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Wheel detals?? I cut out the inner spokes of the first 8 layers of the wheel. Yes I printed them 16 times and cut out the first 8 layres. This gives it a nice three dimenionsal look. Although it is a real pain to go through. Picture shows both flat and cut out side by side.

Fuselage realignment Well I finished the rear alignment of the fuselage. I will use paints to fine tune after I evaluate the look after all parts on on.

Closer look at elevtor hinge. Here is a closer look at the elevator hinge on the rear fuselage.This is 28 gauge wire. Very thin but works very well as a hinge.

Rear Fuselage Well everything does not go as planned. I got a poor fit on the rear fuselage to front fuselage fit. I use a different method to join which created the problem. I make the rear fuselage. and insert a former out of balsa. I then duplicate that former and insert it into the forward...

Wing work Well I cut and assembled the entire wing for the left side of the plane a second time. wall1 Cause I'm stupid. I did not realize it until after the whole assembly was built . That sure takes the wind out of your sails... Anyway I now have the test fit of the right wing under way. I...

Paper drill I wish I didn't size up my models so much as this would be a very useful tool. However I do use a Graphtec cutter as I am more interersted in building then cutting paper. Do paper drills come in bigger models or just these little guys?

Knowledge First off Peter thank you for the kind comments Bomarc I am glad I never agreed that those were radiator hoses:mrgreen:but in truth I did not know for sure. Chris has a way of stirring a conversation that is for sure. :wave: Will you are a deep running river of information I am...

Hoses Thank God these aren't real ones they would be tough to install at this scale. :mrgreen: I am hoping the laquer coat will flatten this out a bit. I have examined the pictures and I am going for the flexiblity of this cord at the present. The wasp has lots of twists and turns. :thumb:

Front Cowl ring added I added the front cowl ring, this is not permanent yet. Too delicate so I will attach it at the end of the build.

Fiddlers Green Good old Fiddlers Green. I had a friend who was interested in Howard Hughes and so I went on a search for his planes. Saw Fiddlers Green site. Never heard of card modeling before that. Bought all there cds, and then fell in love with paint and paper models. Thanks Fiddlers Green

Engine Details Well I finished the details, some small trivial things to add soon. I think I am going to break out the airbrush and put some type of sealer on this soon. I love the way the engine is starting to take on a life of it's own. Can you tell I love engines...

Adding engine exhaust Thanks Chris. I am adding exhaust from the jugs to the firewall and other details that I am gleeing from photos, not sure what all this does. Not sure if it is 100% accurate. Sure that it pleases me when I look at it though. At this point you can see why I did not kill...

First wing skin Well I got on the first wing skin. Pics below tell story...

Engine mounted Well the engine assembly is complete and mounted onto the firewall. I have detailed the ignition wires. They are not 100% accurate. I am working on a solution for the offset of the engine from the firewall. In the meantime I am moving forward.

Looking Good Alright! Looks like you are going for the Gold. Is that the Merlin I see sitting there?

Gluing wire The wire is 18 gauge bell wire so it has a plastic jacket. Red, yellow, black, green. Any other color you have to paint with acyrlic after it is formed. I just take the wire and form it to the shape by eye and trial and error fit. When it is in the right shape I grab it with...

Nice Nice job. I like the look of it, and remember the movie, but now you force me to go find the dvd and watch again. :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

Parts Thank you... Total parts cut were 35. Some laminated others notl

Engine or Corncob They refered to this as the corncob. Obvious why... I did this in less than 3 hours total time so buy the kit and get yourself a great looking detailed model for your collection. If anyone is interested I will do a detailed thread on this so you can see how it can happen in...

Problem Thanks Will, I see your point and have already come up with a solution stay tuned to the rest of build and I will show as I go.