Rigging
The rigging was relatively straightforward as I had pre-drilled all the holes for the buckles and just rigged it much as I did the Hawker Hart. I think that the rigging actually worked to line the wings up!
Next problem was entirely down to me.
I had left the Parafilm in position that I had wrapped around the fuselage for handling whilst I was away. I had put a good layer of satin varnish over the decals. As Parafilm used normally is not very high tack I just peeled it off…..and the decals! I painted back the squadron marking squares in red and blue but I just could not get the roundel right. This was mostly because I was afraid of peeling the paint off when I masked it.
Another call to the ever patient Simon – decals dispatched speedily and problem solved.
The finishing touches applied
I had knocked off the tail fin radio aerial guide as I knew I would! This was replaced by a thin brass tube with a Bob’s Buckle in the end through which fishing line was pushed.