This is the second Gotha I've built. I need it for a special project. And besides I needed a second one to declare that now I have an Air Force with strategic bombers.
So it started to reduce it to 1/144. Suddenly, a four A4 sheet plane becomes a one A4 sheet plane, or four A6 sheets, if you care for preciosities .
Bottom wings must be the first thing to glue, closely followed by the fuselage, since they must fit into the fuselage before being glued.
You must glue it carefully, as the wings must stay completely perpendicular to the fuselage. At this point, the fuselage looks like a deep fish caught out of the water.
Rudder and back fins are easy and straightforward to place and glue
The engines must be done with some care, as they are round and must fit well in the nacelles.
The nacelles with the engine have a very appealing round dimension that is difficult in such small object.
Engines glued to the bottom wings and upper wings made.
The most boring work of all. Struts and struts gluing...
Finally the landing gear is glued and the plane is ready to be exposed next to the first one. It only lacks detail painting, crew, machine-guns and varnish sprayed generously.
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