Here's my two builds. The red Snooper II is a little taller at 22.3".
The original Snooper catalog picture shows the entire engine assembly black. I liked the look of the Semroc repro kit face card that showed white vanes. The higher contrast makes them easier to see.
The upper section blue and white tall point is a difficult mask - and you've got to mask three sides!
I never cared for the older yellow Snooper name decal, but it's nostalgic. The fin numbers on the catalog model were probably borrowed from the Constellation decal sheet.
The biggest differences are the engine assemblies lowered upper fins and the landing gear dowels.
For comparison, here's a closeup of the shrouds and vanes. On the left, three shrouds and eight 1/16" thick balsa vanes. On the right, two shrouds and thick card stock vanes.
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