| Trevor,it sure is good to hear from fellow modellers such as yourself,you have highlighted some interesting points especially about the rear bulkhead carb arrangement on the Red Baron model,this is just another area that has been conveniently ignored by Hachette and no alternative parts have been issued subsequently.I m pleased that the pictures assisted you in solving this dilemma,using the existing pieces and a bit of tube at least the assembly can be made in the central state rather than the odd looking offset arrangement that just will not work.
Now you have highlighted something that has been bothering myself for some time,the control runs from the wing pulley assembly certainly appear incorrectly positioned as you have rightly pointed out,it appears also that the aileron cables go straight through the mid wing spar ! this has already been pointed out to me by someone advanced with their construction on this model,brace yourselves for some major modifications in the near future,this scenerio could have easily been avoided if allowance had been made to route the cables correctly as per the original aircraft.
I take your point about the manifold pipes,that makes good sense to just cut back what is required.
One thing to remember is that the cover photographs bear no resemblance to what we are actually building,it is neither the Hasegawa model or our own model ! I suspect that it is a prototype model made from pattern makers parts,there are so many areas that differ,likewise the instructions as you will have noticed show different parts as well.
Yes the rudder pedal assembly is also linked to the upper gun crossbar,this makes assembly pretty fiddly in that area,it would have been better to have had it attach to another crossbar fixed below the one that the gun uses,currently you are faced with juggling a lot of fiddly bits to get everything positioned,it can be easily modified as an independant assembly.
Anyway carry on regardless,if nothing else this has been an exercise in getting around problems for more experienced builders,but a right pain in the butt for many others.
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