Group Build: Biplane - barnstormer to fighter

[Bear43]

Excellent work. That looks really good. If I was the pilot though I would get back until my chief if he could extend the exhaust just a little bit more. That must have been loud for hours on end.

WHAT?!?

 

[Bear43]

Barley, have you been seeing a lot of sink marks on your Sea Gladiator kit? I just filled in a couple on the top of the landing gear struts and have to do a couple on the prop yet.

 

[Ron2]

Got some more work done, mainly repairing the insignias but also some detailing and light weathering on the forward fuselage and rigid portions of the wings.

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That roundel on the right was my "ugly" from before. Some of the darker areas are shadows not paint, noticeable around the MG mount on the top wing and the inner parts of the horizontal stab.

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That looks very good!

 

[BarleyBop]

sink marks

Like this belly button?

I think it will be hidden once assembled.
But dry fit is very tight: will need careful sanding to fit and at proper angle.

 

[BarleyBop]

Gonna call it a night.
Almost finished prepping wing parts.
Still some PE hatches and plates to add after scraping the kit plastic.
Tomorrow.

'night all.

 

[Bear43]

Like this belly button?

Yep, like that! At least Roden is consistent.

 

[BarleyBop]

So the last of the PE hatches aren't in the plastic, so I'm using tape to mark edges for placement based on instructions and photos.

Apparently — though I had to dig for this information — hinges are located towards the front of the plane, using airflow to keep the hatch on and closed, should the latch fail. Makes sense.

The AIMS instruction sheet is not high enough resolution to see that!

Hope you aircraft guys realize how much you know and have just absorbed... A little detail like that stops a newbie like me in my tracks, or should I say in mid-air!

 

[BarleyBop]

Moving along... For several hours I couldn't upload my photo because of a supposed unsupported file extension.
Seems to be working now.

Tiny gap at wing root.
Filled and sanding tomorrow.

 

[Ron2]

Moving along... For several hours I couldn't upload my photo because of a supposed unsupported file extension.
Seems to be working now.

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Tiny gap at wing root.
Filled and sanding tomorrow.

It's looking good from where I sit!