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| heywooood, Comment for image # 41079 | 13 Jun 19 17:29 |
| the LG retracts and stays nested, the doors close and stay shut..I'll post a few images of that as soon as the underside panel lines are done.
The kit is fine but I ran out of funds before I could get decent decals for it..c'est la guerre - fortunately I had enough spares to make a basic representation |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 41078 | 13 Jun 19 17:24 |
| So this is essentially complete..'41 is done |
| heywooood, Image # 41079 | 13 Jun 19 17:23 |
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| heywooood, Image # 41078 | 13 Jun 19 17:22 |
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| David Duckett, Comment for image # 41077 | 13 Jun 19 15:16 |
| "King of smooth"!! |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 41074 | 13 Jun 19 10:54 |
| Don - this image shows the transition at the top of the fuselage where the rear of the canopy got extra treatment. The sunlight reveals all lol
PS: the wrinkle in the star roundel on the fuse has been corrected |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 41077 | 13 Jun 19 10:51 |
| at the rear of the canopy, top of the fuselage the canopy sat a bit proud - maybe 1/32" so I cut some balsa shavings and used extry filler to draw a flush connection and make it smooth there especially. It might have worked out. Better than had I not done the work I suppose |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 41077 | 13 Jun 19 10:47 |
| the fit was interesting..in testing I could never get the same alignment twice. This is how it ended up going on before the gun sight was installed. I had been fiddling and fiddling with it - then got it aligned just right, centered along the top keel and just covering the sides of the cockpit - so I just tacked it up right then and there. It was late and I was done. Figured it could pass as an airshow restoration rather than period warplane. I can still add the iron sights to the fuselage |
| Don C, Comment for image # 41077 | 13 Jun 19 09:56 |
| Very nice. How did the canopy fit? I had some problems, but it cold have been my fault too.
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| heywooood, Comment for image # 41077 | 12 Jun 19 20:57 |
| MG's installed and a few panel lines drawn in..hard to see against the dark green paint but they're on there |
| heywooood, Image # 41077 | 12 Jun 19 20:56 |
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| heywooood, Comment for image # 41076 | 12 Jun 19 20:54 |
| radio mast installed. After the LG is complete I'll attach the prop blades and string the radio antenna wires and call it good.
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| heywooood, Image # 41076 | 12 Jun 19 20:52 |
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| heywooood, Comment for image # 41074 | 12 Jun 19 20:51 |
| side view - final clear coat.
still fitting the LG and tail wheel doors |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 41075 | 12 Jun 19 20:50 |
| decals applied and getting the final clear coat |
| heywooood, Image # 41075 | 12 Jun 19 20:50 |
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| heywooood, Image # 41074 | 12 Jun 19 20:49 |
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| Don C, Comment for image # 41070 | 12 Jun 19 09:50 |
| That's anything but plain. |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 41070 | 11 Jun 19 23:49 |
| thanks Don..the retractable gear has me smiling.
Wish i could say the same for the poor Guillow decals.
Could not get that shark mouth to conform to the curves no matter how much solvent I used. The tail codes have already silvered and they're the only ones I used. Fortunately I had some spare star roundels and a few other bits in my drawer.
She gonna be a Plane Jane |
| Don C, Comment for image # 41070 | 11 Jun 19 21:22 |
| Smooooth! |
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