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| David Duckett | Cleveland Lockheed P-80 | Build | 07-Oct-13 07:48 |  | | Views : 545 | | No pattern is provided so I used the plastic model as a guide for the opening. |
| David Duckett | Cleveland Lockheed P-80 | Build | 07-Oct-13 07:47 |  | | Views : 517 | | The extra piece is useful in determining the angles to cut and sand on the main piece. There were a few.... |
| David Duckett | Cleveland Lockheed P-80 | Build | 07-Oct-13 07:45 |  | | Views : 513 | | THe balsa was soakedovernight in a mixture of water and Windex, taped to the pill bottle, and allowed to dry for a couple of days. I measured the distance around the former to see how much to cut away. These cuts were done on the bottle. |
| David Duckett | Cleveland Lockheed P-80 | Build | 06-Oct-13 20:54 |  | | Views : 442 | |
| David Duckett | Cleveland Lockheed P-80 | Build | 05-Oct-13 03:19 |  | | Views : 480 | | "Glamour shot". It now weighs 6.1 oz/171 gr. |
| David Duckett | Cleveland Lockheed P-80 | Build | 04-Oct-13 18:08 |  | | Views : 492 | | I have a couple of pieces of 1/16" balsa soaking in water and Windex overnight and tomorrow will wrap them around pill bottles and let them dry awhile before making the shaped intakes. In the meantime the dreaded wing filets await and they will require some work as they are quite large. |
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