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| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 30-Jul-07 18:56 |  | | Views : 573 | | Fine steel wool tomorrow and then another coat of sealer. |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 30-Jul-07 18:54 |  | | Views : 594 | | I, (we) remade the hindges for a closer fit. |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 30-Jul-07 12:58 |  | | Views : 588 | | Two hrs of sanding and TLC, almost poppy's and DD's smooth as a baby's behind" quality! |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 29-Jul-07 19:13 |  | | Views : 648 | | Boris, AKA Niki, needs aid to get off the tail. I must find another "Boris". He has worked so hard and appeared in so many pictures that his "Joints are burnt out!" He really cannot stand W?O assistance! |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 29-Jul-07 14:11 |  | | Views : 579 | | The hinges were made from music wire and Al roof flashing....scaps from the fuselage forward skin. |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 29-Jul-07 14:10 |  | | Views : 591 | | Mechanics of empennage completed. |
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| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 29-Jul-07 12:09 |  | | Views : 608 | | Waiting for another coat of filler to dry, Sasha hinged the rudder. |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 28-Jul-07 19:35 |  | | Views : 604 | | We ar happy woth the way the fuselage becomes part of the rudder. Like poppy says....."when things work well, just sit back and admire it a bit!" With me I will probably drop the Mig tomorrow and destroy all this work! |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 28-Jul-07 19:31 |  | | Views : 559 | | While the final shape may change a tad, this shape closly matches the original Mig elevators.... we can live with it! |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 28-Jul-07 19:29 |  | | Views : 564 | | Elevator amputation procedure successful. I am using Elmer's wood workers wood filler and I am liking it! |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 27-Jul-07 21:19 |  | | Views : 576 | | This is turning out to be quite a large "Bird!" |
| John M Oshust | Scratch Built MiG3 | Build | 27-Jul-07 21:07 |  | | Views : 569 | | The shape of the stabilizers in the Stahl flying model plan is not close enough to the real Mig. The pencil lines indicated where I will amputate, fill and shape the leading edges. The fillets between the fuse and stabilizers are also temps for a look s |
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