This was my entry in the old kits group build, and as you can see I missed the dead-line badly. I had some other projects with entry dead-lines in November and December, but now I have taken this wee beastie up again, and have gotten in some good work over the holidays.
Our Harry is beginning to look something like an aeroplane at last....
The first pictures show the thing before the final primer coat, with wings, scratch-built tail surfaces, and surface detail on the fuselage. The vertical fin is non-standard, but accurate for the subject of the model --- an R.E. 8 at a training establishment in Egypt. Though not pictured, the rudder has been made.
At this point I discovered I had mis-measured, and attached the wings two millimeters too far aft. So I took them off and re-attached them; the next pictures show the thing with the wings in proper position, and under the final coat of Tamiya Fine White primer.
Once in this state I proceeded to basic painting, after a bit of further detailing. The fasteners indication I had put in with a needle point did not come up well, and so I went ahead and added them 'armor style' with bits of .25mm rod.
The vertical fin has been left unpainted as yet, because there may be a tricky bit of marking needing to be put in, and while I have not decided for sure how I would handle it, I expect a blank white surface will be of help.
The air scoop is simply resting there, it is not yet attached. I am going to have to do a little work on it still; the fit and profile are not yet quite right.
Next steps will be to complete interior and exterior fuselage detailing, and decals.
Earlier stages of the build can be found in the GB archive, here:
http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=484.0
