This is an update after the weekend. The after market PE kit has not arrived, and I made a decision to proceed with the scratch building as was my original plan. thus, at this stage the kit has an after market Eduard set of guns and Ive also used the bezels from NZ.
I also had to go back and redo the guns because I found the cocking mechanism was incorrectly fitted for the Camel. Ive managed to pull them apart and rebuild them properly, installing a support bar just aft the top decking. Ive built a scratch built aldis sight with classic cross beading. I found it a lot harder than I had first thought. Installed the seating harness, pilots back board and pilots seat. Fuel tanks were further modified and the filler caps that you see are connected to the tanks. I forgot to photograph the tanks before buttoning up the fuselage. All that work for nothing basically.....
The fuselage is now joined and Ive started to fill and sand the joining seams . Still have some to do yet. Ive dry fitted the lower wing and the over emphasis of the ribbing is really obvious . They obviously need some sanding back, Ive never done that getting the sanding even worries me, so any tips on how to do that would be appreciated.
Ive not yet fitted the guns or the sights and intend to delay this for as long as possible whilst I get the fuselage completed and the lower wings and tail connected . at that point I intend to paint the model, before swing over to the rigging and fitting of the upper wing. That just doesn't feel right painting a model that is half finished, but its how its supposed to be done apparently.
the Aldis sight that I built. the cross hairs are invisible thread.....I need to work up the courage to finish the
this trimming so that the thread is flush to the outer ring
have been rebuilt there is incomplete filling underway of the top decking. Its a good shot of the
The fuselage joined photo taken tonight. I feel I have crossed the Rubicon. Sorry about the poor quality of the last photo. guns
have been rebuilt the port side decking plat has been fitted and the filling is underway but not complete . This shot gives a pretty good idea of the harness that ive made and how it fits to the pit backing board
This was the top decking on Saturday, before the fuselage halves were joined
These were some other shots from earlier in the weekend