Thanks Mode One.
I’ve made a couple of improvements to the nose area.
First, when I made the radiator, I made a mistake on the shape of the top. I had to redo it for the top engine cowl to work, but by then I had already made the louvers and they were too tall.
The bottoms were damaged in the nose over, so I went ahead and shortened them to the proper height and lowered them. Now the right amount of radiator core shows at the top.
Second, was the scale prop. The three views show the trailing edge to be straight. The photos show that there’s a curve at the hub. This curve is needed for the prop to clear the synchronizer pump gear. Also I wanted a laminated prop since the full scale props are laminated. So I took off the thrust washer and made a new prop to the proper shape. I remounted the synchronizer pump back to the scale location, so now there’s a safe clearance for the flying prop.
Finally, I decided to go with the fairings over the bungee cords on the landing gear. I made a small Vac-U-Form box and carved plugs for the top and bottom pieces out of balsa. I pressed the rivets with the dies I used on the metal parts. They worked fine on the plastic. Cutting the top piece to shape was a real chore. It took several attempts to get it right. This has to be the most complicated piece on the whole aircraft!
Steve