I've developed a deep hatred of Trumpeter's 1:350 scale method of producing aircraft, in particular, the Walrus.
They're moulded in a clear plastic which seems quite brittle and doesn't respond to glue all that well, the worst thing
is, seeing what you are doing is quite difficult.
To use the etched brass inter-plane struts, you have to remove the solid plastic struts.
Once this is done, it becomes obvious that the brass offerings are far too long (0.75mm aprox) and won't stand
shortening. I tried sinking the ends into drilled dimples to lose some of the length but of no avail.
The engine is located on the upper wing but "floats" above the lower wing so no help there.
I did come up with a solution as you can see but its a bit on the scruffy side.
Now I know what works, I may do another, we'll see.I usually model these things out on patrol or in the hangar.
Tamiya supply one moulded in grey plastic, including the inter-plane struts, it looks fine to me, there's one fitted on HMS Prince of Wales.
Haddock.