Model Magazine International 03 2005

I've always figured jumping around the instruction sheet keeps things interesting when constructing a model kit. However, I did follow standard operating procedures and started with the cockpits. The Cutting Edge instructions for the cockpit set tell you to remove the fuselage float and the kit cowling, which is fine. Just make sure you are actually going to use the replacement resin sets for those parts before following the directions perhaps a clever ploy to get you to buy the two other resin sets..? You will have to remove all the bumps and such from inside the fuselage, as well as the moulded-in instrument panel. Obviously, test fitting is the name of the game here, with two cockpit tubs and two bulkheads to properly align. The excellent Cutting Edge instructions clearly lead you through the procedure. One place I did deviate from the instructions was the attachment of the rear front cockpit bulkhead. The instructions would have you first glue the bulkhead into one-half of the fuselage and then build onto it. I felt doing this would eliminate any possibility of later adjustment of the tub position, so I attached the rear bulkhead to the tub and glued the assembly in as one piece. I felt the instruction for placement of the resin instrument panel to be a bit vague and decided to attach it to the front bulkhead. However, it turned out this caused the instrument panel to be set back a few millimetres too far. I would recommend placing spacers between the bulkhead and the instrument panel in order to get the proper placement.

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