Thank You everyone for checking in! It's been a busy week and not much time for this project - but a little progress has taken place! Zac, yes, some careful fitting needed, I haven't shown how I tackled the engine yet, but that needs some care... Thank You Fredrik for the vote of confidence! It helps! I seem to have picked up some problems of my own, Rick, but I think they are sorted! May have been my own fault... Ken, I'm not sure what fit area you are referring too, so I went ahead with a big dry fit and tape as you can see, and it seems OK... Thank You Alexis, yes I got the decking to fit!
Well, here is my dry fit plus tape, what you can't see are the under belly fuel tank and forward lower engine cowling but they fit very well too... I spent some time on this as I didn't want to hit a problem later...
I didn't post this earlier as it is a bad blurry photo, but it shows how I made a new prop shaft, thicker and stronger and longer that the kit one, and actually then glued it in place, it still fits through the cowling with a fairly tight fit, there is a reason for this...
I also thought I'd add these two earlier photos before I put the wings together, as with many kits there was some warp on the wings, just check the shadows near the leading edges...
I used simple finger pressure, bending and some warm water to straighten them out:
Seemed to work just fine! The grey pot just tilts the wing forward, and the wings seem to stay straight!
Enjoy your modelling!
Regards, Marc