Paul, that looks excellent! I really like the cockpit coaming, you can see where it's slightly pulled tighter at fuselage mounting points. Also the hint of the tape that covers the seam where the two halves of the fuselage are joined. Did you run a thin strip of decal there before painting? Love the detail...
Scott
Hi Scott.
Thanks for that mate - glad you like it.
Cockpit combing was a sausage of Duro putty and the front of the fuselage was built up with Magic Sculpt. I'd intended to use a decal strip for the seam
, but completely forgot so ended up masking and adding a couple of coats of paint (probably needed a light sand down afterwards, which I'll do next time)
I noticed that the aileron push rod positions were a wee bit forward of where they are shown on the plan so the holes were filled a drilled nearer the cockpit. Some scraps of brass shim and sanded 5 thou plastic sheet produced the steps and hatches with detail being added to them using paint.
Tail skid is shaped brass strip and the fairing is built up of scrap plastic sprue and putty.
One of my favorite bits isn't easily seen (the spreader bar on the undercarriage) Made three of these before I was happy with the look and scale of it. Made from brass tube and plastic card the bungee cord is stripped electrical wire which adds a fair bit of strength to the joint area.
Paul
