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Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:43 | | Views : 1220 | |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:42 | | Views : 1161 | 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 | | Views : 1229 | 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. |
Dale1416 | Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster | Build | 11-Oct-11 22:42 | | Views : 1241 | 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 | | Views : 1323 | 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 | | Views : 1193 | After careful masking, the Skymaster was painted Venetian Teal and off-white. |
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