I've been busy filling in the gaps between the nacelles and wing with bits of plastic and CA. The starboard nacelle is finished including the scribing of panel lines but there is still quite a bit of work left to do on the port side. These nacelles were the hardest part of the 1/72nd build and they are even more work on this one.
I didn't take any pictures last night but will take some after work today and get them posted.
The pictures as promised.
This side is done except for cutting out the gear well. Looking at these pictures I see that I will need to do some touch-up painting in the exaust stubs because with all the handling a lot of the paint has worn off
A lot of work completed in the last couple of days
All the bodywork done and the tail fins on.
I had a go at fabricating a N-3C reflecting gun sight and it worked out ok
I was going to use the kit supplied landing gear legs but thought they looked to weak so I fabricated new ones out of aluminum and plastic tube as seen next to a kit gear leg below. The drag links still need to be fabricated.
The entire length of the aluminum tube at the upper end of the legs will be f1tted into a socket drilled into the nacelle structure making the sturdiest landing gear mount on any modal I've ever built
Test fit of the landing gear which I'm very happy with.
Believe me I've thought about it but I think I will be doing something else. Still thinking about it.
Added a harness to the modified seat and installed it along with the gun sight, than spent a good hour masking the canopy. Just have to make up the gear well covers and I'll be spraying paint on the bottom.