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that reminds me of the older Fw 190 engine set up !Thanks gents. Had some fun today doing more work on this nice kit.
First, the seat belts were added. Eduard have simplified their PE parts - no more stupid fold-over buckles and itty-bitty separate straps; these are now all moulded into a single part and, in my opinion, look even better than they used to. Eduard's instructions are not quite correct when it comes to the shoulder straps though. The two pieces that you see below that are glued to the bulkhead and that run down behind the seat are correct.
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The instructions would have you then add the shoulder straps by folding them over the back of the seat, which makes no sense given that they have replicated the other part of the straps to run down behind the moulded bar on the bulkhead. The below pic shows what I believe to be the correct install:
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Sorry about the pics being a bit dark. I was trying to get the interior green to look more life-like but it made the pics worse. Anyway, next up was the firewall and wheel well. This is not for the faint of heart! The engine bearers are moulded as 5 separate and very delicate pieces, including the keel beam, with the thin rods being more or less to scale. The back of the engine is provided as a separate part with holes that accept the ends of the bearers and so I dry-fitted that part to make sure that everything lined up properly as the glue set. The assembly, though very finicky, fits extremely well if you spend the time to line things up. Patience is a must!
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There's all kinds of wiring and piping that should go on the firewall and it's open to sight. I'll paint all this assembly up and then decide if I want to replicate some of that. It's a very busy area once Terry's golf cart goes in there.
Should be back Monday or Tuesday with more.