Right on Mike! My supplier for Ultracast bits on this side of the pond is OK, though some parts I want are seemingly always out of stock. If you ever need any parts and cannot get them there, just say the word and I can get some for you. Looks like you have quite a list to build, I shall look forward to those! Aside from this Corsair, I am planning to build a RNAS (precursor to the FAA) Sopwith Camel. Have an itch to build another stringbag!
Good to see you Admiral John, good to see you again!
I did some work on the Corsair today, adding some bits and pieces to the cockpit. Each time I build one, I try to do all of the updates I did from the previous builds and add one other detail. This time, it's more stuff added to the cockpit. I have used wire, punched out styrene disks and coiled solder to replicate them. The large one on the lower right side is some sort of air duct (?) I think, not sure exactly but it's quite noticeable in photos I have seen. To make that, I took a piece of copper wire and coiled some solder around it. A thick coat of Mr. Surfacer 500 filled in the gaps and made it look like a proper flexible duct. I have a couple of other pieces to add yet tonight, then it is ready for the paint shop.
The Ultracast seat needed some modifications to fit the stock interior. It came with the seat supports, but they are already molded on in the kit-supplied part. So, I trimmed them off of the seat, carved away some of the kit parts, and left the bar which the belts attach to on the seat to fit between the kit supports. Worked a lot better than I thought it would!
I also modified the tailwheel and gear, drilling lightening holes in the brackets and removed the triangular piece on the lower back side and replaced it with a proper tie down point- MUCH better IMHO.
More to come soon!