And the glacial build continues!
Three elements of an update this evening (I'm still in the"weekend," so update as promised!). First, here is the completed cockpit interior. It's a finicky, detailed structure but it looks the part once completed. Hardest part was fitting the rudder control wires from front to back along the sides: the bracing wires kept getting in the way! The rest went well, but I was continually touching up the PE parts where I'd scratched a bit of paint off here and there, or missed a spot altogether:
Next, the fuselage is together as per the instructions. Des fitted the cockpit interior to one side of the fuselage, then attached the other side. I went with the recommended route because I feared damage to the interior during the filling and sanding process. Sanding the rear of the fuselage was a bit of a nuisance because of the four PE parts jutting out of the structure. But that's why God created thin sanding sticks!
And finally, if you really need a photo of two wings (
), here they are, drilled for rigging, sanded, and with reinforced (with thin brass wire) ailerons fitted. I made sure that the wing structures were solidly glued to the respective centre sections: fair bit of weight for them to support:
I hope to get the fuselage closed up this coming week, maybe get a bit of paint applied, and maybe get the u/c and lower wing fitted. Not yet dead certain of which line of paint to use: Xtracolor (my favourite), or possibly the Misterkit line. Any thoughts on this question would be most welcome. Next update: next weekend at the latest. Thanks for visiting!
