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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
SteveM	Guillows Fokker D-VIII	Build	20-Feb-08 12:29
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I ended up having to remake the mold half that had air bubble issues. After a coat of paint you wouldn't know which was the original.
scigs30	Guillows Series 500 - Grumman TBF Avenger	Parked	19-Feb-08 23:40
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A couple of musts for a Guillows kit to fly. Have to make a nose plug so you can add weight and thrust as needed. Also increased the dihedral.
scigs30	Guillows Series 500 - Grumman TBF Avenger	Parked	19-Feb-08 23:39
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scigs30	Guillows Series 500 - Grumman TBF Avenger	Parked	19-Feb-08 23:38
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scigs30	Guillows Series 500 - Grumman TBF Avenger	Parked	19-Feb-08 23:38
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I am all done with this build. Final weight is at 24 grams. She has a nice glide but I cannot fly until the rain passes. I did not have much luck with the Guillows decals so I made my own.
John Cooper	Guillows Series 500 - Hawker Hurricane	Parked	19-Feb-08 23:25
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Note the large amount of rudder offset, mostly to counter the port wing's drag flap. There is also a fair amount of right and down thrust, working against the torque.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
John Cooper	Guillows Series 500 - Hawker Hurricane	Parked	19-Feb-08 23:22
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Not a Guillows Hurricane, but a scratch built one, about the same size. It is a little battered after years of flying and repairs. The port wing has a drag flap to keep it from spiralling to the left.
SteveM	Guillows Fokker D-VIII	Build	19-Feb-08 22:07
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The mold halves. The one on the right came out great but the one on the left has air bubble issues.
John M Oshust	Scratch Built Polikarpov I-16 Rata	Build	19-Feb-08 21:03
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Short and tubby with a very large wing!
SteveM	Guillows Fokker D-VIII	Build	19-Feb-08 18:06
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In about 4 hours (7pm PST) the top half will be cured and I can start casting some resin. Rubber mold cost is about $6, not too bad but don't go crazy with it.
SteveM	Guillows Fokker D-VIII	Build	19-Feb-08 18:04
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Alignment lugs carved out and rubber-to-rubber release agent applied. Don't worry, I'll add this whole process to my web page on duplicating plastic parts.
OLD A&P	SIG Cabinaire	Parked	19-Feb-08 17:33
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I left the wheel pants off to save a little weight.

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