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John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild04-Feb-08 22:34
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A blatant violation of the Guillows rule: "All frames covered with tissue before assembly"
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild04-Feb-08 22:32
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A card stock jig holds the wing for the cabane struts to be installed
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild04-Feb-08 22:30
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The cockpit area was built from light tracing paper laminated with tissue paper.
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:49
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The covered fuselage reveals the scale inaccuracies of this dime scale plan.
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:43
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I made separate control surfaces on the tail, in case I decide to convert this rubber powered plane to micro R/C.
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:40
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Completed bottom wing. Weight of 1 wing is 0.25g.
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John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:38
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I applied the tissue over an oven with the door slightly open. This guarantees that the tissue is absolutely dry and won't warp later. This is could be a real problem on a flimsy frame like this.
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:35
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Printing completed. I did 2 passed on low print intensity.
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:32
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I used an inkjet printer to put the details on pre-shrunk domestic white tissue.
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:29
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I gave the fuselage a very thin coat of paint. This will make the covering seem more opaque, because the balsa will be less visible.
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:27
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Because the flying surfaces will be covered on the top onlt, I put a very light coat of paint on the exposed wood.
John CooperComet Curtis Hawk P6-EBuild29-Jan-08 22:25
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The removable nose block is a deviation from the plans.
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