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| CPN | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 10-Apr-10 17:10 |  | | Views : 1638 | | I love it when a kit finally becomes a plane for the first time. I also love the look of doped tissue over the framework - sometimes I don't want to paint them. |
| CPN | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 10-Apr-10 17:08 |  | | Views : 1570 | | Here's all the parts taped together for a test fit. I had to do some shimming and sanding to get the stab level and the wing / fuse fit was way off. The last P-40 I build fit together perfectly, so I'm going to blame myself, not the kit. |
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| CPN | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 10-Apr-10 17:07 |  | | Views : 1538 | | Here you can see all the wood I've taken out of the wing. Despite all this, once I covered (Guillows silkspan) and doped it, the structure was still amazingly stiff. |
| CPN | Guillows Series 500 - FW 190 | Parked | 22-Mar-10 21:21 |  | | Views : 731 | | The next move is going to be to cut away most of the excess wood. Some of the sheets were good, but one was made of what felt like plywood. p |
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