will take some effort to get them all nicely aligned. But modelling shouldn't be too easy! 

The engines also needed attention. The most visible differences are the thrust-reversers. Unfortunately, I couldn't find very detailed pictures, so I did my best to make them look as on the pictures I got. I'm not sure about the construction on the fuselage side of the engines, but I'm satisfied with it 

A scary moment: since the Klu has a Gulfstream IV and the kit is a V, I tried to find out the differences. In total the V is bigger than the IV and it has different engines. The wing I can't change, but the fuselage is 1,5 cm too long. So I decided to shorten it by 1,5 cm. The cut succeeded perfectly and the fit of the cockpit to the fuselage is far better than the fit of the tail. The latter requires a lot of attention, but the result will be fine 

The fuselage and the engines, plus the removed fuselage section. 

The wings are in place, including the winglets and now it's time for the tail. I used a Lego construction to keep them aligned 

View from astern. 

Dutch Decal set for the Gulfstream 

Finally finished the model. I tried to convert a Gulfstream 650 into a Gulfstream IV by shortening the fuselage and changing the engines. The wings I left as they were, so they are a bit too big. And guess what: the day I applied the last coat of paint, the Dutch Airforce announced that they bought a new plane, a Gulfstream 650! No I'm not going to build that one 

Front view. When you take pictures that close, you always see so many things that could have been better. But it's my model and I'm pleased with it. 

When I added the decals, I discovered that the pitot-tubes were in a different place on the IV, but I left them were they are.