Chuck,

I was happy to see that the canopy planks actually fit with only minor adjustments. I just couldn't easily model the flat patterns for each of the planks, so they had to be modeled in short sections, then re-assembled to make full length, flattened planks. Once you have all the sheeting nicely secured, you can cut away some the ply structure on the canopy base and inside on the formers. Your "prototype" kit, like mine has more ply than it needs in the canopy frame and base.

Once you get the wing caps sanded flush you will want to slip them onto the fuse. Tape them in place and use a pencil to trace the curve of the fuse side onto the top of the wing panel. Cut the root material away and lightly sand. Trial fit again to the fuse side. Adjust if necessary, then you can glue on the root rib with the mounting studs. This should give you a real nice fit of the wing to the fuse. You can see in the pic that the curve is very slight until you get toward the trailing edge. Here, the fuselage begins to taper toward the tail and the root rib surface has to move inward to fit correctly.

Keep up the good work.


-Mark