Airfix Spitfire MkIa - Part III

Quick progress report - the fuselage and wings are now assembled, with almost no problems to report. Getting the fuselage halves to fit, while aligning the cockpit in correct position was a bit of a challenge, but I remember from old days that it is one of those situations where you wish you'd have an extra hands with 30 cenitimeter lång fingers.

Some gap filling and filing was required, but there were no real issues and I must repeat that I am amazed over how nice this model is, especially when compared with the old Spitifre I. Crispness of shape and details are true delight to behold. Also, I really liked the fact that wings aren't inserted one at the time into the sides of the fuselage. Instead, they are put together into a single unit and mounted in a cutout section at the bottom of the fuselage. The dihedral angle of the wings is ensured by bottom part of wing assembly all on its own, so the only thing you need to take care of is to make sure that the wing section is correctly assigned with the fuselage!