I. D. Models 1/32 vac form AR-234

In answer to your query re blocking your thread -- apparently not...or it was a temporary issue.

Cheers

Mocked up the landing gear..this is a surprise !No tail sitting!The only thing I can think if is that the vac form plastic is thinner and lighter than conventional styrene.If course once the engines are installed it will.likely change the balance and weight will have to be added.  

Aftermarket metal landing gear has arrived.  

I cut the openings for the wheel wells and made them by wrapping a 12mm socket around a sheet if aluminum.I made flanges so that they could be installed from the outside.Took awhile to figure out how to do that .   

• Ok got the horizontal stabs and rudder installed.   

Mounted up the wings with brass tubing that I flattened in my bench vise.Usef JB Weld to secure them.Will add putty to smooth out the joint.  

Engine nacelle and wing assembly ongoing...

Luckily I had a spare wheel well part for the nose. From a Revell 262 kit.

Painted the resin engines flat aluminum.I suspect they may be repops of the Revell 262 kits engines. 

Joined the fuselage halves fit was poor (might be my fault)so I put a .10 styrene plate on top of the fuselage and faired it in.Rescribed some panel lines and I think it will do!   

Mocking it up and checking the fit...needs work but I can deal with it.Compared to 1/48 it is huge!I will.definetly have to hang it !  

Ok made the bulkheads out if thick plastic and boxed in the wing area.Phil likes structure!  

I ordered a paint mask set for the canopy assembly and a set of metal landing gear.Going to take a lot of weight to avoid tail sitting!

Thanks Tosh!it should be interesting!

Great start, I'll be following along for the build.

Your friend's, Toshi & Ezra