Aero commander 680, Comet 1/81 scale conversion completed

Here are the very elegant lines of the Aero Commander enhanced by the brightness of the Questor Surveys livery.

The building article
 https://wingsofintent.blogspot.com/2019/05/aero-commander-680-comet-181-scale.html
 describes the many modifications (among them an interior and landing gear) made to this odd-scale kit to bring what it was to start a very decent and actually remarkable standard for its time to a more contemporary level of detail.

The kit, that was gifted to me (Thanks Liz and Jeff!) was missing and engine fascia, which was scratched, as well as several external details particular to this version.

The Arctic Decals set was a tremendous help for this project.

There is a 1/72 kit of this plane, and decals will be available for it too.

In spite of the weight installed in the nose, the model tends to sit on its tail, so I propped it for the photos, but in display a small piece of blue-tack under the nose wheel will do.

A more involving project of what I thought, and therefore turning construction a bit lengthy, the final  product nevertheless is the reward.