neilg Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 I'm really impressed by how well this is fitting together: Or should I not have said that yet... It's quite fiddly getting the bracing struts in, but so far, the two halves of the fuselage have just clicked into place around the engine. On the tail end, there are two hinges for the rudder that need to be enclosed between the two halves of the vertical stabilizer, which will be another fiddly step. So far, coming along together nicely! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Looks good Neil. Glad it’s going together well. The engine cowlings can be a bit fiddly and may need a bit of fettling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Johnson said: Looks good Neil. Glad it’s going together well. The engine cowlings can be a bit fiddly and may need a bit of fettling. Oh you're right, they are fiddly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Wings on, and engine covers pushed into position. It's starting to look like a Spitfire now! Quite a bit of work needed to fill the joints between the fuselage halves and wing roots, but I am going to lose some of the raised detail. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 I'm not sure where this long bar (54) is supposed to go. The instructions are not very clear as to where the end fits. There are two curved arms on each side of the nose, which don't meet in the middle. Is the notch in the bar supposed to sit between these two arms? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Henderson Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Pretty close, but I've got a feeling it needs to move a smidge back to the engine bulkhead. The small section of curved frame that goes over the front of the Merlin at the end of that bar should meet (if I remember correctly). Best practice here is test fit the top cowling before you fix anything in place, as there should be tabs on its inner surface that should fit into slots found on that long bar. Hope that helps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, Rob Henderson said: Pretty close, but I've got a feeling it needs to move a smidge back to the engine bulkhead. The small section of curved frame that goes over the front of the Merlin at the end of that bar should meet (if I remember correctly). Best practice here is test fit the top cowling before you fix anything in place, as there should be tabs on its inner surface that should fit into slots found on that long bar. Hope that helps? It's as far back as it'll go: I've been test-fitting the cowling, but without that bar being fixed in position, I can't tell if the pins go in the related slots in the bar. The bar just pushes down. I don't know what to fix it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 15 minutes ago, Rob Henderson said: Pretty close, but I've got a feeling it needs to move a smidge back to the engine bulkhead. The small section of curved frame that goes over the front of the Merlin at the end of that bar should meet (if I remember correctly). Best practice here is test fit the top cowling before you fix anything in place, as there should be tabs on its inner surface that should fit into slots found on that long bar. Hope that helps? Those two curved frames won't meet in the middle - the two pipes that run aft on the top of the engine stop it from meeting: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 On 7/22/2021 at 7:20 PM, neilg said: But, do I have a deformed shaft? Don't worry, dearheart. They come in all shapes and sizes. 😘 I'm astonished how much of this build I remember from fifty years ago. I distinctly recall that those little hinges snap off if you try to move the control surfaces 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 The white on the underside is applied and masked - just applied the black on the other side. I'm always nervous peeling off the tape and seeing how much bleed there is... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Good to see some paint going on , an impressive model when all together. Great work Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 Moment of truth! Only a tiny amount of bleed: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Oooooo looks very nice. Great job Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 1 hour ago, neilg said: Only a tiny amount of bleed Excellent! Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Humbrol 29 dark brown applied: The propeller and engine panels are just pushed into place for now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 Radiators and bits fitted: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 Green camouflage going on: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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