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I used sprue gloop to fill the seams and I'd forgotten how hard the cement dries. In the end I cut the excess off before sanding: Not too bad although sunken seams are a pain: I glued in the arrester hook housing in case that needed filling and sanding too: A touch of PPP smeared down the worst bits, now drying.

Thanks Simon 👏 👏 Thanks Giorgio Thanks Chris Looks like it might - see below Thanks Sjaak

Progress, finally. Seams seem OK (couldn't get another seem in there, rats): The modelling gap caused by moving has dulled my memory. I thought 'I'll handle those gaps when I do the wing roots'. Then the grey matter stirred and I thought 'It's easier to sand with the wings off'. OK then. As planned the cooler panel went in and then the nose: Not too bad. Wings? This is a bit vague: and I got it wrong to start with, C2 ended up sticking out: Tube glue allows removal so off it came. Start with C2 and align on that. That worked: I may be pessimistic but the clamps came out: As it turned out tape was better: A page has been turned, literally!

Veni, vidi, vici. Finally got it closed! Thanks James Thanks for the confidence Cookie. Ah, well, I'm not sure crew egress was a priority, although I guess the canopy sections ejected. KC-135s must have been scary - all that fuel!

Nice model Simon

Excellent progress hendie, she's looking great! How many doors?

Lovely work on the davits Crisp. Seventy rafts? Madness, your poor eyes! (Having mine tested on Tuesday)

Right, gird your loins… First fit: Doesn't. There's a surprise. It might be my fault - I think the bottom of the front frame is binding: (Ooh, Tiger Moth just flew over, nice) It fell off when I tried to sand the bottom and the rest fits: Sanded a bit and it's all in: Including the pilot seat support which was fiddly; I hadn't assembled it (as instructed) to make sure it reached. With a bit of encouragement we're closed up: Phew.

Nice start Sjaak. I'll follow along if I may.

Certainly is Terry, but I made a start this morning. Ah, thanks Sjaak, that makes sense. I've now pulled them off as you'll see below Some home repairs to do first: Then it was on to the Barra. Gently eased myself back to the bench by solving this: with my new DSPIAE grinder: My problem (amongst others) is using my big fingers on little parts: but after a bit of sanding I'm happy: I'll fit the rear bit when it goes into the closed fuselage. After that success I felt prepared to tackle the internals. The top panel is going to position other parts so I held it in with plasticine, closed the fuselage and glued just one side: While I was waiting for that to dry I test fitted the canopy: Not bad - needs a bit off the fuselage at the back I think.

Update on the brush illness. I've ended up with these: As I've said before, I need help! Nurse! These add to: The fine heads from the metal handle don't fit the plastic ones (note to @Biggles87): So I think choosing maybe two from the four fine brush sizes might make sense: but those of you who know me know I have no sense when it comes to tools Details of the plastic system here: https://dspiaestore.com/products/dspiae-pt-pl-tb-fb-phoenix-plume-series-broad-painting-brush-detailing-brush-panel-line-marker

Late to this one and they're almost finished! Like, like, like… Great to see you back Cookie, I missed you

Before I start can I say that the numbering on the part trees is, er, pretty random? 21, 12, 11, 9. Can you find two 10s? Good game, good game. Anyway, I think all the internals are ready for a touch up and dry fit: What's this: and how do they expect it to fit here? Calm, calm. I'll check others builds viz: billn53's Tony's (The Baron) and Dunny's and get back to you.

It is easier than the Dremel but the router is vicious! Care needed. Ask me how I know Day of not bothering had and it did help. Today I was much more patient and tolerant. Didn't help much Welcome Sjaak and thanks for the congrats Thanks also for the warning about the canopy. I'll check that soon. Your Wasp is stunning! Here guys, have a look:

A bit of philosophy for you on this sunny afternoon. What is the purpose of a brush with interchangeable heads? I mentioned back here: …that I'd bought some DSPIAE brushes and heads. (I've realised that if, like Stynylrez, I can type DSPIAE without thinking I may need some help). So, here's the quandary. Should I be using one handle and changing the size of the head, or just keeping spare heads for when they wear out? If it's the latter I need more handles, If it's the former I need more handles. Thus: The plastic handles are not only cheaper but they hold the wide brush heads as well as the fine ones. Yes, I did buy some. Flat end and elliptical. Still haven't painted anything with them. I do need help don't I??