Hi Allen

I'm conscious that I want to avoid hijacking this thread but on the engines I found that my smallest drill bit at .5mm was too big so I tried to CA the wires on the flush surface. This was ok until I tried to fix the wires to the cyclinders at which point they all starting to detach themselves.

I have since got hold of a .3 mm drill bit that seems more suitable to the task and I have drilled all the way through the cyclinders so when attaching I can use longer wires to relieve the stress on the fixed part.

I'm hoping this strategy will work better than the few attempts I've had so far. I have the cable and a good set of cable strippers so fingers crossed.

Also the eduard pe scissors (I think they are called??) are quite nice. Picture... (The White Balance is off - they are silver)

Hi Allen
Hope you don't mind but I have a question or two?
For my next aircraft project (once a RNZAF p40 is completed, slowly, very slowly)I 'm going to do an RNZAF F4U Corsair,what size bit do you use to drill the engine out? and the size of wire you fitted?
I'm learning always learning and asking questions

thanks in advance

Chris

Old "Dudge" looks fabulous Allen.
Im really happy to see you progress with this after such a long build.Almost finished now and Im looking forward to seeing it done.
As for your little issue, I know how frustrating it is when you pick up on something and it bugs the sh*t out of you, when noone else would even know anything was wrong. It happens to me on every build without fail.
Personally, I cant see anything in the photo that wont dissapear under another Klear/Future coat and the washes etc. It certainly wont do any harm to slice the decal and add some more micro-sol. Id use a brand new scalpel blade rather than a needle though.
The fact that you have a busy week coming up will actualy help. Micro sol it, and leave it for a few days
Nige