Contrail 1/72 Vac-form Handley Page HP-42

I still have a long way to go!  

Ok!I drilled the holes for the wing struts and have begun to install them.I made a wing-angle jig so that the struts were at the proper angle and parallel to each other.  

OK! THe seams have been delt with and now I have to decide how to attach the lower wings to the fuselage.i opted to use chrome plated brass tubing from an old radio aerial I had in my parts box.I carefully determined the position of the lower wings and drilled holes for the tubes.Since I am using the cammo paint scheme I will not permanently attach the lower wings until after painting is concluded.The wings fit tightly enough without cement to allow me to determine the position of the wing-support struts for the upper wing,a post crucial step. Here are some pics;   

Filled the gaps with putty sanded  and checked them with gray.

I had some fairly large gaps on the underside of the fuselage,so I glued in some strip styrene.

I joined the fuselage halves with lots of clamps and my trusty Zap-a -Gap CA.