The Tail Surfaces

 
The movable part of horizontal tail planes should be slightly moved upward, even if the aircraft is pilotless; I have divided the elevator from the stabs, then rebuilt the hinges and their recesses.

After the separation, it appears that the thickness of the right piece is different from the other one; I have thinned one of the two to become identical.

The trailing edge of the stabs should show many small holes.

The structure is too sharply visible on all the fabric-covered surfaces of the tail and on wings; one has to pass over them with thick paint and to sandpaper them to make it look more realistic.

I have opened a small hole on the rudder for inserting a transparent sprue to simulate the white navigation light.

I have re-engraved the trim lines; be careful, there is not an exact correspondence between right and left side on the kit.

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