Good evening gentlemen,
With all of experiments thus far completed as much as possible, it's time to move forward with the build. Even here, I proceed with caution and do a bit of trial before taking the next step. I had to review many of my previous postings so that I may continue in a linear fashion rather than hopping from one subject to another without any continuity. In this case, I will continue with the construction of the wheel wells, the underside of the wing and my "solutions." As I left my last post, I had the underside of the wing painted a flat black to allow for the ejector chutes along with adding strips of balsa to the undersides of the wing ribs to help mitigate the flat bottomed look that is standard with most Guillow's kits. Tonight, I'm going to focus on detailing of the wheel wells themselves. Because it's a wooden model, most likely what we take for granted in a plastic kit must be fabricated here. To begin, I've already had the "ceiling" of the wheel wells installed as we've seen in previous postings.
Now I shall add some of the detailing by comparing the wheel wells of both plastic models from scale model magazine as well as many photos that I personally took while burying my head inside the wheel well. I'm sure I must have looked rather strange to many people standing by, but one must do what one can in order to achieve their goals.
The pictures here may appear to be a recap of what was discussed previously. I'm actually adding the glossy paper cutout to the last rib within the wheel well. This will effectively give me a three-walled "room" that is shaped like a wheel well from which I shall add more and more bits of detail. At this point, the "walls" within the wheel well is smooth with no detailing.