When I fit the lower wing half to the uppers they had to be glued in
small spots, averaging out the fits, but to my surprise when I was done
there was goodness in the land, and all were joyous.
However, there was still some questions about the fit of the float gear,
as the fit of the pylon to the fuselage was loose and not at all even on
top. Careful gluing and nudging before the glue
set got it straight, I think, but the little struts in the back had an
approximate fit and needed a little filler. Quite likely a little
more care when fitting the main pylon to the wing might make that
better, and next time I will attach those struts to the float first as the
depression where those struts fit on the bottom of the wing are much
deeper than those on the floats and might hide
some fit issues, if there are any after the float pylon issue is addressed
better. There is no separate part for the carburetor intake on this
kit as there is on the others, it is molded as part
of the lower wing. By minimizing the gap at the aft wing to fuselage
join there was a slight mismatch on the front which I fixed with a little
sanding, and also by not trying to get a good
tight fit on the ring the engine mounts on. Spreading it open on the
bottom improved the sideways fit on the forward wing root around the oil
cooler area.