Build Photos: XH-26 Jet Jeep

Starting the build! 

Cyclic painted and glued 90 degrees to lengthwise piece 

Glued to cockpit bottom plate (don't worry about visible glue; it will get covered by the seat soon. 

Collective painted, positioned, and glued down with Tamiya Extra Thin cement 

Blue tape holds the small pieces to be painted 

Interior of body painted with windows masked. Canopies show the included masks. There are masks for the large windows but I just made my own. And yes. That's a 1 inch grid. This thing is tiny! 

Fitting front and back windows required a lot of sanding and cutting. There is a gap in the roof that I hope I can seal up with some cement when the halves come together. 

Photo etched legs added to seat 

Seat added to cockpit 

Cyclic and collective handle painted for added realism (not in instructions) 

Control panel assembly in process... 

Landing gear being prepared... 

Gluing a leg onto the landing gear. The handle of the pliers is the jig. See a completed one in the foreground. 

Wheels glued and drying 

Tiny pieces glued vertically onto stabilizer (itself glued) 

Gluing the front landing gear (creating space with a toothpick) 

Body assembled and glued with back window installed (view 1) 

Body assembled and glued with back window installed (view 2). Note gap to be filled with putty. 

All windows installed 

Puttying to fill gaps and smooth edges. Frustrating that the model wasn't produced correctly for an easy fitting.