After 4 months this one is finished! I'll admit with no shame that this was, for me, a difficult Build, particularly in the final stages. It's a complex design, the rigging is considerable, and the model is extremely delicate. I had difficulty determining the final completion sequence as handling to add final touches, parts, and rigging resulted in breaking of previously installed items. I broke and had to repair a wing strut, an aileron control horn, the rudder (at least 3 times!), and both Holt Flares from the lower wing along with several rigging lines. A very slow and pre-studied approach was the rule on this one!
The aircraft is the Kit's Scheme E, and specific mention is made of it's well weathered and very faded finish thus she looks pretty battered. Although I had not intended to build the Night Bomber version of the Fee a reading of "One Spring in Picardy" quickly changed my mind.
The finish is a combination of Tamiya Acrylics, Model Master Enamels, and Vallejo Polyurethane Varnishes. The rigging was also done with a combination of materials: Maxima Chameleon 0.12 mm Mono for the wings, EZ Line for the lattice tail section, and Modelkasten for much of the control lines. The cockpit had Airscale Bezels and Scratch Built controls added and a lot of detail was added to the engine. The bomb release cables were added as well.
On studying the photos I've determined that I am going to do a touch more work on the Bomb Release control panels mounted on the port side of the Observer's Cockpit, other then that I believe she's "a wrap"!
I apologise for the quality of the first photo here, and some of the special effects such as dust and possibly a canine hair or two!
The model fitted into my display case with about 1.5 mm to spare, thus a Felixstowe is out of the question, for now!
Cheers,
Lance
