Deck Edge Elevator

The deck edge elevator is a clear part in this kit. I made the mistake of installing what looked like the correct part but it was too small. Pays to read the instructions sometimes. I painted the top surface of the clear elevator dark grey to match the flight deck. This also makes it easier to work with the photo etched parts on the underside. In order to get the support struts in the right place, I used the large PE part as a guide and marked the underside with a pencil. I use a piece of glass as a cutting board and a no.11 exacto blade to remove the PE parts from the fret. Once freed from the fret, a wad of modeling clay is the best thing I've found for picking them up. Zip Kicker ACC accelerator was brushed onto the elevator bottom then each support was lightly dragged through a drop of thick super glue and set in place with tweezers. After all the stuff dried the supports and elevator bottom were painted. The large support was too big ,even after

folding to shape. So I trimmed off the excess and super glued it in place. The deck edge netting PE did not look right or good, so I used GMM deck edge netting from their 1/700 WW2 carrier fret. I've never had good luck with this particular elevator and this model is no exception. White glue and paint were used to help cover up the sloppy job I made of it.