I've been working more slowly than my usual frenetic pace over the past few days and I'm hoping it will show in the end result.
First off I fitted the flaps and ailerons. I opted for flaps closed as it should make painting easier later on, but blew some black primer inside all of the (intentional) gaps before fitting in case they are hard to reach later. I'd rather see a black shadow than bare plastic!
Primed and painted inside the wheel bays. These have since had a wash to help bring out the detail and may get a touch more weathering later.
Landing lights and cover fitted. It's hard to get a good picture of it but the clear lights were given a coat of chrome on the back side using a Molotow pen.
Engine cowlings fitted. I could have done with a couple of extra fingers to hold the separate pieces in line as they dried but thanks to a good fit they've turned out ok
Next job was to fix the wing assembly to the fuselage. A little trimming and shaving was needed to get a good fit under the nose but I got it something like. It's a nice fit along most of the top wing root with a bit of glue squeeze out for good luck, but it'll need some attention at the rear.
And while that was drying I put the fiddly landing gear together. Some parts were so thin that I didn't want to go mad with the clean up weaken them any more, so could probably be better, but with a lick of paint and a black wash I'm happy enough. Wheels still rotate about their axles so I didn't need to worry about positioning the flat spot
