![]() ![]() I’ve added 2 thin strips each for now but a third layer may be needed. What photos I have found of this area show the rail standing a little way out from the fuselage side so some plasticard strips have been added to the rails and will be profiled once dry. However fitting the rail to the fuselage side as is doesn’t provide enough clearance between the fuselage side and missile itself so a shim needs to be added to the back of the rail. This is only a small problem as the actual missile rail is included to fit the sidewinder to the Y rail as a separate part. The photos I can find of the airframe I want to model middle one in the photo below show only the single Sidewinders on the fuselage sides. Needed some filler and sanding to blend in. The only really poor fitting parts for the wings were the nav and position lights. I need to see if these existed in the real deal or is this a kit issue that might need some shins added and blended in. There are some gaps between the flaps and slats. Fit is ok but not great for this configuration. Again it’s designed by Trumpeter to be done in the raised and flying surfaces all dropped configuration. The fuselage strakes have been added as have the inlets above the exhausts.Īnd as you can see the wings have been built up. Gear bays have been built up and put in place in the fuselage halves, quite nice detail out the box. So far I’ve added all the doors to the gun bays, refuelling probe bay, RAM turbine all the doors needed a bit of blending in and sanding they are all intended to be open. Still waiting for the seamless intake to arrive before really getting going on this. Ok so consider this a proof of life more than anything else. ![]()
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