Hello Tom, Isaac, David and Llaut Mallorquin, thanks for your suggestions regarding the corrections.
Note that the gap between the light green parts is as intended, and will be fully covered by the central section of the wings. The small gap between the white/black underside is indeed something I expect to correct easily, by thinner paper. It will done after installation of the transition skins between wings and fuselage. I'm not sure if this is the right English nomenclature for "vloeistukken" as we would call them. Again, not something to worry about and don't get fouled by the extreme close-up pictures, as you can see when I put a ruler next to it. The gap is really not wider than 0.5 millimeter!
Tom, regarding the glue I'm using: Both acetate based (UHU and similar) and water based (white glue). For smaller parts I use white glue and for larger areas, such as for attaching the outside skins to the inside ones, acetate based glue is better, as it will not affect the paper (no water). I always used to lightly varnish the model sheets before starting to cut to protect the print during handling but I've become a bit hesitant about that, since building the birds collection before starting the Spitfire. Varnish blocks the pores, which affects the strength of the bond when using white glue, as wherever possible I prefer the use of white glue over acetate based glue. For models with a superb print quality, such as Halinski, there is in fact no need to varnish upfront.
To close small gaps between e.g. fuselage sections I use construction glue, which is a kind of water soluble putty (when it has not been dried yet), that can be rubbed in the gap, and the excess can be simply wiped of with a wetted finger. Application with the tip of a wooden skewer requires care and a bit of practice, but the result is a virtually invisible joint. If required the very light brown color of the dried kit can be painted, or in this case it adds up to the weathering effect.
Herewith a picture of the glues I'm currently using for this build.
Regarding edge coloring for the outside skins: Tombow markers dark grey N45 (instead of black, which is "too black") and Green N57/228 for the green/brown camouflage. For the weathering patch edges I use light grey (the type number has disappeared from the marker shaft because of its frequent use
). In the background of the picture you see Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit green, XF-19 Sky grey and XF-85 Rubber black - also used up so far.
Cheers,
Erik