She is coming along Chris, just slow progress, I do get only an hour or so most days at the bench with a business to run and a demanding missues but I did take a few pics last night.
I have cemented the nose clamshell sides around the pit and forward wheel well. No issues
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Here is a pic of the main u/c now painted and weathered with a brown wash and some chipping with Uschi metal powder.
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I have also painted primer on the main fuselage underside. I had to do a fair bit of sandoing and filling on it and I want to check it over.
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As you can see the engines are in place and as you cannot see anything of them I did not bother detailing and painting them.
Unusually for me I will be painting the underside camo colour once I have rectified any flaws, before I cement it to the top. This is because of the engineering and the need to paint some otherwise inaccessable areas behind where the wheel legs will be. The finish will be ruined by future processes and will need repainting, but hopefully not in those inaccessable areas.