I've got rid of the louvres. I hesitated a bit before doing this, because I didn't want to ruin the fuselage halves after all the work I've done on them. But it turned out OK.
To start with, I pared them down with a curved blade, cut a slot in what was left with a scriber (which I find is good for removing material) and then carved away either side with a straight blade, before neatening up with with wet-and-dry. Here, I've finished the starboard side and have started work on the port side:
After this, I cemented little fillets of Evergreen 2.5mm half-round onto the inside:
While the glue was setting, I went and mowed the lawn. Then, when I got down to work again, all I had to do was to carve the little fillets of plastic to match the existing troughs. I alternated between a rat-tail file, a 1.2mm drill bit, different knife blades, and whatever came to hand. I found that once I was almost at the right depth, I could use the blunt end of the drill bit to chase away what was left a small amount at a time. In the end, I got quite a neat result. I gave it a preliminary bit of sanding with fine wet-and-dry, then smeared on a bit of Milliput to fill the gap between the old and new. I also took the opportunity to test one of the gun barrels for fit. Not bad at all!
Tomorrow, I just need to do some cleaning up and then at last I can start painting the inside of the fuselage.
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