monthebiff

So now on to the really tricky parts of this build which is getting everything mounted correctly inside the nose and then followed by fitting the huge vac greenhouse of a canopy. First up was dry fitting the A stand ammo box and also the bomb sight and now need to get the gun fitted on place and then check all aligned with the lower nose glazing which os not going to be easy! Regards.Andy

They were quite oversize Matt so I glued them in place with the trailing edge aligned with a small overhang for final blending with the kit part and also the lower edge aligned correctly with the kit part. Then lots of sanding to get the correct shape and all blended with the kit part. Regards. Andy

Some more done on the 188 and first up getting the resin extensions to the stabilisers cleaned up and reshaped/ rescribed and then fitted to the wings alone woth the ailerons The landing light cover was fitted and tinted in Tamiya Clear Yellow Time fir a quick test fit with the fuselage to see how we are looking A fee more areas of clean up and a little re-scribing needed but all in all very happy. I've also started to take a look at the cockpit tub and see where I was up to and decide how to tackle the rest of it Definitely the first thing will be to paint that final joint left over from cutting the casting in half to detail it. Regards. Andy

Thanks for that info Thierry as I wasn't aware, I've checked it out and it's to do with the stabilisers which I built up years ago when I first started this one but good to know for my G-10 conversion though! Regards. Andy

Nice work Chuck, I had the same fuselage fit issues as you and it was down to the internal bulkheads being oversize causing the problem. Once I sanded them down a little the fuselage fit was very good. I'm thinking of doing the same with my wings and was wondering what the fit is like on the spar once those internal locators have been removed? Regards. Andy

Looking good, I had to mask my canopy manually on this one, those pre cut masks make us so lazy these days don't they! Regards. Andy

Looks like you've got a good one there Max, mine is a bit ugly in places but nothing that can't be sorted. CMK make a really nice gunsight if yours is poorly cast. Regards. Andy

Some more done and needed to fit the cowl rings to the engine nacelles but to do that I needed a basic prop/ backplate/ fan assembly so I could glue the cowl ring in place and be able to remove and re-fit without fouling the cowl ring. And both completed and fitted in place Time next to look at the aileron extensions as definitely some serious work seeded The R/H has already been started on but as you can see from the L/H part much careful sanding and reshaping is needed. Regards. Andy

I stand corrected but is there anyone else apart from Eduard dipping their toe in the water yet? Regards. Andy

Not just any bomb has been included Ron but an "Air Bomb" !!! Could someone please explain what a WW2 Allied "air bomb' is? Equally could someone explain why the AM producers are not interested in 35th scale planes? Shall we discuss l Regards. Andy

Nobody, but if correct then this kit is an absolute nail and in the wrong scale, double bad for me . Regards. Andy

+1 Tim! 35th scale planes? Just wrong and however detailed they are it's still a No from me. Interesting it seems the AM suppliers have the same opinion Regards. Andy

Nope but Border have scaled down the abominable HB kit which is very wrong in fuselage shapes. Enjoy the same in 35th scale! Regards. Andy

Supermarine is one word isn't it? Regards. Andy

Looking good! Regards. Andy