**** DONE: Beaufighter Mk 1F 219 Sqn RAF (1 Viewer)

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Looks fantastic Jamie. If they help, I took these shots of the undercarriage at Duxord on the weekend>
 

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well this is as far as i got up to now but the scratch building is done for now so i can start to move forward .my kit unlike terrys has some large fit issues and may need huge amounts of filler will get a couple of photos later to show what i mean
 

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wings are on some filling and sanding done.tailwheel is on have put it at an angle am fed up of straight lines lol.
still got the wing mounted guns to cover over as 2097 didnt have them as they werent fitted to the first 50 beaufighters built.still not been able to find any indication of what the code s would be its possible i might change it to 2069 of which there are several photos but not giving up yet
 

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Great progress Jamie. Now you'll find the awkward bit - handling the b*gg*r !!
Keep things like desk lamps out of the way, as the wings have a habit of catching things - not that I'd know of course !!
 

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