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David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build12-Oct-13 21:17
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Stabilizer is shaped, covered on the bottom, and glued to the fuselage and rudder base. The top part of the rudder is being shaped and fitted.
David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build09-Oct-13 08:37
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One more light application of filler will finish this area. Now to shape the stabilizer.....
David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build07-Oct-13 07:56
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A ittle filler should do it. The wing filets need some minor work but were fairly painless. I've also added the balsa where the front part of the canopy will go.
David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build07-Oct-13 07:50
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David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build07-Oct-13 07:48
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No pattern is provided so I used the plastic model as a guide for the opening.
David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build07-Oct-13 07:47
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The extra piece is useful in determining the angles to cut and sand on the main piece. There were a few....
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David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build07-Oct-13 07:45
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THe balsa was soakedovernight in a mixture of water and Windex, taped to the pill bottle, and allowed to dry for a couple of days. I measured the distance around the former to see how much to cut away. These cuts were done on the bottle.
David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build06-Oct-13 20:54
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David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build05-Oct-13 03:19
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"Glamour shot". It now weighs 6.1 oz/171 gr.
David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build04-Oct-13 18:08
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I have a couple of pieces of 1/16" balsa soaking in water and Windex overnight and tomorrow will wrap them around pill bottles and let them dry awhile before making the shaped intakes. In the meantime the dreaded wing filets await and they will require some work as they are quite large.
David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build04-Oct-13 05:46
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David DuckettCleveland Lockheed P-80Build04-Oct-13 05:45
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