Excellent approach and ditto result, my friend @gwskat! Such mismatches are nasty, but you tackled it supremely

Nice save with that cowling panel, Gary @gwskat. Again, the interior looks fantastic.

Thanks All.
I am happy with the way the fix turned out and it wasn't that difficult. Win, Win!

Though Airfix soft plastic can be a pro, in ones favor, for assembly, when it comes to sanding I find the soft plastic to be a con...you can sand away the plastic quickly if not careful.

Puttied the seams with Bondo glazing putty.
Followed with sanding, using various grits until smooth.
I check seams by painting on Vallejo black primer.
Added more putty where needed.

And suddenly, she is starting to look like a Hurri! Great job with the sanding, please do share your secrets with us, Gary @gwskat

Thanks Guys.

John I should have read this before replying over on the Spit build.

Felix...don't look too close. LOL

Seriously...No real secrets...I mainly use Bondo glazing putty, followed with varying grits of sanding... Quick check with black primer and re-apply putty in areas that need more work.

Other things to help; use a glue like Tamiya that will soften the plastic to "weld" the plastic, with hopefully a bit of ooze seeping out to fill the gaps.

One thing I do try, but doesn't always work out, is to make sure the seams are glued together with minimum amount of misalignment. This also minimizes fixing.

Excellent progress, my friend @gwskat! Yup, no real secrets in treating gaps: it always comes to fill, sand, repeat
Looking excellent so far!

Excellent, my friend @gwskat! Keeping it fun indeed!

Dear Gary @gwskat

Thank you for such a positive comment, i feel exactly the same regarding this group. I am learning a lot from the other guys and it is just fun following other builds and seeing how people finds solutions, etc.

Oh yeah, i bought that Airfix Lysander too...eager to see how John's @johnb Lysander turns out!

Happy Easter to you all!