<> **** DONE: 1/48 F4U-7 (BuNo. 33710) - WW1 / WW2 over Water.

[fubar57]

Got the last of the rear gear parts tacked on and everything will be glued tight shortly. Parts E22 and E47 were for the tail hook up or down. The last off the tail innards, a 4 piece assembly. I glued 3 together first and lined them up while the glue set to ensure proper final alignment.

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The 4th piece has now been glued on and is resting comfortably in its slots on the other fuselage half. Once this is set I'll mask all the attachment points and spray the innards. That 4 piece doohickey is white

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Geo.
What's that large, curved slot for ?

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

I'm thinking it's a shackle for towing George.

 

[fubar57]

I can live with that Andy. Terry, I think that may be for a gear up option, perhaps for another version as there is no option for the main gear up for this version. Tail section sprayed and as i had some left over i did the main gear wells too.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good man.

 

[Robert Porter]

Very nicely done! This is coming together really well!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks guys. Just waiting for the rear parts to dry and fuselage can be togethered.(screw you and your red squiggly line spell-check)

 

[Crimea_River]

I say that every time it corrects me for colour, neighbour, and rumour.

 

[fubar57]

I had that problem until a few minutes ago, checked my dictionaries and swapped to English (Canada) Right click where you type

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[Crimea_River]

Beauty eh?

 

[fubar57]

Innards are mounted and resting peacefully. I'm going to shave a bit off the rear bulkhead. There's a bit of a gap behind the tail and it can be closed with a bit of pressure but I would rather file a bit off. A quick test fit of the fuselage to the inner wing section shows the might be an issue near the rear sides but it was a quick check. HB would have one mount a 3 piece part to the engine and this part slots into the front off the fuselage never to be seen again. I don't know why HB detailed this part but I think it can be mounted first, from the inside and then the engine mounted after painting.

 

[Wurger]

Looking good though.

 

[Robert Porter]

Parts that require pressure to close are always where issues show up for me! Great work!

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Geo, and I can understand that curved slot now.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks gents. In the end the gap was caused by the slot the rear bulk head fit into a few swipes to taper the bulkhead solve the problem. Checking references to see what has to be opened up and we can button it up. Going to start detailing the wing fold areas

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

Trying to figure out how to mount the engine after painting

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The 3 part piece brings nothing to the table, its just glued to the back of the engine and then hangs in the void. Without this part, the rear of the engine fits in the fuselage hole. Once the halves are joined I can glue a flat piece of plastic to the back and then glue the engine to it. What I thought was going to be a slight overhang on either side of the rear fuselage/wing join is actually mostly covered by the inner flap. I say mostly as there will still about a 2mm overhang left. I'll check my references but I'm pretty sure its not supposed to be there. The inner flaps parts...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Robert Porter]

That ought to be fun!