**** DONE: GB-43 1:48 P-51D - Aces' Aircraft of all Eras

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More bondage. The orange clamp is more to protect the tail wheel strut than applying pressure. I had the tail section glued together before I remembered that the exhaust have to be glued from the inside. To compound the problem, the exhausts mount onto two small rails with a tiny slot on the side. I really hate adding the exhausts this way when many other kits allow you to add them after the painting is complete.

 
Should be a relatively easy fix Wayne. Remove the center screen and baffles, add new screen and plastic strip the right way. Nothing much to report; doing seam and panel line re-work. As noted in a few other builds, the chin intake part is slightly under-size. Its just a matter of fitting one side flush and adding filler to the other. The step was probably less than half a mil but I think would be quite noticeable. A dry fit of the wings/fuselage looks pretty good though there might be a need for a wee bit of filler at the front of the wing roots on the bottom
 

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