The fuselage is now almost complete and has its undercarriage fitted, once again there were no major problems, just one (of the three) undercarriage legs needed a bit of adjustment. I was wondering if the difference in angle was to add a bit of tension to the unit in some way but decided against this as an idea and tweaked it to shape. I’ve completed the construction of the tail feathers they just need shaping and they can then be fitted to the fuselage.
To answer a few points raised, I have a Laser 70 and a Laser 80 ‘resting’ at the moment so I’ve decided to use the 80, even though the DB Models website shows an Auster flying on a Laser 70, as it fits into the cowling with room to spare and I always like to have spare power. A previous owner of the kit had cut the wing plan sheet into many parts, some of which had got lost, so I bought a new wing plan from DB Models showing the new wing retaining method plus the fitting kit all at a very fair price.
Unfortunately by the time I realised the tightness of the curve in the longerons it was too late but it is a lesson learned and I’ll look at the plan a bit closer next time and maybe incorporate some of your ideas Barry.