Great tackling of the fit issues, my friend @gblair!
I always bravely cut first thing anything small that protrudes, as I ALWAYS knock it off otherwise...
Good luck with your root canal today.

Root canal? That’s no fun, George, @gblair. Yes, cut off that pitot tube and put it in something with a lid and then try to remember where you put it. I eventually find all my “missing” parts, ha ha.

The are firmly glued into place, for better or worse. Even though they were clamped and taped, they still managed to leave a lot of work at the wing root. I have been doing some work with acrylic putty, but there is more still to go. I also added the three flaps. They are designed to allow the flaps to be displayed either up or down, and both inner surfaces of the flaps have simulated detail. The flaps on this plane will be up, but the simulated detail prevents them from laying flat against the wings. I sanded off all of the detail, which allowed them to be glued into their closed position. The wheel wells looked a little bare, so I used some thin lead wire and some plastic to fill in some of the empty areas. That was it for today, thanks to a trip to a specialist for a root canal. The good news is that he decided I didn't need a root canal and we could try some other stuff first. Yeah. Tomorrow I hope to finalize the wing roots, get the gear attached, and start locking everything down in preparation for painting. I am still trying to figure out how the plane in my photo got its paint scheme. If I can visualize how its non-standard paint happened, it makes it easier to figure out how to replicate it.

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The wheel wells have improved a lot, George @gblair
Glad you received the news that a root canal treatment is not required.

It has been a hectic week with limited time to build. My dentist sent me to a specialist to get a root canal, but the specialist decided I didn't need the root canal. Yeah. Now it is a case of wait and see. Boo. Next problem was that my daughter hasn't been feeling very well and tested positive for Covid. My wife and I go to my daughter's house every weekend to play board games, and to spend some quality time with my 3 year old granddaughter. We were concerned about close contact, but we tested negative, along with her husband and our granddaughter. Go figure.

After I somehow managed to get one side of the wing misplaced on the fuselage, I then managed to create a giant area of putty that really messed up the join between the fuselage and the left wing. I thought putty was supposed to make things better. Anyway, I did several rounds of reshaping the putty, followed by a couple of rounds of primer, then putty and sanding to refine the area. I did the same process on the back deck of the fuselage, and on the area where the top of the front fuselage meets the rest of the fuselage. I painted the landing lights and added the glass. I tested the resin cowling I have for the Texan, and it fit perfectly. The rear of the cowling, which is quite thick, is very visible on a T-6. I sanded the rear of the cowling to a thinner profile, which should look a lot better when it is added to the plane. Lastly, I added the landing gear. I know most modelers wait until after painting to add the gear, but I have always added the gear prior to painting for as long as I can remember. I end up doing a lot of masking to paint the gear later, but at least I can set the plane down while painting without messing up the paint on the bottom. Tomorrow I hope to get the canopies on and get the plane ready for some paint. Yeah. I have 5 or 6 planes waiting in line for this one to be done.

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Thanks, John (@johnb). Obviously too much putty. I am glad it came off without too much trouble.

Thanks, Eric (eb801). I am getting all of the small parts (wheels, hubs, exhausts, etc) painted, and taking a last look at the stuff in cockpit before I start adding the glass. My wife and I have managed to miss Covid completely. At my age, I am doing my best to avoid it. My daughter's Covid was like the mild flu, but she is tired.