Steady progress has been made today. This model has most of the major assemblies completed first in the building phase. Lots of the smaller sub-assemblies are to come.
The tail has been joined to the fuselage.
The rear access hatch has been set into the fuselage and is "operational."
The hole for the radar antenna have been drilled out in the leading edge and the wing assembly has been completed.
Underside of the wing.
There was a gap so it had to be filled.
In order to get an idea of the overall size the fuselage has been dry fit to the wing assembly.
Looks like a bit more putty may be required but we will find out for sure when I glue these pieces together.
I need to do a bit of filling under the nose end of the fuselage and a bit of sanding to take away a couple of rough spots but overall I am pleased with the way the kit has come together.
I have had this it in my stash for about 18 months and when I first got it it looked daunting but with the experience gained in previous builds I like the challenge and look forward to it.
I have removed the elevator actuator rods/housing from the top side of the tailplane and will attempt to scratch build the rods for installation on the bottom side of same.
Cheers,
Jeff