HAPPY 250th of AMERICA and Happy Fourth of July!!
The fifth week was spent detailing the main landing gear bays. There were some fit issues with installing them into the lower fuselage. The instructions have you assemble the bays and install them however if you install the wheels they will not fit thru the landing gear openings. There are also issues with the tail hook and the cockpit assembly. Read the build log for more details.
I am now working on the upper fuselage details starting with the refueling probe and upper intake panels. I am hoping to get the fuselage together next week.
You can see all the photos and details from the start in the build log at: 1/48 F-35C – VFA-86 Sidewinders
