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Old 06-03-2021, 05:40 AM
georgerutherford1861 georgerutherford1861 is offline
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This update has been long delayed. Not a great deal of progress I am afraid. I held off for a while because I was having trouble envisioning how the fuselage would match up with the wings.

Turns out I should have just trusted Nobi, as where the fuselage spreads out to join the wing lines up perfectly with the darker areas on the wings (not sure why they are darker, perhaps as areas marked for walking on when getting into the plane?)

My recommendation when building this one is to not glue the fuselage panels all the way to the bottom of the formers to give you some adjustment room. I have no doubt Nobi’s design is right on, just my execution was not. The fuselage panels did end up matching perfectly, I just had to take my time. Work is now progressing on the cowling and going pretty well.

Doug
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Last edited by georgerutherford1861; 06-03-2021 at 05:42 AM. Reason: Add my name
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