Thank God for YouTube where I found where to put my tiny pieces in step 29.
Not bad if I say so myself.
I still need to mate the fuselage halves, but this will have to wait since I sense I will encounter some problems.
Even if I took every precaution this is what had happened two days ago.
Trying to glue the broken part was not an option so I decided to use this instead.
I will adjust it when the glue has dried.
In the meantime I will have to tidy up the workbench and move to the next steps.
I couldn’t let it go.
This is what I found on YouTube and where I took these screenshots…
You can just mute the sound if you want.
I have learned so much watching it and I am sure it will alleviate further frustration.
Progress on Day 4 went well after my eye exam for a cataract.
I have had second thoughts about steps 25, 26 and 27.
I have decided to fix these steps and add these little pieces later. I am not sure I will be adding the waist machine gun.
Clear parts for steps 30 and 31 were glued using clear parts cement from Testors.
Step 36 was also done and tomorrow step 37 will be next.
Day 3 had its share of frustration.
First frustration was with steps 15 and 16 when, contrary to the instructions, I had decided to glued parts D1-22 and D1-23 directly on the floor and then slide the pilot’s seat in between.
Bad idea!
I had also inverted D1-22 and D1-23 and had to pry them off, glue them back on the seat and wait for the glue to set.
Parts D2-32 and D2-33 came in next and I managed to break part D2-31 in the process of handling the front section of the He 111H-3.
Step 22 and steps 20 to 24 went well.
However steps 25, 26 and 27 made me realize I should have checked more than three times before assembling such tiny pieces which will never be seen by anyone.
Which brings me to this… if you don’t see it, why bother. Is it best to skip steps which only slow down your progress and lead to more frustration?
Feeling frustrated I then checked how the fuselage halves would mate. The plastic is very thin and the locating pins won’t fit in the location holes leaving a gap.
I cut the pins off and dry fitted the fuselage halves to see if it was a good idea.
Great idea!
Next time on Day 4…
Skipping step 29 and moving on to step 30 and beyond…
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Day 2, and taking lots of photos? That’s the only way I have found to get going on My Forgotten Hobby III… posting each and every day on how I am progressing with ICM He 111H-3.
With step 7 I had decided to omit parts D2-35 and D2-34 and proceeded with steps 10 and 11.
Parts D2-35 and D2-34 will be inserted later as part D2-26 was posing a problem.
Part D2-26 would not sit in all the location holes as you can see here…
and here…
and here…
I have glued two legs and will glue the others after the glue sets.
Waiting for the glue to set I had continued with step 13 and glued part D1-26 which made more sense than waiting to glue it in step 18.
Confused? Locating where to glue part A16 was confusing enough in the instructions in step 13!
Part A14 was then glued upside down with a little dab of extra thin cement.
Which will leave steps 20, 21 and 22 for another day…
With parts all waiting in a sushi tray…
My Forgotten Hobby III 