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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

Mobile phone for me, just got a new one and the camera is incredible! Regards. Andy

Looking good, the wing assembly to fuselage was such a tight fit on my first build and then on my second build glued the wing fillers to the fuselage first and the whole fit was much better. Looking forward to more progress. Regards. Andy

Thank you Kev and so simple in the end after years of head scratching Regards. Andy

With the engines painted it was time to move on to one of the really tricky parts of this conversion which is getting the nacelles mounted to the wing as there are no positive attachment points at all. I've been pondering this issue for such a long time now (Erm, just the 7 years) and after painting up the engines at the weekend realised it's a pretty simple and clean solution to the problem! With the engine secure inside the nacelle I then carefully taped it into the correct position on the wing and ran a drill down through the centre of the engine into the rear engine bulkhead And with a suitable piece of aluminium tubing inserted I was then able to slide the nacelle in to place and all nicely aligned I then cut the tube to the correct length as this will also then act as a nice positive location for the propeller Pretty happy how that's worked out so far, next up I will build up the prop hub and fan so I can get good alignment of the cowl ring before gluing in to place. Regards. Andy

Couldn't agree more Kev, fantastic work! Regards Andy

Personally a 32nd scale Wimpey from HK would be just amazing and after the quality of the airframe on their Havoc the geodetic structure of the Wellington would be well within their reach. I can keep dreaming! Regards. Andy

Now that looks magnificent Tolga! Regards. Andy

So it's been a while but suddenly decided the 188 needed working on again. I decided to ease myself in gently and work on the engines. I'm not using the AIMS supplied resin parts but instead a couple of Revell Fw-190 engines instead as these although not 100% accurate allow a lot more surface detail when painted and propellers will be from Eduard The Eduard prop set is so good, I've used one before on my F-8 build and is super nice to work with. I've several issues to deal with on the wings but felt getting the engines completed was a good starting point. Regards. Andy

Super progress Tolga, you have made this build look easy! Super clean work in every aspect. Regards. Andy

This is an epic build Jay, love each an every update! What you have done with the clear canopy parts is just incredible! Regards. Andy

Looking very good Gilles, super smooth paintwork and coming together nicely! Regards. Andy

Absolutely beautiful finish, thank you for sharing! Regards. Andy