Dreaming of Barra ...

My kit lacked a seat, so I had to modify some Amodel leftovers. 

Cockpit ready for sealing. 

Lots of filling aterial is needed. 

Sanding & filling & sanding & filling & sanding & filling & sanding & filling... 

The front gear is better than the original indeed, but desn't really look like a fork though.
Next time I'm gonna rework the plastic part I think. 

So the main undercarriage is not worth it IMHO - there is a seam and there are no rivets, also the wheel disc alignment needs correction.
Plastic parts have the sinkholes indeed, but it's easier to fill it that to sand the metal parts. 

The symmetry is not the strongest point of the Aerocraft undercarriage 😉 

Finally on its own legs. The nosejob still in progress. 

Another set. 

Spinners... 

... prop feathers ... (very interestingly attached) 

... and intakes. Am I blind as a bat or there's no difference? (Matchbox primed black, resin in grey) 

Started rescribing the wings. 

Still some corrections are needed. 

And found some Kibri leftovers in my sparebox. 

So, decided to put them in use. 

And got me some reading material for even more inspiration 🙂 

Used some P-36 leftovers to create the missing vents. The funny thing is the lower one is shown in some views in the instructions 😄 

Ready for painting 

Started some spraying. 

The wing struts are too short. The wings should have 3 degree dihedral. With these struts all I can get is anhedral 🙁 

So I checked whether I haven't mounted the main undercarriage too low, but well, not. 

Then it turned out the right wing fits ok. 

Here's the answer - wings are not symmetrical 🙁 

Removed that while thinking of the left strut. 

Filled the left strut and left wing joint a bit with CA glue and here we go! Bit bigger that I thought tbh 🙂 

Sprayed the black and the the blue. 

First layer of white surfacer - the fuselage keeps cracking on top, I have to find a fix for that 🙁 

It's a rainy day today, so I sprayed the white part and removed the masking. 

There are few corrections needed, but I'm glad with the result. 

That raster is disappointing 🙁 

Seems like the plus of 26decals is their flexibility 👍 

On her own wheels! 🙂 

Added the PE wipers 

The props are there finally. 

The smoke is too grainy for my taste and I found the missing underside light. Apart from that it seems complete.