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| CPN | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 24-May-10 04:30 |  | | Views : 1424 | | You can see several mistakes here that I have to correct later - the olive drab overspray for one, the spot on the stabilizer where the masking tape pulled some of the paint off as well. I am going to apply some sanding sealer to the bottom wing fillet area to try to smooth out some of the gaps. This thing is supposed to fly but I can't look at a poorly finished area, especially after seeing everyone here magnificent efforts. |
| CPN | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 11-Apr-10 16:49 |  | | Views : 1552 | | Next stop, paint shop! |
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| CPN | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 11-Apr-10 09:22 |  | | Views : 1641 | | Fillets are one of the hardest things for me to do right. I think I have finally figured out how to get acceptably light results. I start by tracing the plan outline onto parchment paper (I use it instead of wax paper) and then cut out a balsa template. I trace that onto very thick drawing paper. I soak the fillet in warm water, put it in place, futz with it until it looks right and then "paint" it with white glue. The other side came out well too. |
| CPN | Guillows Series 500 - P-40 Warhawk | Parked | 10-Apr-10 17:10 |  | | Views : 1450 | | 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. |
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