Hi Jeroen, Thank you for the vote of confidence! Errors are there, this build will not be as good as some others... Hi Przemo, yes it has a whole lot of small fit problems to fix, but I tackle them slowly. I will definitely need; primer, sand, putty fix, primer, repeat! But the detail seems OK... so it is just like normal modelling... Thank you for checking in. Hi Rick, I think I just got lucky there with the cowling.. Thank you for your positive encouragement! It does seem the top cowling and metal upper deck parts overhang the sides a little bit on the real aircraft, so I will be happy with this... Hi Ken, thanks for the thought because closing up the fuselage has made progress... Hi Zac, I really hope I can help your build along, I'm only a little ahead of you - with my own trials and tribulations! But the positive feedback makes the blog just so worthwhile... Hi Frank, the engine is gone! I had a bad moment where I realized I forgot to paint the cylinder blocks black, but I see that with the exhausts in place any inside view will be...black! I'm going with other builders on this, too! Hi Alexis! Your encouragement is always so welcome!
Well, this first picture shows that I lost the axle spreader bar... so make a new one! 40 thou card, 7,5mm wide and 33 mm long, file to aerofoil shape... this will fit nicely between the legs, I will add rib detail and of course I now need to scratch axles and bungee springs and mounts... should be doable for these old eyes...
The fuselage is coming along, some sanding, fixing and a few cracks fixed with superglue. I got the tailplane glued, just be careful to get it "square" in 3 dimensions - I needed to trim the mounting pins a bit, file and adjust... Also have the top wing together with ailerons. Once again I found that careful filing, removing moulding lines, checking everything and mating surfaces were square, sanding and check again and when it's all glued up Very little putty is required.... It's easier to assemble each side of three pieces at once, let it dry, then tackle the other side...
This does feel like progress again!
Regards, Marc