Great job so far, my friend @gblair! Some filling and you'll be ok with the tiny lip on top. Sometimes I too wake up at 4, not being able to go to sleep afterwards, so I get really tired as evening approaches.

@gblair, thanks a lot for sharing, George. As you said, the more you try the better the result will be. I think I simply need to get a model which can be used as a mule to try various approaches.

Your progress goes very well.

Fully recognize those sleepless nights, waking up early in the night and sometimes not even being able to get sleep at all. Must indeed be caused by moments which are somehow stressful.

The Spitfire is progressing nicely George (@gblair). We all have those moments where we do something not quite like we want. Your minor seam issue is typical of my own mistakes. It's how we learn, right?

As for getting up at 4, that's my normal day almost everyday. Been like that since I can't remember when. That usually means by 10 PM, I am falling over and have to be in bed . I don't feel particularly stressed, but perhaps I am and just don't realize it.

@gblair - growin' old ain't for sissies, is it? 🙂

@gblair

So I had some busy days (weeks probably) and when I catch up your WIP thread you downsized your Spotter Spit? 🙂

That’s some good progress there, and might I add that since it’s your first actual build of an Eduard kit you got one of their best yet. Just read the instructions (yeah, Eduard sprues are usually packed with parts meant for all the versions they release, so it’s a free spare parts if you’re an optimistic like me) and be prepare for some tight fit. Carry on and let’s see some D-Day stripes soon shall we 😉

I feel really bad for the engineers at Eduard. They do everything they can to make their models i***t-proof, but they failed to realize that i****s like me can be very creative. This particular episode began when I moved into the part of the build where the wings come together. There are a number of parts that go together to form the wheel wells. They built up quickly and easily. I was patting myself on the back on how smooth things went when I moved on to the next step. It was at this point that I suddenly realized that one of the parts added to each wheel well was actually the base for the main landing gear strut. If I had read ahead in the instructions and realized what this part really was, I would have taken extra care to insure that the base for the strut was absolutely aligned and accurately glued in place. It looks like I accidentally got everything where it is supposed to be. I would rather use skill to get everything in place, but in the absence of skill, then luck will work. More tomorrow. Cheers.

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Thanks, Spiros (@fiveten).

Thanks, John (@johnb). I have been worried about the glass on the gunsight since I added it. I probably should have left it off until I was ready to add the canopy glass. So far, so good.