So my plan fortoday is to clean up the fuse halves of the P-47, readying them to be joined, and then to finish the second layer of cloth on the P-39.

It is such a gentle slope from the rear fuse to the vertical fin that trying to get it all the way up, covering the microballoons without extending over the top of the mold is very difficult. So despite my best efforts, there is a little trimming back that is necessary.You might remember a while back I said to "trust me"about leaving clearance between the top of the mold half, and this is one of the reasons why. Now I have to trim the overhang away so that I will be able to put the mold halves together and have them fit snuggly, without a gap. The trick here is to do this without taking off the PVA layer that is protecting the mold from being permanently glued together, & to not shave the edge of the mold, thus ruining its clean seam.