engine cowling is now primed and ready for fitting, the cooling flaps will be added after. I had to make the exhausts, so started by making a groove with the motor tool ( nail polisher ) then it was out with the wine foil . I cut two T shapes that were superglued on after pressing them to shape into the aforementioned groove . 
The exhausts themselves were made from brass tube which was carefully flattened a bit with the bending pliers . The intake on top of the fuselage has been started by cutting the kit intake scoop and thinning with the motor tool , this will be added and filled after the cowling has been fitted.
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Tony, that is simply gorgeous! The heat shields for the exhaust came out the Bomb.......nice thing about wine bottle foil is its workability....some of it is even laminated so you can split it and come up with some very thin sheet material for delicate jobs.
Really comes in handy for making rifle slings. I look forward to what you have in store for us next. Rick H.
Merry Christmas!Comment
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Great work Tony. This is a bit of a scratch building masterclass.Comment
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Fine work! I find myself considering whether the things I recycle could be better utilised elsewhere!Comment
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Got the engine fitted now and glued the intake on top of the fuselage . The intake will need a bit of fettling and a smear of filler once its set .Comment
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Lovely......Comment
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Tony. Outstanding work!! Dicing and slicing a Aircraft is not a easy task to do but looks like you have mastered it. Great job!Comment
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Engine now done and fitted , intake scoop filled and all primed. The cooling gills will be added after ive sorted the wing joints out to avoid knocking them off . Speaking of the wings , a trial fit showed they were very close to the cooling gills on the engine ( overlapping in fact ) . The few photos of the m82 Il2 include a close up of this area which shows a gap between the cooling gills and the leading edge of the wing. After studying plenty of plans and photos i concluded the wing in the kit was about 5 mm too far forward . On plans a straight line drawn between the port and starboard wing lights should fall exactly on the front of the sliding canopy section , the kit had this line at the front of the windscreen. Luckily it was an easy fix as the wings have the fillet moulded on , instead of moulded to the fuselage as is normally the case. So it was simply a case of taking 5mm off the rear of the wing locating tab and fixing them further back . The rear will need a little blending but no big deal.Comment
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Lovely job Tony.Comment
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Great work Tony, coming together very nicely :thumb2:Comment
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Just caught up again Tony. Really liking the work going into this. Keep it up mate.Comment
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Hi Tony
By 'eck this is a job and a half. As others have said it's right up Simon's street. Looks as if it's coming on a treat.
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Wings fit ok on top , but not so hot underneath , so out with the putty . While i was at it I built up the rear of the wing fillet which was a tad short due to me moving the wings back 5mm . Once this has been sanded I can get the tailplanes on ( if i put them on now theyll get in the way of the big sanding job on the wings) and start looking at the canopy . Im going to have to make a new rear section , probably crash moulding it .Comment
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Tony,
Lovely scratchery with a great use of different materials.Comment
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