I think it's 2:1 up at the moment. Being working on it steadily if only for short periods.
Firstly I need to add the 2 vent doors to the side of each engine. This to represent what I presume is the radiator outlets. Visible here in the first image fully open below the exhaust stacks.
http://www.avroshackleton.com/Shackleton_Gallery.htm;, they also appear closed on some museum machines.
I added the doors flush however, they were all too long for the recesses and the recesses were completely filled by them. I therefore had to trim each one and to bevel to the rear of the recess to represent the vent slot. Ruddy fiddly, like sanding you own nail clippings.
I then match the engines to the nacelles for the best fit but found that in the port wing they had a severe nose down attitude when the wing was presented the the fuselage. So off they came and the nacelles were re-sanded. Fit not great so CA and filler applied.
I decided to add the tailplane to the fuselage halves as I could use a set square to get the level. Note, the leading edge has a slight sweep and so the hinge line was used to make them perpendicular to the fuselage.
The cockpit was given the most basic treatment and installed in one fuselage half, along with some tabs to help alignment.
The halves were then glued starting from the nose an inch at time, alternating top and bottom using CA on a needle, this allowed me to constantly check alignment can get the mating surfaces flush. Unfortunately as you can see the whole rear of the fuselage twists around. I think one fuselage half is bent up and the other down. I'm going to have to try and straighten the whole thing in some hot water. The tailplanes might have to come off but the do act as a good gauge as to how much reverse twist needs applying. Is seams ain't a popping I will be pleasantly surprised.
