i have another question for you guys. I have four engine cowlings that need to be attached before painting. However, doing so would prevent me from attaching the props.
I've ran into this problem before and found a workaround. In that case, a shaft was inserted into the back of the cowling protruding thru the front. You attached the prop to that. What I did to get around that was CA a piece of plastic behind the shaft to prevent it from falling into the fuselage. After paiting, that plastic held the shaft to glue the prop on.
In this case, the shaft is part of the prop. It's inserted into the cowling and a small round piece of plastic is glued to the shaft on the inside. I'm not sure how to handle this situation. I can't glue the props on and mask them since at 1/144 scale, they'd be very close to the cowlings and may cause problems spraying the aircraft.
Or is that the answer afterall. Just looking for suggesions on this. Thanks again.