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Stefan,
Is that the Classic Airframes 1:48 Whirlwind? Whats it like to build?
Lee
Hi Lee!
Yes that´s the Classic 1/48 kit.
It was quite easy to build, and it was my very first multimedia kit!
Fit between nacellles and wings weren´t the best and required some filler.
Note that If you assemble the whole wing as a subsection (as the instructions says), You´ll be in trouble when you join the wings and fuselage!
I recommend you to assemble the wing this way instead;
1) mid wing lower section to fuselage, be sure to get it straight and square!
2) upper outer wing panels to lower section and fuselage
3) Nacelles to upper wing and inner mid-section
4) lower outer wing panels to upper wing and nacelle outsides
This is true with all CA kits with three- or five section wings!
I used the same method on my SM-79, i described the way I did it in the feature i wrote.
With the modified order and some (LOTS!) of dryfitting, you can get a really good join without any filler.
I had lots of fun with this kit and the result was really worth the work.
Cheers!
Stefan E