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A little closer! I really need to slow down some. As y'all know, I work at a break-neck, high stress pace that would kill a normal modeler. I do not recommend it.

I have attached the "booms" to the "wings". Still no filler. I did, however, have a small gap just behind each wing where they attach to the boom. Instead of filler, I was able to add some .010 sheet styrene into the slot and smooth out the area. All I can do is hope it's slick when paint goes on.

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To go with the "new" see through mesh I added under the boom sections, I wanted something in there to see now. I know y'all ain't gone believe me, but all them noodles and pipes are EXACTLY what's on the real thing. I can't prove it and I couldn't find one stitch of research to back that up, but trust me.

100% accurate.
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Here's what you see through that mesh. Not alot, but a little sumpim-sumpin.

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I also took Pantherman's sage, sound and professional expert advice and want this thing to rest on all them wheels, so I added weights. Ok, P-man said 60 grams. What I used is a cut-up, squished and flattened post type battery terminal. Solid lead, so I figured it'll work. By the time I got through with the trimming and cutting and smashing, it ended up at around 28 grams in each wing boom and this will all be mounted right behind the engines.

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I ended up with what I put in the wings right at P-man's suggestion. I wanted to be sure, so more went into the nose section. I had to improvise once again and find some weight material, so to the nose section I have added 1 .44 magnum 300 grain soft hollow point, half a .357 Magnum 180 grain soft hollow point and 3 .22 Long Rifle bullets. I squashed 'em flat and fit them into the area P-Man said to in the nose area just behind the radar plate for the model, which is an open area. This all added up to about 22-24 grams more, so I should be alright. Total, about 70 grams. Ish.

I didn't add anything to the nosecone, because just like P-man mentioned, I wanted to display the radar. Saying that, I built the radar, added a little detail to it like springs, hinges, tubes, wires, coils and such trying to simulate what I seen in pictures of it.

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Here's what I ended up with.

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I've also got the main fuselage assembled. I plan to have this thing all buttoned up, so I had to do a little filling along the bottom.

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That very rear hatch seems to have never been meant to be closed on a finished model and I ended up having to add some styrene at both ends and smooth all that out. Here again, paint will tell how this came out.

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I've had to deviate from the normal assembly steps listed in the instructions having this all "flight ready". The internal guns are mounted, but I have cut each gun tip off, drilled both sides of the barrels and will add each tip back once this is all painted.

There's where we are.

Rob.

<blockquote data-quote="Eagle-1" data-source="post: 245452" data-attributes="member: 14213">A little closer! I really need to slow down some. As y&#039;all know, I work at a break-neck, high stress pace that would kill a normal modeler. I do not recommend it.I have attached the &quot;booms&quot; to the &quot;wings&quot;. Still no filler. I did, however, have a small gap just behind each wing where they attach to the boom.&nbsp; Instead of filler, I was able to add some .010 sheet styrene into the slot and smooth out the area.&nbsp; All I can do is hope it&#039;s slick when paint goes on.[ATTACH=full]135862[/ATTACH]To go with the &quot;new&quot; see through mesh I added under the boom sections, I wanted something in there to see now. I know y&#039;all ain&#039;t gone believe me, but all them noodles and pipes are EXACTLY what&#039;s on the real thing. I can&#039;t prove it and I couldn&#039;t find one stitch of research to back that up, but trust me.100% accurate.[ATTACH=full]135856[/ATTACH]Here&#039;s what you see through that mesh. Not alot, but a little sumpim-sumpin.[ATTACH=full]135863[/ATTACH]I also took Pantherman&#039;s sage, sound and professional expert advice and want this thing to rest on all them wheels, so I added weights. Ok, P-man said 60 grams. What I used is a cut-up, squished and flattened post type battery terminal. Solid lead, so I figured it&#039;ll work. By the time I got through with the trimming and cutting and smashing, it ended up at around 28 grams in each wing boom and this will all be mounted right behind the engines.[ATTACH=full]135858[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]135857[/ATTACH]I ended up with what I put in the wings right at P-man&#039;s suggestion. I wanted to be sure, so more went into the nose section. I had to improvise once again and find some weight material, so to the nose section I have added 1 .44 magnum 300 grain soft hollow point, half a .357 Magnum 180 grain soft hollow point and 3 .22 Long Rifle bullets. I squashed &#039;em flat and fit them into the area P-Man said to in the nose area just behind the radar plate for the model, which is an open area. This all added up to about 22-24 grams more, so I should be alright. Total, about 70 grams. Ish.I didn&#039;t add anything to the nosecone, because just like P-man mentioned, I wanted to display the radar. Saying that, I built the radar, added a little detail to it like springs, hinges, tubes, wires, coils and such trying to simulate what I seen in pictures of it.[ATTACH=full]135859[/ATTACH]Here&#039;s what I ended up with.[ATTACH=full]135860[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]135861[/ATTACH]I&#039;ve also got the main fuselage assembled. I plan to have this thing all buttoned up, so I had to do a little filling along the bottom.[ATTACH=full]135864[/ATTACH]That very rear hatch seems to have never been meant to be closed on a finished model and I ended up having to add some styrene at both ends and smooth all that out. Here again, paint will tell how this came out.[ATTACH=full]135865[/ATTACH]I&#039;ve had to deviate from the normal assembly steps listed in the instructions having this all &quot;flight ready&quot;. The internal guns are mounted, but I have cut each gun tip off, drilled both sides of the barrels and will add each tip back once this is all painted.There&#039;s where we are.Rob.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eagle-1, post: 245452, member: 14213"] A little closer! I really need to slow down some. As y'all know, I work at a break-neck, high stress pace that would kill a normal modeler. I do not recommend it. I have attached the "booms" to the "wings". Still no filler. I did, however, have a small gap just behind each wing where they attach to the boom. Instead of filler, I was able to add some .010 sheet styrene into the slot and smooth out the area. All I can do is hope it's slick when paint goes on. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN072160.jpg"]135862[/ATTACH] To go with the "new" see through mesh I added under the boom sections, I wanted something in there to see now. I know y'all ain't gone believe me, but all them noodles and pipes are [I][B]EXACTLY[/B][/I] what's on the real thing. I can't prove it and I couldn't find one stitch of research to back that up, but trust me. 100% accurate. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN072060.jpg"]135856[/ATTACH] Here's what you see through that mesh. Not alot, but a little sumpim-sumpin. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN072360.jpg"]135863[/ATTACH] I also took Pantherman's sage, sound and professional expert advice and want this thing to rest on all them wheels, so I added weights. Ok, P-man said 60 grams. What I used is a cut-up, squished and flattened post type battery terminal. Solid lead, so I figured it'll work. By the time I got through with the trimming and cutting and smashing, it ended up at around 28 grams in each wing boom and this will all be mounted right behind the engines. [ATTACH type="full" alt="toppost.jpg"]135858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN072260.jpg"]135857[/ATTACH] I ended up with what I put in the wings right at P-man's suggestion. I wanted to be sure, so more went into the nose section. I had to improvise once again and find some weight material, so to the nose section I have added 1 .44 magnum 300 grain soft hollow point, half a .357 Magnum 180 grain soft hollow point and 3 .22 Long Rifle bullets. I squashed 'em flat and fit them into the area P-Man said to in the nose area just behind the radar plate for the model, which is an open area. This all added up to about 22-24 grams more, so I should be alright. Total, about 70 grams. Ish. I didn't add anything to the nosecone, because just like P-man mentioned, I wanted to display the radar. Saying that, I built the radar, added a little detail to it like springs, hinges, tubes, wires, coils and such trying to simulate what I seen in pictures of it. [ATTACH type="full" alt="70a.jpg"]135859[/ATTACH] Here's what I ended up with. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN072460.jpg"]135860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN0726.jpg"]135861[/ATTACH] I've also got the main fuselage assembled. I plan to have this thing all buttoned up, so I had to do a little filling along the bottom. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN0727a.jpg"]135864[/ATTACH] That very rear hatch seems to have never been meant to be closed on a finished model and I ended up having to add some styrene at both ends and smooth all that out. Here again, paint will tell how this came out. [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN072860.jpg"]135865[/ATTACH] I've had to deviate from the normal assembly steps listed in the instructions having this all "flight ready". The internal guns are mounted, but I have cut each gun tip off, drilled both sides of the barrels and will add each tip back once this is all painted. There's where we are. Rob. [/QUOTE]

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