Dear all
continuing on...
The gimbal actuator should rotate freely and should also have some movement left and right.
I added ferrous sheet (self adhesive) circles to the contact point or the gimbal actuators and the supports in the F-1 engine fairings
Here are some photos of the first finished engine
And then some of all the engines in various degrees of construction
Gunter and Wernher check things over
Finally before finishing I edge coloured the red parts and black parts of part 37 c.
I have found there has to be flaking/chipping of print with laser printing and sharp creases. It is just down to how the process of laser printing works. Normally I do not edge colour. Most of the time it is not too distracting on this model, however the main reason is I am absolutely rubbish at it and end up making things look worse rather than better. However the flaking on part 37 c looked very bad so that is why I did it there.
Finally some photos of the finished F-1 engines "in situ". As you can see the telescopic arms and "pin" both worked.
Next build post should definitively be the completion of the 1/24 thrust structure
Regards
Kevin