I realize I'd not posted in a bit. It's been a busy few weeks, sick dogs, broken computer, getting the lawnmower up and running, but finally had a bit of quality time on the spit.
I managed to get the engine to a point where I'm happy
and my fuselage halves joined with the radio bay and the cockpit sandwiched in between, though I'm not entirely happy (the seat seems slightly too far forward for my liking, but that's just how it went together, and there wasn't a lot I could really do about it)
And finally got to butchering up the wings to take the gun bay inserts (a lot of thinning, gouging, dry fits, more thinning) and I'm close to getting the ailerons mounted up.
I've also decided she needs an ammo belt for the Hispano, so I've started working on little stubs of copper wire in a tape 'belt' that I'll have to paint up and insert at the end. I was very disappointed to find the CMK gun bay kit is only supplied for one wing, and the port wing only (their moulds won't fit the starboard wing Hispano). Oh well, a little less thinning and gouging and stress, I guess.
Everyone else here looks like they're doing well (hats off to Wayne for already finishing, wow, I feel so far behind). I'm hoping to have most of the construction done before I have to go to work on Sunday, but I'll see how much time I can spend at it and how far I get.