I have made some good progress on the construction of the Sally. I worked on building the wings last night and the fuselage today. We have had a lot of rain today so it’s been keeping me from getting back to work on our home project.
Here’s some pictures and a short summary of what is happening.
These are some of the parts I installed on the Starboard side of the fuselage. I like to assemble as much as I can before painting anything. I get a stronger assembly this way. Once the cockpit areas are painted, then I'll come back and add the various Black boxes, bottles, MG ammo drums, and various knobs.
Last night I also assembled the tail surfaces, main wheels, and controls. Today I assembled one of the bombs so I could use it as an assembly aid for the bomb bay shackles.
Last night I assembled the wings. This is one of them, placed next to a 12 inch steel ruler for size comparison.
Here are both assembled wings.
Last night I also assembled the engine nacelles. Here the wings are placed like they would be when installed. I have placed them next to an 18 inch steel ruler this time for size comparison.
The engine nacelles fit is perfect. So far everything has been spot on and no filler has been needed anywhere. This kit is fantastic.
Today I assembled the IP. This is a 4 part deal.
This is a view of the bomb bay. Here you can see the bomb shackles. I used one of the kit supplied bombs to use as a gauge for spacing them. By doing this, the bombs actually snap fit in place. The fit is that good !
These are some pictures showing the assembled cockpit areas. This will be sprayed and then I'll come back and add the small detail items I mentioned above.
This is the rear gunners compartment. It too is loaded with a lot of nice details. The dorsal mounted MG still needs to be assembled before I start painting the interior colors.
This are two pictures of the completed fuselage half. I temporarily placed the other side against it, and the fit looks to be very good here too. If I don't somehow mess things up, I do firmly believe this is a kit that can be built without the use of filler anywhere.
