A little more progress as the cockpit and now engine are all but complete. The seat and belts went in nicely, the shoulder harness portion has been left loose as it will be displayed draped down the left side of the fuselage when the model is completed.
The harness dampening springs installed; they'll unfortunately be all but invisible once the fuselage is closed.
The final additions to the cockpit were the two hand pumps and the "scratched" aux. throttle and mixture advance lever.
The engine is only detailed on the top end as most will be invisible with the cowlings in place. The Taurus DIIIa upgrade set valve springs and also their intake manifold nuts were added, lovely detail on these products. The plugs are some RB Motion ones I had as spares, I want to save the Taurus Products for a Build where they'll be visible.
With the panels in place and exhaust manifold added very little engine detail is visible. (all "posed" for now)
Last, a half day of shaving and sanding got the frame and assemblies (and harness tie down points!) to the stage where the fuselage halves and bottom wing dry fitted quite nicely. In particular the bottom "box frame" base for the cockpit had to be reduced considerably to allow the lower wing to fit into the fuselage.
I'll now be moving my efforts to the wings and empennage applying lozenge, installing eyelets, and pinning the control surfaces. This will be my first exposure to the Wood & Wire Lozenge, and I'm really looking forward to some "playtime" with the stuff!
Cheers,
Lance
