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| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 07:01 |  | | Views : 1915 | | White tissue is sprayed with Silver Design Arts 'floral' spray from a rattle can. |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:59 |  | | Views : 2068 | | Yellow base tissue with black tissue stripes added with gluestick |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:58 |  | | Views : 2145 | | Fuselage underbelly gets added after the covered wing is in place |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:57 |  | | Views : 2033 | | Covering begins. This is white Esaki tissue from the kit, and yellow Esaki from the LHS |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:56 |  | | Views : 1965 | | Mock up |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:55 |  | | Views : 1843 | | Wing structure during building. THe ribs have sections of 'void' to save weight. This is the P-47 "N" version - with the clipped wing tips |
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| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:53 |  | | Views : 2148 | | Although the plans don't call for it, I like to add balsa sheeting to the nose area. Typically, the planes need nose weight, and this provides a 'beefy' place to grab the planes while changing and winding rubber motors |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:47 |  | | Views : 2221 | | P-47 parts during construction |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #39, Aichi D3A1 "Val" | Parked | 19-Jun-07 08:37 |  | | Views : 1974 | | Pop off wheel pants in place. I attached them also with short lengths of thread so I don't forget to pick them up from the grass. |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #39, Aichi D3A1 "Val" | Parked | 19-Jun-07 08:35 |  | | Views : 1912 | | The 1/32 ribs don't work in compression very well. |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #39, Aichi D3A1 "Val" | Parked | 19-Jun-07 08:34 |  | | Views : 2036 | | I stregthened the wing panel with the vertical grain 'webbing' between the spars |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #39, Aichi D3A1 "Val" | Parked | 19-Jun-07 08:33 |  | | Views : 2115 | | Covering begins. |
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