I managed to get a couple of days off work, made some decent progress . . .
Okay, with the Snipe, before I can attach the undercarriage, the cowling needs to be fitted, but before I can do that, the inside of the cowling and firewall needs painting, and the engine needs painting and fitting.
With the Siskin, the inboard corner of the elevator was damaged, and needed re-shaping.
I _should_have measured it properly and marked out both sides, but, I did it by eye, didn't I, which as we all know leads to the 'shaping one side, then the other side not matching, then the first side not matching the second, and so on' cycle, and I've taken too much off. Never mind it'll have to do . . .
Here's the progress so far . . .
The wings fitted to the fuselage,
and the undercarriage and detail parts fitted.
Now, rather than use the kit engine, which both looks a bit anaemic, and I want for another project, I'm going to be using this :-
which is available from
HERE :-https://www.shapeways.com/product/VSEHGXHQD/1-72-blackburn-shark-engine?optionId=60681050&li=marketplaceIt's supposed to be a Panther, rather than a Jaguar, but it has that beefy look about it that the kit parts lack.
Here it is mounted on some runner for painting,
once done I will cut the runner short to make a stub for mounting to the model, it's just test fitted here.
Also, I've made some progress on the Siskin's successor, the Bristol Bulldog.
The fuselage assembled,
and the tail surfaces attached.
The parts for the wing,
assembled,
and fitted to the fuselage.
Finally, the undercarriage and detail parts added.
Unfortunately, owing to the age of the kit, and the cutting and fitting needed to attach the wing, it's a bit lopsided on the UC, but we'll do what we can . . .
That's All For Now, Stay Tuned . . .
cheers,
Robin.