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Fuselage and wings assembled, with a nasty seam on the nose...

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I don't know if I did something wrong, but I found closing the fuselage a bit of a pain as the cockpit assembly seemed a bit too wide. Anyone else have this?

Anyway, nose joint fettled and ... first adventures in pre-shading! (sorry about the lighting but you get the idea)

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That's very tidy shading!
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Brickie wrote:Fuselage and wings assembled, with a nasty seam on the nose...

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I don't know if I did something wrong, but I found closing the fuselage a bit of a pain as the cockpit assembly seemed a bit too wide. Anyone else have this?
If that's the new-tool version, I had that as well. You need to do a bit of sanding of the cockpit bits to get that closed up properly.
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Basic camo is on.

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Only trouble is, I've gone and lost the decal sheet :evil: so things may slow down in a bit while I turn the house upside-down and then inevitably send Mr Hannant a fiver for a new one...
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And having received the new one from Hannants you find the original. Oh yes we've all been there :)
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It's the surest way to guarantee finding it, certainly. Well, if I do, I'll just have to build more PZLs, which would be a real bind now, wouldn't it...
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Lovely paint job. Have you put a wash over the panel lines or is it a trick of the light?
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Good progress, Brickie.
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Molly-new wrote:Have you put a wash over the panel lines or is it a trick of the light?
It's the pre-shading showing through.
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Incidentally, if anyone's wondering, the colours are Polish Blue and Polish Khaki by Agama. I've never found a UK supplier, but get it from Jadar Hobby in Warsaw.
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Loving it in the block khaki. Looks great!
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I've finished it as much as I can before decalling, so while I wait for the care package from Hannant's, I'll leave these here, taken in what passes for natural light today.

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as an aside, should there be something in that circular hole forward of the cockpit? There's no part listed.
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Is it a cup holder??. :ha:
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It's the recess for the fuel filler cap.
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Well, it looks very tidy so far! I hope your decals turn up soon
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