Sorry it's been so long since my last update. First of all I had to build the F2007 for the window at work and then I've been ill since and not had time to build. However I'm now fully recovered and the build is back on track I'm pleased to say! So here's a smallish update. I've spent a lot of time puttying and sanding to remove the gap between the two find on the sidepods and the body. I should really have done this before I stuck the photo etch on but I'll know for the STR3 now
The sanding was quite tricky because of this but also because it's quite a hard surface to reach so it took a lot of time. Just a little more sanding and then primer on top and the job will be complete
Having seen a couple of completed builds of this I've noticed that the gap between the photoetched piece shown below and the resin is rather noticeable so I decided to putty over this and sand it flush
Whilst I was busy filling gaps I also decided to smooth the join between the white metal piece in front of the cockpit and the body. I used cyano for this. Did the same for the mirrors
And here's a picture of what it looks like at the moment. A little more work tonight and I should hopefully be ready to paint the blue tomorrow but no guarantees. Thanks for looking!
