Interior done and painted. One interesting feature of the G.100 was that the radiator was behind the engine, just in front of the fuel tank. This left the front end open, so the engine could be seen from in front.

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Fuselage together, tailplanes installed.

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Lower wings mounted. This took a bit of work, as the portion between the fuselage and the first rib is not covered, and just gluing the wings on would mean two small butt joints with no other support. As with the Vickers FB.5 I drilled holes in the fuselage and the wing spars and ran brass wire completely through the body and into the wings. They aren't going to break off any time soon.

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You put something off for a day, and the next thing you know it's a week later.

I drilled holes for the landing gear, cut brass wire and mounted it into the holes, put the axle in place and it was crooked. Took it out, cut the gear struts down, put the axle back in and it was crooked. Cut it down a bit more, put the axle back in and it was straight. Test-fitted the prop and it dragged on the ground. That's when I gave up and took a break.

A week later I pulled the brass wire out and glued the resin landing gear struts in, mounted the axle and it may not be as strong as the wire version, but it's straight.

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First primer coat. There are quite a few seams and rough spots to be filled and sanded.

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Painting's mostly done. The model will represent a plane that served in Palestine, so the paint is PC-12 (reddish brown) rather than PC-10 (brownish green).

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P palistinally C correct
 

This one needs to go in a diorama box with this in the background http://i.ytimg.com/vi/TzFCmtVtNMc/hqdefault.jpg

After a week of delays and other projects, and three tries before it was straight, the top wing is finally on.

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Wingtip skids and control horns mounted. Struts, skids and horns painted to look like wood. Gloss topcoat applied. Decals tomorrow.

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Decals are on.

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There are more colorful Martinsydes, but not by much. One paint scheme had a large white 'A 1' on the top wing and a black version of the same on the bottom, with white '1's on the nose. I chose this one because it was a presentation aircraft with an Australian squadron and I liked the presentation logo. It turned out to be easy enough to do with my desktop publisher, and I used it to make the serial numbers as well.

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Very nice :sunny:

:up: Nice

The same night I posted the last pictures the engine came loose. I tried using the brass wire to apply glue to places I couldn't see, and it didn't work. After a couple of hours I tried squirting some glue into the opening under the engine. It worked, but it also ran down the port side of the model, over the decals and under my fingers. The decals lifted of, leaving me cursing in frustration.

The next day I sanded down the spilled glue and repainted the port side. That night I replaced the decals. Yesterday I started rigging the port wings. Today that side is done.

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Darned castor oil getting all over everything. :)

:rotfl2: :yep:

Main rigging is finished. The control wires, propeller, gun and pilot still remain.

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And another one's done. The Martinsyde G.102 'Elephant'.

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The personal presentation marking:
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I used a flash on these last two. In this one you can see the radiator behind the engine.
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And the exposed front of the engine. The little metal panel covers the magneto and wiring harness. Propeller by Lang.
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Looking at that nose, you'd think Republic built these.

I had to think about that, but yeah, it does look like the nose of an F-84. :yep: