You might remember the last time that I’d put together the arrow piece with the foil jigs and Tamiya tape to pull things together into shape. Man, did it set well, Really firmly and pretty clean considering the warped nature of the fuselage in this kit.

It was all well and good until I tried to fit the canopy assembly. Even with the center foil jig prying things open (and I will end up leaving that foil jig in the middle once that assembly seats itself), it wouldn’t fit. I pushed to pry open further, pushed the assembly further, knowing it would need to snap into place, and…

Yes. Seams popped, the glue around the assembly sludged around… it’s a mess.

It’s back to the drawing board now. I need to clean up these seams and get things bound back together. Good thing I held onto those intake foil jigs so I don’t have to make them again.