I started cleaning all parts. I don't have an ultrasonic cleaner, but used the water and dish water soap method in stead. The parts were cleaned easily, but the holes in the part necessary for construction remained full with the stuff. With the use of a 1mm drill these holes could be cleaned as well. I found my small reamers very useful in opening the holed for the wing attachment to the fuselage also very useful. Better to use reamers than drills in small and short holes, because opening or enlarging a hole with a reamer leaves the centre of the original hole at thesame location, where a drill sometimes makes a hole off-centre.
The pictures shown here in the topic's of Bo and mine don't do justice to the quality of the 3D design of Bo. If you can inspect them by yourself you will appreciate much more the quality of the design. I was impressed by the exactness of the wing profile on all ribs, the sharpness of the ribs at the trailing edges and the exact form of the leading edge. The prints however are delicate and fragile and should be handled with much more care than an ordinary styrene kit. I hope, as Bo promises, that the strength will enlarge with the internal rigging and the covering of wings and fuselage. I am also very satisfied with the exactness of the prints. The holes for connecting fuselage, wings etc., are all exactly at the right spot. If I can get the covering right, it for sure is going to build in a beautiful model.
I am considering inserting the actual operation of the elevator, rudder and ailerons, but I'm not sure if the structure will be strong enough. I also haven't found a clear indication on how the ailerons are actuated. I have seen how it works on the Albatros B.II, but I don't see external cables running on top of the bottom wing as you see there.
I'll post some pictures in support of the above later.
regards,
Ivo
