Just completed this one and I'll take some photos tomorrow of the finished model, but here's a work in progress shot to act as a bookmark
It is, of course, Eduard's lovely kit. This one's a profipack version (although if I'm honest I'd stick with the standard version if you are buying one since the only differences are the decals [ lozenge isn't usable because of the odd sizing] and the etch [the majority isn't seen and offers little advantage over the moulded plastic parts eg the radiator hidden deep in it's casing under the top wing]
In addition to correcting the upper wing dihedral issue by cutting the outer panels and raising the tips so the top of the upper wing is flat I put a fair bit of time into the rest of the build adding stitching on the rear section, replacing the moulded hatch detail, drilling out louvres and adding a small compass on the lower wing which was strangely missing. I replaced the horns with my preferred etched ones and detailed the fin mounting (looking closely at photo's it is very slightly raised above the fuselage and has a prominent fixing at the tip) Likewise the rudder shows a distinct gap where it joins the fin/fuselage so it was out with the brass wire.
I needed a jig to put the thing together since it's a bit of a beast despite the lack of rigging, but the brass pins added to the ends of all struts were a big help when it came to final assembly
Paul
