Hi All,
Well got stuck into this one over the last few days.
So far I have managed to get the cockpit painted and in place, the nose cut off and the resin replacement added. During the cutting process, I made a mistake removing a little too much. This was due to me not measuring correctly, and the fact I was using a Trumpeter kit rather than the recommended Eduard. (Since found out that Mark 1 Models use the Eduard mouldings so I may root some out)
Anyway a little plastic card, soon remedied the issue, followed by careful carving and filling.
whilst the nose was drying I assembled the engines, thinned down the undercarriage doors, tidied up all the other bits and pieces. Brought the engines and tailplane together with the fuselage/wings. The engine nacelles were filled with Deluxe Models Liquid Gravity and this was glued in place with some Mr. Gator PVA Glue. With the main components in place I just need to use some filler here and there.
Have then done a dry run with everything in place, to see if the model sits on its undercarriage, and it does!
Some pictures follow:-
Cheers,
Bigkev