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The trouble you guys are going to get the details right is very impressive. Its humbling to watch actually, as it makes me realise what I don't know about one of my favourite aircraft
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Robert Porter
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Great Documentary on finding 5 Beaufighter wrecks from the Black Friday attack in Norway in 1943. Canadian and British crews were present.
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Nice find Robert - I'll watch it in full, when I have more time later today.
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Crimea_River
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Same here. Thanks!
Robert Porter
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What you said!
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Thanks for posting that You-Tube link Robert. Watched it this morning and it was interesting. I'm planning on including a short write-up on Black Friday as it relates to 404 Squadron in particular later in this thread.
John, the saw I'm using is from this set. Google the name to find where you can buy it.
John, the saw I'm using is from this set. Google the name to find where you can buy it.
Robert Porter
Senior Master Sergeant
Did not think to mention it but thats why I posted it when I read it was 404 Sqdn. I recalled you were looking for info for it I thought. While it did not have a lot of good pictures it certainly had some background. Glad you liked it. It was a battle I had never heard of so it was educational for me as well.
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With tomorrow being the so-called "Black Friday" in the US, here's a story of a very different Black Friday in which 404 Squadron lost 5 of 11 crews taking part in an attack on a German destroyer. Text copied from 404 Squadron, RCAF
Black Friday
On 9 February, the Z.33, a Narvik class destroyer, accompanied by escort vessels (including a sperrbrecher), two minesweepers, tugs and trawlers, was found stationary in Førde Fjord by two Recce Beaufighters of 489 Squadron. Amongst various other local fjords, the recce aircraft reported, "no less than 5 transports were seen in Nord-Gulen, the largest between 4000-5000 tons, very attractive targets indeed. " Even though normal operations would target the merchant vessels the warships were rare prizes and it was decided that this difficult target warranted attack.
At 1400 hours, only three hours after the vessels were spotted and only 30 minutes after the recce planes landed, eleven Buffalo aircraft were airborne loaded with RPs. Led by S/L Christison in "U" NE686, 404 Squadron was part of a 45-plane formation including nine Beaus from 144 (RAF) and eleven Beaus from 455 (RAAF) Squadrons of Dallachy Strike Wing. Included in the sortie were 2 'outrider' Beaufighters (flank scouts), 10 Mustangs from 65 Squadron would provide fighter cover and two air/sea rescue Warwicks of 279 Squadron, each carrying a boat would be ready to save any downed aircrew. Interestingly there were no torpedo aircraft and all Beaufighters were TFX variants. 144 Squadron was configured with cannon and machine-guns only, while 455 and 404 also carried RPs. The CO of 455 Squadron, W/C CG Milson, DSO, and DFC and bar led the overall force.
Weather wasn't a factor on this day, with fair visibility and a few rain-showers as the planes formed up in vics and proceeded to Førde Fjord. The initial plan was for the Strike Wing to use the now mature tactic of making landfall, flying inland a short distance, then attacking down fjord. This would allow the attacks to be conducted quickly, with a minimum of time in subjected to anti-aircraft fire before heading directly to sea and the journey home. If the attack were conducted quickly enough, the force would be homebound before enemy fighters could be scrambled.
The force made landfall west of Sogne Fjord. The outriders immediately started the search for enemy vessels or aircraft to the north and south of the main force. No trace of the destroyer was reported, and one enemy aircraft was sighted but not intercepted. The force continued on to Førde Fjord while the outriders returned to base, their missions completed.
The force prepared themselves for the attack and proceeded into the fjord in preparation to attack towards the sea, only to find the vessels weren't where they were expected to be, and were ready to defend themselves from a probable attack. It is possible that the vessels had been alerted by the presence of the outrider Beaufighters. On arrival, the Wing was immediately subjected to flak from the vessels that were now beneath them.
In the fjord, two vessels situated themselves against the sheer cliffs, the Z.33 was on the opposite side of the fjord and three flak ships were in the center with excellent arcs of protective fire. To top it off, there were several batteries of anti-aircraft guns situated around the shoreline. Normally, the Wings attacked using surprise, catching an unprepared enemy, quickly striking then escaping. It seems obvious that in Førde Fjord, this was not the case – the enemy was prepared, well sited defensively and fairly close to protective fighter-aircraft bases. As was to be seen, the Strike Wing was flying into a nightmare scenario.
In fact, the vessels were so prepared that some of the vessels had non-essential personnel evacuate before the attack, and some civilians were even instructed to seek safe haven in their cellars. Unfortunately, the extra time taken to set up the attack allowed enemy fighters to get airborne from the airbase at Herdla. The nimble fighters included some of the latest marks of FW.190s and many of the pilots were battle-hardened veterans of the Russian front, including 'Blue 4', flown by Lieutenant Rudolf Linz, an ace with 70 victories.
When the targets were found, the Strike Wing was not prepared to attack "and the formation leader orbited the force twice to get into a suitable attack position to attack and then ordered the attack up fjord. As the Beaufighters made their way in, they met an intense crossfire in the form of a box barrage ".
With the coveted destroyer well protected, the attack runs were made, but the tightness of the fjord and the danger of aircraft colliding forced the Beaus to fly through anti-aircraft fire. Flying into a swirling hell of flak, the Beaufighters made their attacks. Some reports indicate that the three flak vessels in the middle of the fjord received the brunt of the attacks, but Z.33 was also targeted, with many near misses.
While waiting their turn to attack, the Beaufighters were surprised by a flight of at least 12 Fw.190s. The air battle quickly became a whirling maelstrom of enemy fighters, Mustangs, and Beaufighters struggling to put in their attacks while trying to avoid being bounced.
It is possible that "V" piloted by P/O Blunderfield and P/O Jackson was the first of the Beaufighters to be shot down. A German narrative reports that the FW.190 attacked from above and the Beau lost its tail, exploding on impact with the ocean. A Canadian body was later found in the water, but an identity is not known.
The fate of another Buffalo Beaufighter is described - "Near Gaular terrified civilians witness how a Beaufighter is pursued by a Focke-Wulf and is hit several times. The Beaufighter tries to land on an elevation, but the terrain makes this an impossibility. The plane breaks in half during the ensuing crash and the cockpit section slides down the hillside for more than 500 meters. Sadly, the crew perished in the crash. This was EE-C. The crew, F/O Knight and F/O Lynch was on their first strike." The pilot that shot this crew down, Heinz Orlowski, then shot down a Mustang attempting to save the Beaufighter before finally having to bail out of his own damaged Focke-Wulf.
F/O JR Savard made a wheels-up landing on the ice with his aircraft on fire, likely after being hit by flak. The Beaufighter survived the crash, but turned upside down and trapped the crew. Norwegian civilians ran out to the aircraft but had to retreat when they were fired at by German soldiers. Savard and Middleton were seen to be pulled from their aircraft by flak crews, but Middleton was so severely wounded that he did not survive. Savard spent the rest of the war as a POW.
The 404 aircraft flown by F/O JE Nelson and WO RG Gracie in NT916 had just broken away from their attack when they saw two FW.190s on the tail of another Beaufighter. They immediately came to the rescue and shot down one of the enemy fighters. The second FW.190 turned upon its attacker, but Gracie managed to put a burst of fire into it from his navigator's 'pop gun' and the German pilot turned away. Nelson "received a DFC for driving a 190 off a comrade's tail".
Another Beau, flown by F/O HP Flynn and P/O MH Michael in "T" NE686 engaged two more FW.190s in an inconclusive combat as the enemy pursued another Beaufighter. Flynn's number 2 (port) was Roger Savard. On Flynn's starboard was Bill Jackson, another crew that was lost. During the melee, Flynn was able to attack the Z-33 and was credited with two RP strikes.
Black Friday resulted in the loss of six crews. What is known is the fate of F/O JR Savard and P/O J Middleton, P/Os WJ Jackson and WE Blunderfield, and F/Os HC Lynch and OW Knight. What is not known is the ultimate fates of F/O H Smook and WO AM Duckworth, F/Os C Smerneos and ND Cochrane, and F/O PR Myrick and F/S CG Berges who were also lost that day, with several Beaufighters being seen to impact the steep sides of the fjord. Three Beaufighters and a Mustang from other squadrons did not return. Post war German sources claim that seven Beaufighters were shot down by flak, while the FW.190s claimed two more and a Mustang.
After the mission, it was thought that damage to the enemy was substantial. Besides one aircraft destroyed and another damaged, 404 assisted in scoring hits on the destroyer, setting fire to a patrol vessel and severely damaging two other ships. Mustangs of the fighter escort claimed two FW.190s as destroyed and two damaged. The cost of this strike was heavy and for 404 it was the single worst day for the unit during the war.
The squadron's adjutant penned these words in the ORB, "Today's losses were a staggering blow, and a keen sense of personal loss is felt by every member of the Squadron and the servicing echelon. The many expressions of regret from personnel of the Squadrons on the Station and from Station Headquarters, indicated the high esteem in which these twelve men were held. Flying Officer JR (Rog) Savard and Pilot Officer J Middleton his navigator, were approaching the end of their tour, and Pilot Officer WJ Jackson and his navigator, Pilot Officer HE Blunderfield, had passed the half-way mark. These two crews, besides being two of our most experienced and capable, were also two of the most popular. Although Flying Officer H Smook and navigator Warrant Officer AM Duckworth had been with the Squadron but two months, and Flying Officer C Smerneos and his navigator, Flying Officer ND Cochrane, only six weeks, these crews were already highly regarded by the older members of the Squadron. Flying Officer PR Myrick and Flying Officer OW Knight, his navigator, and Flying Officer HC Lynch and navigator Flight Sergeant CG Berges had only been with the Squadron three weeks and were on their first operational sortie, however, the pre-operational flying of theses two crews had been of a high standard and they were regarded as worthy members of the Squadron."
German pilot, Lieutenant Rudi Linz, with 70 victories was shot down by one of the escort Mustangs.
Author Andrew Hendrie was stationed at Dallachy at the time of the Black Friday attacks and was witness to the state of the aircraft on return from the disastrous mission. "They landed like a flight of wounded ducks; a number just pancaking. The scene was like a Hollywood film set – but this was real. Later in the Mess I saw some of the Beaufighter aircrew with their clothing truly in ribbons...In the Mess about that time, I heard broadcast Elgar's 'Chanson de Matin', music ever to recall in my mind 404 Squadron's 'Black Friday'." In RCAF Overseas, the Sixth Year, this disastrous day is referred to as 'Fatal Friday'.
Well after the war, some of the surviving aircrew were still very bitter about the experience of Black Friday. There are many questions that will likely never be answered. One member personally felt that if the outrider Beaufighter had properly observed the placement of the vessels in Førde Fjord, then it is possible that the attack would not have progressed in such a well-defended area.
Black Friday
On 9 February, the Z.33, a Narvik class destroyer, accompanied by escort vessels (including a sperrbrecher), two minesweepers, tugs and trawlers, was found stationary in Førde Fjord by two Recce Beaufighters of 489 Squadron. Amongst various other local fjords, the recce aircraft reported, "no less than 5 transports were seen in Nord-Gulen, the largest between 4000-5000 tons, very attractive targets indeed. " Even though normal operations would target the merchant vessels the warships were rare prizes and it was decided that this difficult target warranted attack.
At 1400 hours, only three hours after the vessels were spotted and only 30 minutes after the recce planes landed, eleven Buffalo aircraft were airborne loaded with RPs. Led by S/L Christison in "U" NE686, 404 Squadron was part of a 45-plane formation including nine Beaus from 144 (RAF) and eleven Beaus from 455 (RAAF) Squadrons of Dallachy Strike Wing. Included in the sortie were 2 'outrider' Beaufighters (flank scouts), 10 Mustangs from 65 Squadron would provide fighter cover and two air/sea rescue Warwicks of 279 Squadron, each carrying a boat would be ready to save any downed aircrew. Interestingly there were no torpedo aircraft and all Beaufighters were TFX variants. 144 Squadron was configured with cannon and machine-guns only, while 455 and 404 also carried RPs. The CO of 455 Squadron, W/C CG Milson, DSO, and DFC and bar led the overall force.
Weather wasn't a factor on this day, with fair visibility and a few rain-showers as the planes formed up in vics and proceeded to Førde Fjord. The initial plan was for the Strike Wing to use the now mature tactic of making landfall, flying inland a short distance, then attacking down fjord. This would allow the attacks to be conducted quickly, with a minimum of time in subjected to anti-aircraft fire before heading directly to sea and the journey home. If the attack were conducted quickly enough, the force would be homebound before enemy fighters could be scrambled.
The force made landfall west of Sogne Fjord. The outriders immediately started the search for enemy vessels or aircraft to the north and south of the main force. No trace of the destroyer was reported, and one enemy aircraft was sighted but not intercepted. The force continued on to Førde Fjord while the outriders returned to base, their missions completed.
The force prepared themselves for the attack and proceeded into the fjord in preparation to attack towards the sea, only to find the vessels weren't where they were expected to be, and were ready to defend themselves from a probable attack. It is possible that the vessels had been alerted by the presence of the outrider Beaufighters. On arrival, the Wing was immediately subjected to flak from the vessels that were now beneath them.
In the fjord, two vessels situated themselves against the sheer cliffs, the Z.33 was on the opposite side of the fjord and three flak ships were in the center with excellent arcs of protective fire. To top it off, there were several batteries of anti-aircraft guns situated around the shoreline. Normally, the Wings attacked using surprise, catching an unprepared enemy, quickly striking then escaping. It seems obvious that in Førde Fjord, this was not the case – the enemy was prepared, well sited defensively and fairly close to protective fighter-aircraft bases. As was to be seen, the Strike Wing was flying into a nightmare scenario.
In fact, the vessels were so prepared that some of the vessels had non-essential personnel evacuate before the attack, and some civilians were even instructed to seek safe haven in their cellars. Unfortunately, the extra time taken to set up the attack allowed enemy fighters to get airborne from the airbase at Herdla. The nimble fighters included some of the latest marks of FW.190s and many of the pilots were battle-hardened veterans of the Russian front, including 'Blue 4', flown by Lieutenant Rudolf Linz, an ace with 70 victories.
When the targets were found, the Strike Wing was not prepared to attack "and the formation leader orbited the force twice to get into a suitable attack position to attack and then ordered the attack up fjord. As the Beaufighters made their way in, they met an intense crossfire in the form of a box barrage ".
With the coveted destroyer well protected, the attack runs were made, but the tightness of the fjord and the danger of aircraft colliding forced the Beaus to fly through anti-aircraft fire. Flying into a swirling hell of flak, the Beaufighters made their attacks. Some reports indicate that the three flak vessels in the middle of the fjord received the brunt of the attacks, but Z.33 was also targeted, with many near misses.
While waiting their turn to attack, the Beaufighters were surprised by a flight of at least 12 Fw.190s. The air battle quickly became a whirling maelstrom of enemy fighters, Mustangs, and Beaufighters struggling to put in their attacks while trying to avoid being bounced.
It is possible that "V" piloted by P/O Blunderfield and P/O Jackson was the first of the Beaufighters to be shot down. A German narrative reports that the FW.190 attacked from above and the Beau lost its tail, exploding on impact with the ocean. A Canadian body was later found in the water, but an identity is not known.
The fate of another Buffalo Beaufighter is described - "Near Gaular terrified civilians witness how a Beaufighter is pursued by a Focke-Wulf and is hit several times. The Beaufighter tries to land on an elevation, but the terrain makes this an impossibility. The plane breaks in half during the ensuing crash and the cockpit section slides down the hillside for more than 500 meters. Sadly, the crew perished in the crash. This was EE-C. The crew, F/O Knight and F/O Lynch was on their first strike." The pilot that shot this crew down, Heinz Orlowski, then shot down a Mustang attempting to save the Beaufighter before finally having to bail out of his own damaged Focke-Wulf.
F/O JR Savard made a wheels-up landing on the ice with his aircraft on fire, likely after being hit by flak. The Beaufighter survived the crash, but turned upside down and trapped the crew. Norwegian civilians ran out to the aircraft but had to retreat when they were fired at by German soldiers. Savard and Middleton were seen to be pulled from their aircraft by flak crews, but Middleton was so severely wounded that he did not survive. Savard spent the rest of the war as a POW.
The 404 aircraft flown by F/O JE Nelson and WO RG Gracie in NT916 had just broken away from their attack when they saw two FW.190s on the tail of another Beaufighter. They immediately came to the rescue and shot down one of the enemy fighters. The second FW.190 turned upon its attacker, but Gracie managed to put a burst of fire into it from his navigator's 'pop gun' and the German pilot turned away. Nelson "received a DFC for driving a 190 off a comrade's tail".
Another Beau, flown by F/O HP Flynn and P/O MH Michael in "T" NE686 engaged two more FW.190s in an inconclusive combat as the enemy pursued another Beaufighter. Flynn's number 2 (port) was Roger Savard. On Flynn's starboard was Bill Jackson, another crew that was lost. During the melee, Flynn was able to attack the Z-33 and was credited with two RP strikes.
Black Friday resulted in the loss of six crews. What is known is the fate of F/O JR Savard and P/O J Middleton, P/Os WJ Jackson and WE Blunderfield, and F/Os HC Lynch and OW Knight. What is not known is the ultimate fates of F/O H Smook and WO AM Duckworth, F/Os C Smerneos and ND Cochrane, and F/O PR Myrick and F/S CG Berges who were also lost that day, with several Beaufighters being seen to impact the steep sides of the fjord. Three Beaufighters and a Mustang from other squadrons did not return. Post war German sources claim that seven Beaufighters were shot down by flak, while the FW.190s claimed two more and a Mustang.
After the mission, it was thought that damage to the enemy was substantial. Besides one aircraft destroyed and another damaged, 404 assisted in scoring hits on the destroyer, setting fire to a patrol vessel and severely damaging two other ships. Mustangs of the fighter escort claimed two FW.190s as destroyed and two damaged. The cost of this strike was heavy and for 404 it was the single worst day for the unit during the war.
The squadron's adjutant penned these words in the ORB, "Today's losses were a staggering blow, and a keen sense of personal loss is felt by every member of the Squadron and the servicing echelon. The many expressions of regret from personnel of the Squadrons on the Station and from Station Headquarters, indicated the high esteem in which these twelve men were held. Flying Officer JR (Rog) Savard and Pilot Officer J Middleton his navigator, were approaching the end of their tour, and Pilot Officer WJ Jackson and his navigator, Pilot Officer HE Blunderfield, had passed the half-way mark. These two crews, besides being two of our most experienced and capable, were also two of the most popular. Although Flying Officer H Smook and navigator Warrant Officer AM Duckworth had been with the Squadron but two months, and Flying Officer C Smerneos and his navigator, Flying Officer ND Cochrane, only six weeks, these crews were already highly regarded by the older members of the Squadron. Flying Officer PR Myrick and Flying Officer OW Knight, his navigator, and Flying Officer HC Lynch and navigator Flight Sergeant CG Berges had only been with the Squadron three weeks and were on their first operational sortie, however, the pre-operational flying of theses two crews had been of a high standard and they were regarded as worthy members of the Squadron."
German pilot, Lieutenant Rudi Linz, with 70 victories was shot down by one of the escort Mustangs.
Author Andrew Hendrie was stationed at Dallachy at the time of the Black Friday attacks and was witness to the state of the aircraft on return from the disastrous mission. "They landed like a flight of wounded ducks; a number just pancaking. The scene was like a Hollywood film set – but this was real. Later in the Mess I saw some of the Beaufighter aircrew with their clothing truly in ribbons...In the Mess about that time, I heard broadcast Elgar's 'Chanson de Matin', music ever to recall in my mind 404 Squadron's 'Black Friday'." In RCAF Overseas, the Sixth Year, this disastrous day is referred to as 'Fatal Friday'.
Well after the war, some of the surviving aircrew were still very bitter about the experience of Black Friday. There are many questions that will likely never be answered. One member personally felt that if the outrider Beaufighter had properly observed the placement of the vessels in Førde Fjord, then it is possible that the attack would not have progressed in such a well-defended area.
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Crimea_River
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Great stuff Andy.
These saws are good for these things.
I like to see the work that you are going to give me a lot of work to do mine, hahaha, very good work andy very good.
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Work continues now with my least favourite part of building and that's filling and sanding. I'll start with the camera fairing which has had the primer filed down do create the shape of the fairing. Also seen in the background are the fasteners that I scribed into the gun access covers using a cut off hypodermic needle with the edges filed sharp.
Here's a better view of the scribed fasteners. Also seen here are the filled panel lines on the access covers which really should not be there. I used Tamiya grey primer to fill the lines.
The ends of the gun troughs were molded with a solid end so I drilled these out to make them look a bit more life-like.
With nothing stoping me now from assembling the wings to the fuselage, I went ahead and did that. Unless the fit is perfect, what I like to do is to firmly cement the front and back ends of the wing undersides to the fuselage, leaving the wing roots for later. This allows work to be done to fix the dihedral with the wings secured tot he fuselage.
Though this is a nicely fitting kit, it's certainly not perfect. Here you can see the joint at the nose where there is a slight dishing between the upper and lower wall of the fuselage and a slight lip on the wing root.
Note the gap in the wing roots, the reason I make sure that the wings are secured at the front and back first.
After allowing the joints to cure over night, I went ahead and closed the wing root gaps by stretching some masking tape as shown below and running a bead of Tamiya Extra Thin along the seam. A quick check of the dihedral was made before running the glue and, in this case, it was fine.
Back to the nose. With the wing seams now curing, I started to address the seam along the sidewalls. My preferred method of filling shallows areas is to cake on some Tamiya Surface Primer as shown below. This primer is lacquer based and, once dry, sticks like sh!t to a blanket and sands very smooth. I suppose it equates with Mr. Surfacer, though I'm unable to find that product here. I have no need to switch as I'm pretty happy with the Tamiya stuff.
Here's how it came out after sanding, good enough to allow me to attach the canopy now that the rough work is done in this area.
The wing root fairings were a bit of an issue as the lip that formed in the seam was not of consistent depth and actually reversed near the back of the root. I was able to file and sand down the lip along the fairing, leaving a bit of a lip to suggest that it's a piece of sheet metal installed over the wing surface. However, at the back, I needed to raise the surface so I glued down a thin piece of card and ran a pile of primer down the inner edge to allow me to blend all this in.
Results next time.....
Here's a better view of the scribed fasteners. Also seen here are the filled panel lines on the access covers which really should not be there. I used Tamiya grey primer to fill the lines.
The ends of the gun troughs were molded with a solid end so I drilled these out to make them look a bit more life-like.
With nothing stoping me now from assembling the wings to the fuselage, I went ahead and did that. Unless the fit is perfect, what I like to do is to firmly cement the front and back ends of the wing undersides to the fuselage, leaving the wing roots for later. This allows work to be done to fix the dihedral with the wings secured tot he fuselage.
Though this is a nicely fitting kit, it's certainly not perfect. Here you can see the joint at the nose where there is a slight dishing between the upper and lower wall of the fuselage and a slight lip on the wing root.
Note the gap in the wing roots, the reason I make sure that the wings are secured at the front and back first.
After allowing the joints to cure over night, I went ahead and closed the wing root gaps by stretching some masking tape as shown below and running a bead of Tamiya Extra Thin along the seam. A quick check of the dihedral was made before running the glue and, in this case, it was fine.
Back to the nose. With the wing seams now curing, I started to address the seam along the sidewalls. My preferred method of filling shallows areas is to cake on some Tamiya Surface Primer as shown below. This primer is lacquer based and, once dry, sticks like sh!t to a blanket and sands very smooth. I suppose it equates with Mr. Surfacer, though I'm unable to find that product here. I have no need to switch as I'm pretty happy with the Tamiya stuff.
Here's how it came out after sanding, good enough to allow me to attach the canopy now that the rough work is done in this area.
The wing root fairings were a bit of an issue as the lip that formed in the seam was not of consistent depth and actually reversed near the back of the root. I was able to file and sand down the lip along the fairing, leaving a bit of a lip to suggest that it's a piece of sheet metal installed over the wing surface. However, at the back, I needed to raise the surface so I glued down a thin piece of card and ran a pile of primer down the inner edge to allow me to blend all this in.
Results next time.....
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More to update:
I cut off the elevators and deflected them downward to add some interest. Once these are glued onto the fuselage and toward the end of the build, I'll make some trim tab actuators. Not that I deflected the outer tab upwards to balance the droop of the elevators.
I was mulling over how far to go with the wheel wells and decide to throw in some extra detail. I started with fabricating a couple of cylinders.
Here are the bottles installed through a hole in the top of the well. Tamiya supplied the hole but nothing to go in it.
More to come.
I cut off the elevators and deflected them downward to add some interest. Once these are glued onto the fuselage and toward the end of the build, I'll make some trim tab actuators. Not that I deflected the outer tab upwards to balance the droop of the elevators.
I was mulling over how far to go with the wheel wells and decide to throw in some extra detail. I started with fabricating a couple of cylinders.
Here are the bottles installed through a hole in the top of the well. Tamiya supplied the hole but nothing to go in it.
More to come.
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Nice work Andy.
Robert Porter
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Great Job!
Good stuff Andy.
JKim
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Very nice Andy! Thanks for the saw info!
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