So, as posted earlier, some pictures of the progress;
Cockpit.
I decided to make a new seat, just as a test. I'll most likely make a few more.
The Sanger seat looks more like a mudguard to me and the whole shape is rather incorrect.
A pic from maru mechanic. (not actually showing the seat, but giving some idea)
I also did some work on the rest of the fuselage. I glued some vertical rib structure in the fuselage. The horizontal ribs still have to be installed.
I also opened up the side blisters and started working on a floor for the aft fuselage.
And I decided to tackle the wings again. Some research reveiled that the flaps on the originall aircraft have a gap as they are suposed to slide out. This is not represented on the Sanger wings, so I cut out the flaps. I will have to reconstruct these later on, but it will be a worthwhile effort.
Since I was already busy, I did some work on the right wing as well. The hasegawa wing shows a cutout for the landing gear wheel, not prresent on the sanger wing. So cut that out as well.
And last, I tackled the engine nacelles. Here the sager instructions are rather vague. You are suposed to construct these, make the cutouts and slide them over the wings.
This looks rather complicated to me, so I diviated from the plan. Contructing the nacelles after sanding them to the correct thickness. Then once dry, I sawed off the engine cover, keeping the gear bay as a seperate item. I will have to make a firewall for the engines afterwards, but this will save me a serious headache afterwards.
So, again all for now. More to come soon. Stay tuned