Thanks Bill - I seem to be recovering. Don't know what it was, but it was a bit worrying at one time.
F9 - that's the Cougar/Panther isn't it? If so, then I think the Revell kit has a wing fold included, so shouldn't be too bad, and detail can always be added to the basic kit parts.
Anyway, some progress has been made, and I think I'm on the right track - which confirms it would have been easier, and probably more accurate, to have scratch-built the entire wing fold in the first place, as originally planned!
So far, I've removed the PE parts, separated the two halves of the wing fold, and reinforced the whole lot by adding the ammo feed, missing hinges and hydraulic ram, and inserting a plastic card 'plate' into the outer wing sections.
The wings have yet to be attached, but test-fitting shows that, with care, and by glueing the outer wings in stages, a good, rigid joint, at the correct angle, should be possible.
PIC 1 Shows the plastic card 'plate' in the process of being fitted to the port wing. This will sit inside the wing, flush with the outer edges, and will provide a much larger contact area with the PE flange.
PICS 2 and 3. The upper wing flanges were cut free and cleaned up, and the PE hinges also cleaned, to ensure all traces of dried CA adhesive were removed.
The ammo feed chute, to the rear of the aft hinge, was constructed from plastic card, forming a strong, rigid box, and the small 'internal' hinges, along with the locking latch, were also added, again using 15 thou plastic card. The PE set omitted the main hydraulic ram and it's associated brackets, and these were added from plastic card and rod, shown forward of the front PE hinge bracket. Holes were drilled in the upper (outer) wing flange, to accept the ram, and also for wiring, which will be added later, and 'lightening' holes were also drilled in the forward, lower flange, as per the real aircraft.
The upper wing flanges were then 'superglued' in place onto the PE hinges and added parts, forming a strong joint and a much more rigid 'platform' for the outer wing panels to fit to.
The surfaces look a bit rough at the moment, as the flimsy metal took a bit of punishment, and the thin coat of silver primer has suffered accordingly. However, once the wings are firmly in place and set, and the final details such as wiring fitted, the whole lot will be re-painted properly.
I'm hoping to get this done within the next day or two, and then move on to the remaining undercarriage parts, before doing some slight alterations to the drop tanks.
Thanks again for your well-wishes, and continued interest, and I'll get some more progress pics posted as soon as I've made some headway.