Thank you for casting votes on this one.
George (@georgeswork), you just stare right back – perhaps shake the box a bit. . .
Jordyn (@1corsair64), ain't they just. The next post is here;

Wells, wheelwells, well they need fabricating

and so they shall

It has been far too long since I last made any progress on this one (got sidetracked by a 109 or two). Tonight I cut the edges of the wells to make them a bit more scalelike.

They needed a bit of filing and sanding, but the edges are getting thinner by each stroke.

Then four pieces of Evergreen were cut – relatively thick styrene was used

In order to give it some sturdiness now the holes have been made.

They were sanded at an angle to fit the slopes

And mounted with Revell contacta. After the contacta had melted the plastic a bit, some strength was attempted by blobs of LqS – and a pair of small shims LqS’ed in the openings for the float legs as they are obviously no longer needed.

sadly it will now need a long time to cure to enable me to file and sand them to the correct height to fit the upper wingskin – perhaps some work on the cockpit in the meantime? Or a 109? Or a Dove? Or a Mustang – the boxes are filled with choices. . . . aaahhhhh, lovely

I love it, my friend @airbum! I just love to see them taking shape!
Not the easiest thing to scratchbuild wheel wells...You excell already!
Looking forward to your progress!

Wheelwells and clipped fin

I finished the wells a few days ago and clipped the fin yesterday

With the straights done, I first tried to freehand one of the round parts. That took some time. I then saw a piece of tube that just might fit, but it turned out to have too small a inner diameter.

It was then used to set the thin evergreen in place instead, and it worked like a charm! Light pressure added as the glue cured

Then on to the tip of the fin.

As the Nanzan did not have floats, less area was needed to make it fly straight, and the foldable fin was taken off, and I cut it along the line on the left side, and transferred that line to the other side.

With the glue now dry, the float attachments were treated with homebrewed filler (LqS, or Liquified Styrene)

And the evergreen inners were adjusted to fit the upper wingskin. It took a bit of sanding and fitting and sanding – you get the picture. It did not really take long, and was actually very relaxing and fun to finetune the fit.

next up a bit more LqS and the cockpit gets some attention – stay tuned and feel free to comment

Excellent scratch building! This is when I'm really glad I build wheels-up! Although I often have to build my own gear doors so they actually fit in the up position, that is much simpler than recreating wheel wells... Carry on!

Once again I do thank you gents for comments and advice.

Spiros (@fiveten) LqS is a keeper!

Greg (@gkittinger) You almost tempt me to give you a Judy without wheels, as these would seem to fit nicely into this one - too bad you build 1/72 🙂

Colin (@coling) The scratchbuild is such a lot of fun - no matter how small a bit you do, it always gives some satisfaction. Thank you for the tip - I should have done that as it would have made the job just a bit easier - I used a rounded file for the rough shaping, and it worked OK, but a bit "out of round" I think - anyway that is a secret and no-one will see it when it is on its feet, right?

Uau! Been off your WIP lately and can honestly say I’m stunned by the way you skillfully handled the wheel wells Erik @airbum
Your Nanzan will be a one of a kind model
Collin, I’m using your makeshift round sanding tool! Simple but highly effective for sure

Thank you gentlemen! Actually it is one of two - that is, two were made of the originals 😉

But thank you for the kind words - another short update coming right up Pedro (@holzhamer) and Spiros (@fiveten) (do not tell anyone, but as this is going to be orange, I feel tempted to make a green one too - and a Seiran perhaps)

Erik, @airbum
Getting those wine corks had to be a tedious job, but hey ! You you what you have to ... 😉

The problem you described with acrylic paint blocking your air brush is the main reason, (along with occasional adhesion problems) why I don't like to use them. I'm old school and still prefer my enamels, but lately the lacquer paints have been growing in favor too.

The work you posted looks very nice, and I am very impressed with the scratch work you have done to the landing gear wells. I have a 1/48 scale Monogram B-24J "Tubarao" that has been sitting idle in the box because of the scratch building I started on the landing gear wells. I started other kits and it ended up pushed back into a corner.

After seeing how nice of a job you have done here, it's tempting to bring it back out and finish it up along with the ICM 1/48 Heinkel He-111. The Heinkel will likely wait until we start our Luftwaffe group build.

I am very happy to hear there might be a "Green" Nanzan showing up here soon...

Colin, @coling
This is a brilliant idea for your homemade round sanding tool. That was one of the problems I was stalled on with the B-24 scratch building. You solved a problem for me. Thank you !