Get the Eduards set for the Great Wall Devastator, not exact but it will work and enhance the Monogram kit. Amazing how much better in makes the cockpit. Get crackin! and thanks Rick.

Now is a good time to glue in the engine's inertia starter crank handle. I left mine off until the end, and had to try and place it using tweezers... Not too fun.

I think you will like the masks, but I've only used them once so far... On my Pro Modeler SB2C Helldiver. They really worked good on that one.

It's amazing how much better this looks with the photo etch parts added...

At this point letting the bits settle on the cockpit floor section. I went ahead did a wash on the interior stringers on both halves. And did use the Monogram supplied windows and had them installed on the fuselage halves. Next was to add the seatbelts for the radar operator and installed it. And that will do it for now, more to follow.

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That is actually the current instructions for this kit. I see now the placement for that crank handle. Oh well looks like I missed that bit of advise. o'vie...anyway I will figure it out, no harm no foul.

The Eduard set does really enhance the interior detail!

With most the cockpit bits pretty much done, I went ahead and installed the tail hook. and also assembled the torpedo. After setting the cockpit floor and testing the fit into the fuselage. So far so good. Some trimming of the PE components, I was able to get both halve to mate properly. Things look good. Also test fitted the upper decking to check for alignment, tight fit but will be ok. Next I added the seat belts to the gunners seat. Once thats finished, It is time to install the cockpit and mate the halves. Also the gunners ring that will swivel when installed. Some minor warpage but nothing that will be a problem. Let the cement set and will let it set overnight. More to follow.

For some reason it won't let me reply to my own WIP for the Devastator, so I am going to just add to my last posting. Hope fully it works. Being a busy weekend, I started by completing the gunners seat by adding the belts and putting that aside. With the fuselage set, I next installed the upper deck insert, this went on without incident, the fit here is tight but fits perfect. Next time to work on the wings, as Louis mentioned on his Devastator, the same sink holes on the upper and lower wings are here as well. I also installed the torpedo insert as well. Next Louise's favorite part of the build, the bomb bay site doors under the nose. I trimmed them the best I could and carefully installed them in the closed position. Despite being careful the fit is not the greatest, but it will work for now. At this time I installed the lower wing. What I didn't do is test fit it first. I would've realized that I could've gotten a better fit if I had spread the fuselage wider to fill in the gaps at the wing to fuselage join. The fit at the bottom front and rear was not bad at all. With that we call it a night. More to follow.

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Wow you really have made some great progress !

Funny thing about the sink marks on the wing that you mentioned... Mine looked identical, and it was the first release of the kit from 1974. Yes those pesky bomb bay doors... Mine took a lot of filler there.

I was able to tweak the wing fillet joint and close up the gaps some there. I am pretty sure that I ran a small strip of plastic along the edge too. This helped to hide the gap even more.

That's a cool looking B-26 in the background...