That'll keep you busy.

Quote from: zak on October 28, 2025, 01:42:25 PMHope you have got all those wires colour coded, for future reference.

I still have some colour code tabs if you need them but as they are 1:1 scale think they might be a tad tooooooo large

Coming along nicely.

Hi All,
Back to the Puma. Have got the wires painted and the instrument panel too. All the seats now detailed and shaded and added to the cabin floor and also the pilots seats in the cockpit. The instrument panel is in situ, but not glued, so I can remove it to prevent damage whilst attending to the fuselage cockpit glazing.
The engines and gearbox assembly glued in place in the starboard fuselage halve, also test fitting the cockpit/cabin assembly prior to gluing everything together.
Some picture of the above, thanks for looking.

That looks a great job on the interior.

Fantastic work Kevin.

More progress. The fuselage has now been joined together and left clamped overnight. There will be some filling to do to get the seams sorted for which I will use both Milliput and Mr. Hobby fillers, depending on the depth, shaping etc.
I also took the opportunity once the glue had set to add the previously assembled sponsons to each side of the fuselage, and the replacement resin engine intake with filter intake. This didn't quite fit as I would have liked and it took a few attempts to get the best(ish) fit I could. Still it needed a plasticard shim to the uppers to get near to the fuselage shape.
I also test fitted the windscreen assembly to check. It revealed a small gap between the upper glazing and the resin intake part so more plasticard added to the interior, and roughly shaped. This seemed to be better though probably a little more fettling to do further on in the build.
I have also noted after taking the photos that the cabin floor isn't quite seated properly, but after an experiment with a thin clamp it can be persuaded to sit as it should, so after the filling  a quick application of superglue and a clamp should do the trick.
Some pictures, thanks for looking:-

Looking great Kevin. Excellent internal detail.

Another fantastic build.

Filler applied, allowed to dry hard, and then a long sanding session followed. All will need a coat of Mr. Surfacer applying, a further sanding before an undercoat applied, but looks much better now.
Next job will be to 'box-in' the undercarriage bay at front, and the winch, load bay in centre of fuselage.
Pictures of the amount of filler applied and the resulting finish after sanding.

Looks tidier now.

Definitely better than my filling and sanding, well done.

Looking good Kevin. A fair bit of work.

Thanks for your comments chaps. A bit more progress today.
I have 'boxed' in the nosewheel bay and the winch/load bay using thin sections of plasticard. Cut to length and allowed to protrude slightly. Glued in place and when set trimmed with scalpel to fuselage outer edge. Any gaps filled with Mr. Surfacer 500.
Before I added yet more Mr. Surfacer to all those areas that had been filled with Milliput or Mr Hobby Putty, I thought I would check the fit of the canopy and doors. You need three pairs of hands.......
Anyway after perseverance, I realised that the doors need to be supported at the top, so I stuck some thin strips of plasticard to the inside edge of the intake/cockpit roof. When the canopy is in place together with the doors, there is a gap at the top of the front edge of each door, a bit bigger on the starboard side than the port. To overcome this I propose to build up the canopy frame with card, and then sand to shape.
I think for this build I will attach the canopies with epoxy resin which will dry clear and help fill any remaining gaps prior to painting.
Some pictures, thanks for looking:- 

A very detailed build Kevin. Do you have shares in the filler manufacturers?