Eduard 1/48 IL-2M Shturmovik
Changed the energy saver globe in my lamp - which again gave me yet another variation in colors!!! now too light :facepalm
anyways here's where I am after today
Instructions want you to glue the pit floor directly to the centre fuse/wing piece first, join the two fuse halves, then attach this to the floor and fuse/wing piece - at the same time threading the elevator rod (marked with red dots)thru various cutouts in the side panels - DUH!!!
You will need to add some extra flooring in the rear gunners department also - it's short leaving a large gap that can be easily seen
better fix - thread the elevator rod first thru the STB side panels and let hang there, dry fit the floor to the fuse/wing part, then with the fuse halves joined together with mask tape fit over the floor - you will get a horrible feeling as this crunches into place !!- hold the fuse halves firmly and remove - the floor stays inbetween - Ca glue the STB side only - let dry.
Then glue position the elevator rod to its locating hole the floor, it also attaches to the control column cross rod, let dry.
Then join the fuse halves together - this fits perfect to the fuse/wing piece without the worry of glue on both sides of the fuse halves getting all over the pit details, plus the hassle of threading that rod thru the various traps!.
Final pics of the pit area before closing up, I weathered it with thinned dry brushed Humbrol 32 dark grey and Humbrol 56 Aluminum, some thinned, some straight until I was happy with the result.
masks are still on the pilots bulkhead, and drilled the exhausts out and painted the up as they have to go in the nose parts before joining those up
will glue the fuse to the lower wing part tomorrow....... :yahoo: