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2 December 2007, 10:54 AM
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Firewall installation.I used an old frozen pizza pie aluminum plate to make my firewall.I simply cut it a bit oversize and glued it to the engine mount then filed it flush with the edge.The internal opening was plotted using the mount as reference.I kind of like the brushed aluminum look but I will weather it a bit before install the engine.
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3 December 2007, 06:27 AM
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Except for the plumbing most of the engine area is finished.A few paint touch ups and a little weathering later should do it.
I temporarily installed the engine up against the firewall to see how it looks and now will remove it again to put the fuselage assembly in the kit supplied jig and complete the cockpit area. I must confess about how easy it is to screw up even when you think that you are being careful.It always usually happens when I set my mind to finishing something at the end of a building session.I just wanted to see the engine mount permanently glued to the fuselage. I super glued it and then much to my horror discovered it was upside down.Luckily I caught it before it had time to really cure.Luckily I had some un-cure handy and it worked out well with no damage to the structure.Darn,you can't let your guard down for a minute! 
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4 December 2007, 06:48 AM
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Main fuel tank assembly.
Here is a perfect example of what is wrong with this kit,quality control! The main fuel tank casting is in 3 pieces.The tank body is actually 2 left hand or 2 right hand pieces rather than a right and a left.Instead of trying to correct the problem they tried to smoke it through by having the builder correct the mistake.The whole casting requires so much work to look reasonable scratchbuilding it would have been a lot easier in the long run. The seam in the side of the tank is the size of the grand canyon and it took lots of super glue to fill.Fill and sand,fill and sand........ The aircraft structure is way too flimsy to support the weight of the tank so I modified it to be more like the real aircraft.(wouldn't want to pull any "G's" with that thing!!!!) Now its on to painting it,to hide the mess! 
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