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but, sometimes we play with the bad. and I agree, do not build it. It is frustrating. Isaac
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Nose section structure
There is an inner framing to the nose section. Also, the nose gear bay. I added small weights to the nose to keep the tail from falling down. It really needed 3 of those.
and assembled Isaac
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Aft fuselage
I got rid of all the butt joints and started from the aft section going forward
notice this gap on the lower section. A function of ill fitting design. aft section is complete and ready to mate. Isaac
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Fuselage joined
Here is the nose section ready to mate with the aft fuselage
joined at the cockpit area. I decided to do it at that location so I can press against the inside to better glue the sections. another view of the bottom. Poor fit. Really looks amateur !!!!!!! The fuselage here: Isaac
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You have done wonders with this model, Isaac. That fuselage looks good to me.
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Isaac,
The fuselage looks great. You did wonders with it. Gary
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Don , Gary
The fuselage was the easy part. The wings to nacelles will be the big issue. Isaac
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Cockpit
Cut out for the cockpit
The cockpit tub is inserted thru the opening in the fuselage folded and unassembled. Once inside, I glued the joints and to the side of the fuselage to fit. cockpit is in. It is a very simple design with no details. and the seat. Isaac
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Engine nacelle
The Meteor has two engines in long nacelles that are planted in the middle ( sort of ) the wings.
Here are the parts. Notice no glue tabs I decided to add glue tabs except in the center section parts are rolled here is the nacelle aft section here are the forward and aft sections I decided to keep the butt joined in the center just to make things easy for me. joined A side notice. Look at this engine inlet face? It is for a turbofan engine which did not exist back then. The meteors ( all variants ) had what is called a Centrifugal compressor engine that sucked air from a plenum fed by the inlet. You would not see these compressor blades. here is the real view into the inlet. My opinion is that the model designer was either not aware of what the engine looked like, or was just too lazy to render it correctly. I decided to just have a black circle inside the inlet. Isaac
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I admire your perseverance with this kit Isaac. It maybe sounds somewhat arrogant but I wouldn't even consider to build such a model. Building should be fun and not a process of growing frustration. In any case, you're doing a great job and given the other models in your Meteor collection, your drive to carry on must be rewarding in the end.
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