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Air coolers
Hi guys, thanks once more for your reactions! Indeed, the marking lines on both fuselage and wings are clearly indicated and formed perfect reference to properly position the wings. For instance, as shown in the first picture, where you can see the left side fuselage marking. Also the letters "JV" formed an excellent aiming point.
Next are the air coolers. This Hurricane version saw service in hot climates like desert and tropics, and was fitted with more than average sized air coolers. For obvious reasons their shapes were curvy and it was a challenge to neatly join and round the paper edges. I always use small stripes of thin paper to mate on the inside, white glue and embossing tools (well..., it's just the cap of a fountain pen actually) to get the job done. Luckily the individual parts are accurate.
The second picture was included last time already in this thread but note the small strips of cardboard at the front cooler location, to position and properly glue the assembly in place.
The aft cooler still has to be fitted with a damper at its outlet but it will only be glued in position after the model stands on its own feet.
Tricky parts are the inlet sections of each cooler, difficult to shape and to glue the inside lining properly. The designer did not properly consider the differences in radius and paper thickness. It would have been better had the internal lining parts been printed on thinner paper, rather than on the thicker sheets. The strong curves caused delamination and needed quite a bit of trimming.
Cheers,
Erik
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