Thanks for having a look
It's still coming along but edging closer to completion. Or closer to a proper coat of paint anyway.
The struts were quite a trial and I spent a couple of weeks fussing about with them. The initial masters are made from silver and have a streamlined boot that is shaped from a blob of superglue at each end. I didn't trust the strength of a glued metal joint however, so these later got cast in resin.
One complication that I almost missed is the offset of the fuselage, which sits to one side of the centre line between the floats. Presumably to help counteract torque. This meant all the struts needed to be different sizes..
Fortunately the jig helped, but if I was to do this again I would make those wing supports out of clear. I could barely see what I was doing.
Handy tip for those who need to repeatedly test fit a fiddly part: dip one or both ends in ordinary tap water so the capillary action holds the piece temporarily in place.
Over the past week the wings were fitted and flushed in. I sanded the lines back until they were only just visible (much better now) and made some location holes for the struts.
Then gave it a squirt of Mr Surfacer 1500 primer:
Used the jig to align the struts and shave the boots down to a nice profile...
Pretty happy with the way the angle of the struts and the offset floats worked out
Then a thin coat of primer and another test fit in the jig. I swear, its looking sooooo pirate right now!