Must have been entertaining getting all that stuff to line up in one go.
No easy way to do it, but everything aligned well, double bonus points to Great Wall! I wonder what they will do next? I'm not a fan of the Devastator to be honest, so looking forward to their next release of what ever they are beavering at now.
Things are moving on with the 61, so time for another update.
Pic 1 - 4 Engines
I painted all the components prior to assembly and chose the cowl flaps as closed. GWH provide both open and closed. The exhausts were particularly well done, but in the end I had to remove them as there is not enough room for them when selecting closed cowl flaps.
I painted the photo etch ignition harness on the frett, and then added them to the engine. The etch goes under the engine nose case, but luckily I hadn't glued them down. Last pic is all assembled. I had to go back and retouch the harnesses, as most of the paint fell off getting them into position. Wise and then not so!
Pic 5
First step in painting was to do the cockpit frames in the interior color.
Pic 6
Added nose and rudders. Sits nicely, so just enough weight added. Painting a segment of the "roof" highlighted a visible join, so a little bit of putty was needed.
Pic 7
Engines installed. Taking up lots of space! I need compare this to the B-25 I did for the last Heavy Hitters Build - it looks bigger!
Pic 8
Added details to the underside, including grills for under the engine nacelle.
Pic 9
Masked and ready for the fun bits.
End of update!
Cheers
Peter