I promised to get some better pics of the cockpit. The rear area won’t be finished until the wing is fitted. Here are some pics.
I have been working on the engines. They said that if something goes wrong with a
Tamiya kit then it is always something that you have done. Well the tale of two engines demonstrates that.
Now I like to have clean lines on my aircraft so I done have panels open. Even though this kits engine panels are designed with magnets to be removable I am not one for moving parts, taking off panels etc, after all it is not a toy. So my plan is to just build the engines to enjoy the engineering for fun, not paint them and I will cement the panels in place. With that intention I probably set about the first engine with a little excess speed and confidence....
I changed the order somewhat and did not read the instructions very thoroughly. A page from the instructions that I did a stage later than I should....
That part P54 would not fit into place and then it broke. Not having the engine on display it is not really a problem. I threw the part away.
The engine fitted perfectly dropping into place with ease but it is fixed with two screws to the firewall and in trying to screw them in I bent and weakened a strut. It may break and give me problems later. Incidentally, I was only able to get one screw into place. Perfectly fitting as the engine was, the second screw would not screw in. So I just liberally went around every where with cement to make sure the one screw was enough.
I then realised that I would have left some sprue in place, yes the instructions said so, to protect the struts!! See below. The instructions say remove it at a later stage.
And I built the engine in the order
Tamiya says and, guess what, P54 slips perfectly into place.
Here is that second engine all perfectly aligned and In place.
However. I could still only get one screw in.
So there you have it. Read the instructions and do what Mr
Tamiya san says....all will be well. But even so why did only one screw fit on each engine? (not the same one).....