Since I now have my greedy mittens on the kit I figured I should create a WIP entry for the menacingly beautiful Marauder. But for right now this will be low priority as I bring other projects to the finish line. But stay tune as my interests just may short circuit these well laid plans.

Chuck @uscusn, Spiro @fiveten, John @johnb, Clint @curtisshawk, Tony Prince @tony-prince, Tom @tcinla, Louis @lgardner.

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First things first decided to investigate the cowlings since that is one of the bigger fit issues with the Monogram kit.

They fit very well. The cowlings are identical. With the carburetor intakes found a subtle pitfall that the ever vigilant attention to detail and reading the instructions model builder should not trip over.

The intakes can be swapped and still fit. The cowling on the right has them incorrectly fitted. Those little vents should be on the outer side of each intake.

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Great research on the cowlings, my friend @kahu!

Added some tabs to help with alignment since ICM did not provide a lip for the parts.

Once the intakes are glued on; one, then the other making sure everything is snug with no gaps then glued the top seam between intakes while squeezing the cowling closed.

The result looks infinitely better than I have seen others post about the Monogram cowlings.

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Nice aids, my friend @kahu!

Marauder maybe moving up in build queue just because I feel the need to fix this massive goof ICM perpetuated.

What goof is this? The baffles for the waist guns that ICM molded. Basically going to shave a lot of plastic off just to start the fix.

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Good decision to modify it to match reality, David @kahu

G’day David (@kahu),

This photo shows what ICM have represented for the airstream deflectors.

https://www.alamy.com/utah-beach-manche-department-cotentin-normandy-region-france-image439032701.html?imageid=D96FDA7B-F798-4088-8A3D-CBD9C26A1C2D&p=409650&pn=1&searchId=df403b6499f24cd45c1f9bfd25643791&searchtype=0

I think that is a later model (F or G?).

My quick google search seems to indicate that these deflectors were sometimes added at the frontline, so perhaps you should check the aircraft you are modelling.

I’m looking forward to further progress.