Your build goes pritty good! Did you fill the gap between fuselage and this large part on the top with holes for plane crew?

Thanks John (@johnb), Lis (@lis) and Spiros (@fiveten),

I just scraped the upper fuselage to match the sides but I do think I'll need some filler.

I was a little worried about just filling in the major gaps at the wings roots, worried that if I just used filler then cracks may develop with handling and painting.

That's when I noticed a post from Jay (@ssgt) about using stretched sprue for larger gaps.

I tried to use some plastic from the kit, but the plastic just fell apart when heated. Finding a piece in the scrap pile, I made a few pieces until I got the right diameter. Looks like the sprue work fine as now there's a solid connection at the wing root joint.

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This approach seems to be the correct way, George @georgeswork
Looks good and no chance of cracks while handling.

Thanks again gents,
I remember reading that the Val may or may not have had the same or similar wing design as the Heinkel HE70.
Comparison with the Revell/Matchbox HE70 kit, there definitely is a similarity in shape and dimensions are pretty close.
Although, the Val did have folding wings and the trailing edge is different close to the fuselage.

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That Val is coming along nicely, @georgeswork. The engine looks good, I like the interior blue color you concocted , it looks nice on the inside of the engine cowling.

Val was build after examine of German Heinkel by IJN.

Thanks for the comments gentlemen.
There's definitely a similarity in the aircraft wings.
Well...every joint needed either a little or a lot of filler!
That was a lot of sanding and scraping but it's finally time for a quick wash with Windex and a soft brush.
Checking out the landing gear, it looks like I'll be needing more putty...ugh!

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This kit clearly requires some attention, George @georgeswork
Luckily she is in good hands with you.