**** DONE: GB-52 1/48 Ju188A-2 - Heavy Hitters IV

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Thanks Guys, been all over the place lately and not on as much as I could, still chipping away at her though....but stalled a couple of times.....
the forward fuselage was kicked inwards a tad so the Upper canopy had an overhang on each side....luckily i don't glue both sides of the fuselage to internal components just in case I need some movement, so I added a small piece of Plasticard as a shim to spread the cockpit side enough to get the canopy to sit correctly. You can just see the White shim at the 8 o'clock position in the first picture beneath the starboard internal panel, seen better from the back through the rear access hatch.
Next the Lower fuselage/ canopy panel painted internally and glued in place, followed by the rear "glass" for the access hatch and lower side windows.

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Nice placements Wayne. I have been using my optivisor on the Mitchell build to place the masks as I found it to help me in more accurate placement.
Magnifier with the Round light for me mate.....makes life easier than going cross eyed....:)

Anyway still moving along...more masking on the other bits that need doing around the rest of the Nose...
Thanks for your comments Guys.

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