So, it's been a while, but here is a small update.
Here you can see that the Undercarriage has been fitted and the horizontal stab and elevators. The model sits in the jig I made some 18 years ago when I was building my Roden BE2c... Funny the things you hang on to.
The rigging is going to be monofilament and heat stretched cotton bud sticks (has anyone else noticed that you can't buy cotton bud sticks with plastic sticks any more?)... attached to twisted wire loops C/A'd into 1/64" holes that were drilled into the flying surfaces.
You can see one of the Elevator control horns on the side of the fuselage with control line already attached... I lost one last night in the carpet and spent hours looking for it. Thank goodness, I found it this morning when I went back for "one last look".
The struts were painted using the RB Production etched templates. I really like these. Looks like I have a new favourite wood painting method. I hate using oil paints... Take far too long to dry.
I did a base coat of Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow, then sprayed through the etched templates with Tamiya XF-10 Flat Brown. Then oversprayed with Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange.
Now to get that top wing on. A job I've been putting off...
More soon.
Cheers,
Hugh
