in the previous episode we did a lot
of weathering on this b26 invader. Today we are going to put all the bits
and bobs together to complete this build. Let's go! The assembly will start with
attaching the engines where they belong and this should be fairly straightforward job
because the attachment points are quite positive. I'm going to use mr cement deluxe for this, applying
glue on both surfaces. Some time to hold them in is necessary with this glue because it is not as fast
setting as the other types the mr.cement S and the SP. The next thing to do is to put the
engine cowlings in place. The fit is rather good but still we'll need to make sure that the tops
and the back of the cowlings are flush so later we don't have any issues with the fitment of the cowl
flaps.
That's why i'm going to glue them in place one by one. Now let's put the cowling flaps on. One
advice i have here is don't remove these from the sprues until you're ready to glue and then remove
them one by one because each of them is going to a specific location so it probably will not fit
unless placed on its target location. Another piece of advice from me would be to dry fit first each
and every one of these flaps because sometimes the exhaust stacks are sitting a little bit too
proud and they're pushing the flaps outwards. Now let's go to the most intimidating part of
the assembly for me personally. I will get the glue inside using one of these micro brushes
because the brush that comes with the glue is not going to reach down there.
As usual glue
is also applied on the other side so that we can have both surfaces melted. And it is time for
the gear leg to permanently get fixed in position. All right so far so good. Now let's try and
tread these lines in. They're excessively long so i can push them into the openings and they can
stay in place right inside. Because if they're too short the fishing line springs back and this can
be very annoying. Okay those are threaded in place and it's now time to apply some super glue
inside so we can secure their positions. I don't know if this was worth all the effort but it
is there.
One more line to put in. There we go! As usual links to most tools and materials i use
can be found in the description of this video. Now this is another occasion of really hard job
to do. Here we have resin wheels which are weighted and they're very nice and detailed but when the
wheels are weighted you cannot just place them in any way. So in order to have a good three wheels
standing on the ground i did everything that i know and can do in order to align the wheels
properly.
Now i will secure them with some amount of ca glue trying to be extremely careful not to
make the glue too obvious for everyone watching. And we'll leave this to cure so i can count on
the joints and flip the aircraft around once again. While waiting for the wheels to
here let's install the bomb bay doors. The fit there is nice except that i really
don't like how the bomb racks are mounted the fit is extremely flimsy i already broken
them in a few occasions on top of that. Now let's take a break and attach some less
demanding details like the turrets for example. While i'm gluing parts together let me share
with you some statistics from this project. It began on the 3rd of march 2021
and i finished it on july the 7th of 2022. So 16 months in the making. Probably I
should have named the channel captain slow models. For this time i generated over 400 gigabytes of
footage, 2 400 raw images. Of those pictures i have 900 uploaded on my patreon page in addition to
the 38 video updates i started the build with.
Those of you who are new to the build i
highly recommend watching the entire series playlist now that every video is published
you can watch the build as one whole thing. Also a big shout out to elegoo
for enabling the creation of the napalm tanks, and i'm sure many
more parts and details in the future. You can find a link to their 3d printing
solutions in the description of this video. Now let's put the aerial on. I have this ak rigging
material which is a little bit too small for the scale but since i don't have any other currently
it will have to do. And as always it is a… let's just say troublesome part of any build for me.
Now let's glue it to the mast on the front. Good and let's hope that it does not s tear from the
area of the tail.
And the second thread i will super glue in this hole that's near the tail.
okay and then this will hopefully get glued right here now let's put the propellers on next week i will be posting images of the
completed model in the community tab so make sure you follow that. Big thank you to all my patreon
members for supporting the channel and making all this possible and thanks to everyone for watching
and until next time happy modeling fellows.
