Post 311 – Monogram 1/48 scale PBY-5 Catalina – Mating the Fuselage – Part 4

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Now came the tricky part on Thursday night…

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A clothespin came in handy.

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This is what happened.

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Not perfect but I will see to that later. Another section was glued Friday morning.

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Let’s visit the cockpit while the glue is setting. Looks fine to me.

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Next slide please…

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That’s the reasoning behind for glueing the long fuselage in sections.  

This hasn’t been glued yet.

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Next time glueing also the tail section.

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There’s no need to rush into this…

Meanwhile on Friday night…

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