A-Model 1:72 Diamond DA42

This is a very small model!  

The engines and propellers were a real struggle. The shaft was too short and too thick. I made a scratch shaft with 1 mm brass rod but it didn’t work well and ended up gluing the props on. 

Tiny propellers. 

The injection quality is poor. The small parts have too many sprue stubs of too large a size. There is a lot of clean up to do and the risk of dropping tiny pieces and losing them is significant. 

I am having to be quite inventive in building this kit. The stabilator really didn’t fit properly on top of the fin. I had to file the top of the fin to get a straight line to glue to but there was nothing to hold it in place so I had to put the part on and weight the model upside down to hold it in place. The morning will reveal whether this method was successful.