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poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 27-Jun-12 14:13 | | Views : 641 | Wing, stabs & rudder glued in place. I used Mr. Duckett's suggestion and left the film in place on the underside of rear canopy. Worked great. |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 27-Jun-12 14:10 | | Views : 563 | Belly pan. |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 24-Jun-12 16:38 | | Views : 606 | |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 24-Jun-12 16:37 | | Views : 574 | Right, center & left consoles, and control column. |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 24-Jun-12 16:36 | | Views : 522 | 4 Seats made of .020 sheet styrene. |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 21-Jun-12 10:56 | | Views : 559 | It wasn't as hard as I thought. Not quite as smooth a transition as I would like, but it works. |
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poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 21-Jun-12 05:42 | | Views : 593 | |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 21-Jun-12 05:41 | | Views : 598 | Instrument panel. .020 sheet styrene faceplate. |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 20-Jun-12 19:22 | | Views : 584 | Don't trust plans! I built the fin as per the plans. When doing some color research tonignt I discovered that the A1E's fin makes a smooth transition to fuselage. Too late to fix without a major rework. UGH!! |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 20-Jun-12 15:51 | | Views : 597 | Fuselage primer coat, wing covered with medium grade silkspan. |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 18-Jun-12 01:35 | | Views : 610 | This is how I skin all my "metal skinned" models. |
poppy | Dumas Kit #329, Skyraider AI-E | Build | 18-Jun-12 01:34 | | Views : 609 | Starting at spar, apply glue to every other stringer and trailing edge and to ribs at each end. Gently fold sheet over contour, pressing with both hands till it smoothly fits, then pin trailing edge till dry. |
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