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Nice problem-solving and execution.  Good work on the windshield master, a complicated shape, and pull.  Good luck with the hatch.
 
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Mark

Good show, Peter.  Nice problem solving and solutions.
 
Safe travels.
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Mark

Good show.  Nice work.  I like the contrast between the skin and hatches.
 
'unfortunately, . . . all this will be painted'
Maybe so, but this model is going to be an outstanding piece in the end.
 
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Mark

Peter the Great.
 
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Mark

OOF!
 
1/16

 

 

 
Found here: https://www.modelmotorcars.com/instructions-installing-hose-clamps/ if you're interested.
 
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Mark

'the filler was used on the leading edge (posted under fair use) and as can be seen, it does not extend to the wingtip so that panel was left detailed..'

AirCorps, from Page 44, shows otherwise.
 

Nice butt joint.
 
Good show, Peter.
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Mark

I was rummaging around and found this:

and thought you may be interested.
 
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Mark

'I don't really know what the little slots are for'
I believe they are for ammunition belt links.
 

Of all of the imagery I have studied, I don't recall seeing that return.  Not only that, but in the next 2 photos,

The dip in the ribbing makes an angle going backward,

that is matched up to the angle of the skin.
 
Good show, Peter.  Nice capture.
 
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Mark

If you're interested.
 

 
http://
 
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Great show.
 
'Now I know what you might be thinking - there is an honor associated with scratch building, and this is not scratch building.'
I must apologize, Jay.  I disagree.  It's a new tool in the scratchbuilders' vocabulary.
 
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Came back for another look.  Quite the threading exercise.  Great show.
 
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This is just the greatest, Peter.  Brings back rewarding problem-solving memories of the Tamiya kit for me.  Thank you. 
By way of P-51B/C Manuals.  I have a full set.  Thank you.
 
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Welcome to the 'Plumbing a P-51 Wheel Well' Club.   Ha, ha, ha.
 

I really like that tie wire you ran from bolt to bolt on the black box.
 
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That framing is sexy as all get out.  I like the hell out of this. 
 

Why are there no returns on the two outboard frames?
 
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Mark

Fan-dam-tastic.  I love this!
 
'I had to cut a hole in the well roof . . . '
Yes you did.  I know that well from the 'D' I built.
 

What are the projections to the right?  I don't recognize them from the Parts List I used for my build.  Are they line stand-offs?  I see a bit of clean-up is necessary.
 
Great show, Peter.
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Mark

'..the cockpit pod . . . represents a lot of the effort in the model..'
That and the wheel well(s), Brother.
 
This is truly inspirational, Peter.
 
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Mark

GREAT! show, Peter.
 

What did you use as a cable tie?
 
Thank you.
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Mark
 

That is kick-ass, brother.  I love  everything about this puzzle.  Problem-solving, execution, painting.  Great show.  Damn well done.
 
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You can also run the slot to the edge, slide one side out, roll the jig onto its'side, and work on one side at a time.  Just sayin'.
 
Nicely done, Peter.  Great details.
 
rtwpsom2, great knowledge base.  It's always enjoyable making minute discoveries such as you've conveyed.
 
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This all looks great fun, Peter.  I have to make up my mind about this.
 

Love that fuel line layout.  It reminds me of the illustrations in the Mustang Parts Catalog.
 
Great show.
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Mark

'I work for Aircorps doing CAD, these are the models we used to build Lope's Hope.'
Quietly understated.  Along the lines of:  That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
 
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I'm reworking a gutter which requires additional flashing.  My research brought me here:
 
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Amerimax-Home-Products-10-in-x-10-ft-Mill-Finish-Aluminum-Roll-Valley-Flashing-68310/100054269
 
for this:

 
My curiosity brought me here:
 
https://www.homedepot.com/s/aluminum%2520flashing?NCNI-5
 
for this:
 

 
.0092 thick aluminum sheet.  10 inches x 10 ft.   Under 10$US.  Comes in larger sizes.  I thought it may be of economical interest.
 
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Nice results.
 

The fuel selector has engraved copy.  How is that going to relate with the decals?
 

Not to sound like a hound dog, but the opening is off-center.  I don't know if that matters or not.
 

69 all the time.  Heh, heh.
 

That symbol and copy is nice.  No anti-skid tracks?
 
Good show, Peter.
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Mark

An alternative to shot are micro solder balls:
 

They come in various sizes.  I use .3 to .7  At 1/18th scale I can't imagine the size you require.  Maybe even a BB.
 
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Junkers Ju 87
Kompendium, gesamt5.010 Seiten, bestehend aus:
 
Ju 87 A-1, Betriebsanweisung, 1937
Ju 87 A-1, Bewaffnung und Bordfunkanlage, LDv 577/1, 1938
Ju 87 A-1, Bombenausrüstung,LDv 576/2, 1940
Ju 87 A, Lichtbild-Lehrvortrag,1938
 
Ju 87 B-1, Betriebsanweisung, 1939
Ju 87 B-1, Bedienungsvorschrift-Fl,LDvT 2087 B-1,1942
Ju 87 B-1,Bordfunkanlage,LDv577/2a, 1938
Ju 87 B-1, B-2,Bewaffnung, LDv 577/2, 1939
Ju 87 B-1 mit JUMO 211 A, Kurz-Betriebsanweisung,1939
Ju 87 B-1,Ersatzteilliste, Werksausgabe, 1939
Ju 87 B-2, Betriebsanleitung, 1940
Ju 87 B-2,Kurz-Betriebsanleitung, 1940
Ju 87 B,Schusswaffe,LDv 576/3, 1938
Ju 87 B,Abwurfwaffe,LDv 576/4, 1938
Ju 87 B, Gerät und Sonderwerkzeug, 1940
Ju 87 R-1 Bedienungsvorschrift-Fl, 1942
Ju 87 R-2, Bedienungsvorschrift/Fl, LDvT 2087 R-2/Fl, 1941
Ju 87 B, D und R-Typen Änderungsanweisungen, 1941 – 1944
 
Ju 87 D-1, Flugzeug-Handbuch, D(Luft)T 2087 D-1, 1942 – 1943
Ju 87 D-1 trop, D-3 tropBedienungsvorschrift/Fl, 1942
Ju 87 D-1 bis D-8, G-1, G-2, H-1 bis H-8, Bedienungsvorschrift/Fl, 1944
Ju 87 D-1, Schußwaffenanlage,LDVT 2087 D-1/Wa, 1942
Ju 87 D-1, Abwurfwaffenanlage,LDvT 2087 D-1/Bo, 1942
Ju 87 D-5, Flugzeug-Handbuch, D(Luft)T 2087D-5, 1944
 
Ju 87 G-2, Flugzeug-Handbuch, 1944
 
JUMO 211 A, Betr.-Anweisung u. Wart.-Vorschrift,1938
JUMO 211 B u. D, Betr.-Anweisung und Wart.-Vorschrift, 1940
Junkers-Verstell-Luftschraube VS 5, Handbuch, 1939
 
REVI C/12 A,LDv 108, Beschreibung, 1937
Lichtbild-MG, ESK 2000LDv 138, Ausgabe 1935
MG 15 Waffen-Handbuch, LDv 110, Teil 1, 1939
MG 17 Waffen-Handbuch, LDv 111, Teil1, 1939
 

 
Found here:
https://www.luftfahrt-archiv-hafner.de/
 
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Mark