The Little World

The value of the Little Workshop adjustable jig is proving itself daily. It comes in handy for all builds to steady aircraft in either normal or inverted mode and to allow me to rest planes on the trailing edge of the wings to apply propellers. If I turn the fuselages sideways I can do side and tail insignia with both hands free to hold decals and brushes.

A quick wrap of masking tape will secure most models.

But what do you do with the wings on a B-29? This is by far the biggest build so far – and while the fuselage and tail planes are within the envelope for the jig, there is no way that it can balance on one wing to have the other one cemented with safety. Not until I broke out the 5mm foam-core board and cut two enormous supports.

The wings have internal plastic struts, and are quite secure. The glue line is complete – and the dihedral alignment is set by the mould.

Note that I have removed the Norden. No way would the Air Force have left that inside a tanker.