Next was to add the gun packs on both sides of the fuselage. Lead sinkers super glued in and time to cement both halves together. Which fortunately everything lined up and got that done. Still managed to get a little step on the upper seam which won't be difficult to clean up. But the halves are plagued with mold dimples which will need to be filled. Will get those filled in with putty and will have more to follow.

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Well it has been over a year since the last posting of this WIP of the Marauder. This is the Airfix kit, and to this point we have working the main fuselage and cleaning up some major seams and sink marks.

An original Airfix kit in 72nd scale with fine raised panel lines with a mix of some engraved panels on the wings.

At this point, I will attach the separate horizontal tail on the fuselage.

Next up the tail rudder assy is attached into the slot and over the horizontal tail.

The fun with this is that the fit is not great. So some challenges to go along being a smaller scale as the few previous builds were in 48th scale.

Next up is to build the wings. Again taking time to assemble them first, the engine nacelles are separate. This is one of Airfix's earlier efforts to have a kit with a few more details compared to there other releases during this time frame. Bigger box, quite ambitious for the day. The number of parts, even the details in the wheel wells are decent.

As you notice the locating slots on the fuselage are ok, but the attachment part on the wings are not very big, so being careful here to attach them on the fuselage and eyeball for correct dihedral. Attaching these one at a time and let them set. First applying Tamiya slow setting cement on the attachment point on the wing and into the slot. And quick drying cement like Tenax 7 around the seam/joint to the fuselage.

Next up assembling the engines and nacelles.

more to follow.

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I am really looking forward to seeing this done, I don't think I've ever seen this particular kit finished ,are the original decals still o.k.? Do you understand the Mild and Bitter nose art ,I only ask as it's a very British thing as far as I know ...
Cheers for building this ,it will probably now go on my kits to build list.

Nice job Chuck, great work with all that etch!

Thanks David, it does take some work to get this together. I lost a lot of details with all the seam clean up and filling the sink holes on the fuselage.

It looks like you're getting ready to spray on some colors here really soon... Please post up some more pictures when you can.

Thanks

Time to paint, once going over the model with a tack cloth to remove any dust and plastic residue. I pour some Tamiya Flat Black into the bottle and preshade the panel lines working from the bottom to top.

Next using Aeromaster Warbird Acrylic, Neutral Grey to airbrush the lower sections of the air frame and rudder.

1st to mask off the tail. Then Lifecolor Olive Drab is next to airbrush the upper surfaces.

Then I use Lifecolor faded Olive Drab to lighten dusted over the top to show wear in the paint on an aircraft used on quite a few missions over Europe.

Next up gloss coat and decal time.

More to follow.

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Looking good Chuck