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poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	24-Dec-11 12:44
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poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	24-Dec-11 12:44
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poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	20-Dec-11 20:17
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FYI, the fuselage required 28 separate pieces of silkspan.
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	20-Dec-11 20:15
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All covered with medium grade silkspan, 2 coats of clear dope and lightly sanded with 320 paper.
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	15-Dec-11 09:40
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Tail feathers are shaped 1/4" balsa.
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	15-Dec-11 09:38
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Wings covered with 1/32 sheet balsa and tips added.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	15-Dec-11 09:37
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Extra stringers added.
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	15-Dec-11 09:37
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Basic wing structure.
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	19-Nov-11 14:33
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To determine scale dihedral, I extended lines from 3- view to length of the model's wing. It is 1"".
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	17-Nov-11 09:50
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Trial fit of Volkes filter.
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	17-Nov-11 09:49
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Filled and sanded.
poppy	Dumas Kit #313, Hawker Hurricane	Build	17-Nov-11 09:48
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I usually cover the metal areas on model of this size with 1/32 sheet balsa. I decided to try DD's method of fill. A lot more work but definitely worth the effort.

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