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Going together very smoothly. However there will not be much on it until next week some time. Joe

Wow. It really is amazing what can happen when we move past a stumbling block. Just a bit of an update: Work has commenced on the interior begining with the tail wheel assembly. This does not represent 100% accuracy as I needed to make sure there was stability and strength as well. Before I go too far I really need to open up the access door on the fuselage. For that first a template is made out of aluminium foil which is taped to an aluminium can, cut out, and cleaned up a bit. Next is to drill out the door. Let the drilling begin. And drilled out. Next will be to clean up the cut and then I can put in stringers and back plates. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe

Jim I have said before and will say it again. Anyone can do this and most would do it much better than I. Many thanks. Appreciate you looking in. Joe

From whats in the box they did. From what I have heard they loaded everything including the toilet. Joe

Many many thanks. Joe

Many thanks. Bonus material time.... As I started out today I thought why not show what I was doing. Just a small assembly but it is worth the time. Today I began by cleaning up the bulkheads. Remember those.... Well I began with punching out a hole, the largest my punch set has, and then using the dremel I worked the bulkheads out to where they looked more like they do in my drawings. I then went in with 320 sandpaper and cleaned them up. Once that was done I was able to start on the fuel cell. Using bulkhead #7 as a reference I sketched out the form, that was cut out, cleaned up, and then used as a master to form 3 pieces of sheet styrene. I then cut two pieces of tube styrene, size isnt important as long as it fits. I glued the tube to the sheet and then put them all together. I then used .010 sheet styrene and skinned the framework. Also using the same bulkhead I fashioned a stand to keep the fuel cell in place. Just that simple. Ok next will be to continue to work the interior, most likely starting with the tail and moving forward. I do need to add detail to most of the bulkheads as well as the fuel cell. I hope you enjoyed the bonus. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe

Well it happened yet again. Wing work volume 2. The ammo chute is redone, two frames are redone, and the stringers are now redone. Seems every step forward is followed by two or ten steps back. First was to strip out the offending parts. Than with everything replaced. I also had worked some on the flap interiors. Now to move forward. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe

Time for a long overdue update on a very neglected build. Work has occurred on the Skyraider. The first seven steps I believe are mostly done and here is what I have. The fuselage is closed up and the wing is on. There is not much there really. Like I said not much. But to this point there really has not been much to put together. Next up will be to work on the details. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe

Dave thank you for the information. Very much appreciated. Thank you for the photos. They will be of great help. I am at a bit of a conundrum though as to make the fixes for the guns and ammo boxes I would have to destroy most of the wing as I have it. My own fault but it is a bit of a let down. May have to think on this one a bit. Move forward knowing it is wrong or basically start over again. Joe

Dave do you by chance have pictures showing this? Joe

Many thanks my friend. Joe

Just a quick update. Work continued on the wing. Frames are now installed and the gun bay as well as the ammo box. Tonight the stringers were installed. Next up will be the interior of the flaps. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe

Confused a bit Dave. I thought for the B version the guns were maintained from the bottom of the wing. Joe

Many thanks. Joe

Many many thanks. Like I said it was not much to go off of but progress is progress. You are all very kind. Joe

Well it has been going on a month since I last updated this thread. As for quantity there is not a lot. However there is some progress. There are frames in the wing. Now they are not fixed permanently, they are spot glued in to make sure they fit right. There is also some progress on my renditions of the wing guns. Like I said it does not look like much but it is progress. I am much happier with the wing guns now. Next up will be a box for the guncarriage and the guns. Need to find a bit more on the interior of the wing as there does appear to be a whole lot of empty there. Till the next time, All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe

Kevin so do I. I have no patience, little time, and what feels to be a serious lack of skills. Many thanks. Joe

To keep in line with how I want to present this I bring to you a small update. Prior to cutting any holes in the wing or fuselage I made some rough bulkheads. One of the latest sessions saw the use of Dremmel and knives to cut away sections of the fuselage. First uncut. Then after a bit of time, the cuts. Some little stuff was accomplished prior to the cutting as well. I have some frames roughed for the wing. Now after the cutting and grinding was done I test fit the roughed bulkheads and found that several were much too small. So much for measure twice and cut once. My next step is to redo the bulkheads. I also need to work a bit on the pit floor to extend it to the back of the wing root. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe

Many many thanks. Joe

Kev many thanks. Yes I am planning to do a cut away with this one. Joe

After a couple of weeks of nothing here I am again. Where to begin? First up is to mock up the firewall, cockpit floor, and bulkhead #6 which is the aft bulkhead of the cockpit. A touch of modification as the cockpit floor is actually the top of the wing. Trumpeter actually has this much too high in the pit. A piece of strip on the back of the firewall will help in position. Two strips of styrene glued as a cross section of the pit floor will help as well. An extension is needed on the aft bulkhead to get it to match up to the floor. Work is begun on the bulkheads aft the pit. This begins with getting the shape with a contour guage, tracing the shape to paper, rough fitting to the interior of the fuselage side, tracing to a piece of sheet styrene, cutting it out, sanding to shape. Easy enough. These are just a rough cut of the bulkheads, there is much detailing to do yet to these. They are roughed and ready. I have now the bulkheads #7 to #14 which puts them to the tail wheel. Next up will be to work on the wing. This will be the first of the cutting and reconstruction. Have not even scratched the surface yet. All comments, critiques, and criticism are welcome. Joe

Many thanks Kev. I hope to hear something after the first of the year about it. Joe

Many thanks for looking in. Kev the Mustang is finished and awaiting a yes or no from the Editor. Joe

Many thanks Kev. Joe

Well folks I just had to jump again. This subject is another attempt at my first cut away. The 1/32 Trumpeter P-40B. I will be trying to improve. More to come. Joe