Fuselage, wing, and tail joins were pretty trouble free. The engines
were nicely cast but were much too small. I saved them for some other
build, maybe one needing R-975's. Un-geared R-1820's were
ordered from Starfighter Decals and were an excellent fit and of superb
quality. The cowls were thinned with a Dremel sanding drum and just
the slightest bit of sanding was needed on the rocker housings.
Some time was spent figuring out how to space the engines so the front of
the engines would protrude the right amount from the cowl fronts and to get
them to sit squarely.
