You mentioned that you got close to what you consider acceptable, well to me this is really an outstanding result.
It looks just as real.
Hard to believe you were able to perform that in this size.
My complements, Morne. @mornem

Today was another frustrating scratchbuilding session where old Mr. Murphy came knocking applying his law to everything. The radar attachment point and structure that secures it to the fuselage took 5 attempts to get it right. This attachment interfered with the alignment of the radar to fit correctly inside the nose. Tomorrow I must start with the avionics bay.

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The most unwanted person, but always shows up for some reason.
Eventually you got it done, Morne.

Thank you my friends for the encouragement and nice comments. Old Mr. Murphy is a menace for sure but in the end he gave up tormenting me. The avionics bay should be a straightforward build that should add some visual interest together with the radar.

Thank you Pedro. This is one of those builds where I challenge myself to see how far I could stretch my scratchbuilding skills. Every small success is motivation for the next stage of the scratchbuilding journey.

Thanks Greg for the vote of confidence in my scratchbuilding abilities. However, Marc is in class of his own. What he manages to do is light years beyond my capabilities. Lol

Magic 50's era avionics bays, my friend @mornem!
Love it!

I managed to finish the front part of the avionics bay. I am pleased with the results thus far. Only wires to add tomorrow. Thankfully Mr. Murphy did not come knocking today. Lol.

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