Spitfire Mk XVIe, Airfix 1/48, part 2

Once the cockpit was done I could start assembly and join the fuselage halves.

Fuselage joined

Fuselage joined

Not entirely perfect fit, but not the worst I’ve seen either. Will require some putty, and eventually some CA glues to seal the seams.

I’ve also glued the top and bottom wing parts, and in order to make them fit to the fuselage, I had to widen the body some with a sprue.

Sprue inserted

Sprue inserted

That helped some.

evident "gap" at root.

evident “gap” at root.

Some pushing slightly upwards, when gluing the wings, will help lessen the gap, quite a lot.

Håkan

 

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