Hi all,
The hinged engine access doors had more detail than provided on the basic doors that are supplied in the kit.
Also Wingnut Wings chose to have four bracing ribs moulded onto the inside of both panels.
However, The only photographs of these panels, either at the time or museum aircraft, don't show four bracing ribs.
They seem to have been located on the doors as either:
Two ribs - front and forward
Three ribs - forward, centre and rear
Two ribs - forward and centre.
Also there are details that needed to be added:
Lightening holes in the bracing ribs
Retaining cable or rod
Additional bracing tubes
Ports from the external cooling air louvres (right door only)
Access panels to the engine (left door).
I opted for the three ribs (forward, centre and rear) as shown below.
The ribs were cut from 0.5 mm thick styrene sheet and drilled using 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 mm diameter drills.
The bracing tubes are flattened 0.7 mm diameter Brass tube.
Cooling ports and access panels were cut from 0.2 mm thick styrene sheet.
Now onto the locking plates for the two access panels.
Mike
