I'm working on my first Guillows balsa kit, the P51-D Mustang kit #402.
I've reached the part where the M1 and M2 fillet parts need to be added where the wings' leading and trailing edges meet the fuselage. IMHO, the plans are a bit unclear as to where these fillets actually go, and which way they are supposed to face.
Can anyone tell me where these parts actually go?
Thanks, Michael
in article snipped-for-privacy@s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, Mike at snipped-for-privacy@rcn.com wrote on 8/1/06 11:01 AM:
I don't know how many posters to this newsgroup build in balsa -- most of us are plastic modelers AFAIK. All I can offer is the following address for some decent line drawings of a P-51D, which may be of help for determining which pieces go where:
Actually, I DO build the Guillows models, but build them for shelf scale. I cover them with plastic sheet or card stock to simulate metal. Unfortunately, I just pitched my P51 'cause I made some bad goofs, so I don't have the plans anymore to refer to the parts mentioned.
The Guillows are a fine starting point for a large scale display model, but one must do a lot of scratch building for detail parts, and on some the tails are too large and need to be scratched. I am working on their B-25, which I have converted to the navy patrol bomber version. I found some fine resin engines in the proper scale.
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