Last week we finished up the undercarriage and painted some pieces to be put inside the model.
This week we will be building a second engine, assembling the small parts from last week and adding the first skin panel to the model.
To start with as always is the unpacking of the parts for this week’s build.
Before starting on the work proper by putting aside everything metal which needs painting and spraying the pieces with primer.
Whilst that was drying I moved on to marking up the skin panel for rivet lines, using the starboard wing trailing-edge section as a guide for where each row of rivets should be.
Then I did much the same with the smaller piece of skin which covers the life-raft using the frame which will be attached to the underside of the hatch (shown in the second picture).
Next, I moved on to assembling the main structure of the engine prior to painting.
Whilst I was waiting for the glue to dry I glued the bench/stool like piece built last week into its position inside the wing main-spar section of fuselage.
Before adding the large tank from the same set of pieces.
Whilst the glue was drying, I assembled most of the other parts from last week.
Then I glued the assembly into the fuselage.
And then installed the two small tanks.
The final action I took with last week’s parts was installing the partition wall (seen here before the glue had dried).
Then I built the port-side wing leading-edge. The assembly was almost identical to the one of the starboard side component.
At this stage I took everything which needed to be painted interior green and applied an airbrush to them.
Then I masked off the interior of the skin and did the same with anything which needed painting black.
That done, I was able to complete assembly of the engine (having removed any excess paint).
And add the wing-root detail to the cockpit section on the port side.
Next I painted the life-raft pieces.
Before placing some inside their alcove, and gluing others to the hatch.
After testing that the hatch fit in place,
I attached the skin.
Before testing the fit again.
This brought this week’s work to a close.
Next week we’ll be building the starboard cover for the inboard fuel tank, and adding some more internal details.