Getting closer, with the nacelle intakes done as far as they can go for now (prime and paint the internal areas yet to do), the carb intake trunking built-up with 'Milliput' and awaiting final shape, and that 'missing' scooped top edge on the starboard inner nacelle carved and filed to shape.
PICS 1 and 2. How the nacelles and intakes look now, compared to what they were like OOB, and with the carb intake trunking built up with 'Milliput' and 'wet moulded' to the approximate required shape. Once fully hardened, this will be carved and sanded to the final shape.
The 'waisted' area at the front of each carb intake, between trunking and nacelle, has been increased and elongated slightly, and the intake lips given a more oval profile. The intakes themselves have been roughly drilled out further, and filed as best as possible and, as mentioned previously, this is adequate, as they'll be covered by fine mesh PE ice guards.
PIC 3. The 're-profiled' starboard inner nacelle upper edge. This glaring error in the moulding prompted me to check the 'new' upper wing parts, and sure enough, there's another error there too !
There should be a very subtle, but definite, 'notched' area from the leading edge, back to approximately the line of the rear panel joint of the radiator access hatches, as there is on the original, 1980 production FB.VI wings.
It isn't there and, if assembled OOB, there'll be a
very noticeable gap, about 1.5 mm wide at the front edge, between wing root and fuselage !
The upper wing halves will need some very careful surgery to correct this error, but I'll cross that rickety bridge when I get to it !
