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Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:44 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23758.jpg) | Views : 1167 | Upon opening the kit, I found the vacuum formed parts to be almost unacceptable and would have called Dumas for replacement. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:43 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23757.jpg) | Views : 1097 | Balsa materials were of good quality and engineering of the kit was very good. I did add a former to the bottom of the fuselage and another spar to the top of the wing. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:43 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23756.jpg) | Views : 1170 | Trial assembly of components. Clay was added to the nose for correct stance. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:43 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23755.jpg) | Views : 1092 | |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:42 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23754.jpg) | Views : 1026 | Covering completed using clear dope and dry tissue. After shrinking the tissue, two coats of clear dope were applied. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:42 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23753.jpg) | Views : 1090 | To aide in splicing tissue on the fuselage, small gaps were filled in with 1/16 sq. stringer stock. Working on the Skymaster fuselage reminded me more of building a jet car, not a plane. |
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Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:42 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23752.jpg) | Views : 1106 | After looking at pictures of real Skymasters, I noticed that the Dumas kit did not include an air scoop for the rear engine, so I fabricated one from a vacuum formed cut-off scrap. Adding this air scoop helped to hide the defect in the vacuum formed rear engine cowl. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:41 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23751.jpg) | Views : 1186 | Ready for painting. Parkzone ultra micro Cub propellers with spinners were used in place of kit propellers. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:41 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23750.jpg) | Views : 1057 | After careful masking, the Skymaster was painted Venetian Teal and off-white. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:40 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23749.jpg) | Views : 1000 | Completed Skymaster with partial use of peel and stick decals. Added details not included in the kit are instrument panel, exhaust pipes, and navigation lights. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:40 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23748.jpg) | Views : 1092 | |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:40 | ![](user_aircraft_thumb100/23747.jpg) | Views : 661 | |
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