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| poppy, Comment for image # 3128 | 20 Jun 07 11:11 |
| Glue is Testor's wood with some CA on covering severe bends. White glue for canopy. |
| Xanadu, Comment for image # 3128 | 19 Jun 07 19:07 |
| Awesome detailing..........very well done! |
| Xanadu, Comment for image # 3128 | 19 Jun 07 19:06 |
| Doodle........what kind of glue did you use? |
| poppy, Comment for image # 3128 | 19 Jun 07 13:03 |
| When wing framing is complete I use a Weight on the center section and after positioning the wings to the correct dihedral I use weights on each end until glue has dried. I usually give the glue at least 24 hrs. to set. |
| doodle, Comment for image # 3128 | 19 Jun 07 04:21 |
| hey poppy, i'm quite a newb so erm what happens if your dihedral are not the same (height) at both ends..about 1cm or so..does it really matter. and is there a solution to it
eg. a solvent to remove the balsa cement.. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 3104 | 06 Jun 07 13:49 |
| L/G hand painted. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 3125 | 06 Jun 07 13:48 |
| I try to build as accurate as my skills allow in honor of these Heroes. |
| poppy, Image # 3128 | 06 Jun 07 13:44 |
More details of Spit. |
| poppy, Image # 3127 | 06 Jun 07 13:43 |
Same tape for Stabs. |
| poppy, Image # 3126 | 06 Jun 07 13:40 |
I used smooth tape under silkspan to replicate metal rudder framing. |
| poppy, Image # 3125 | 06 Jun 07 13:36 |
Could this be F/O Don Gentile of 133 Eagle Squadron about to take his Spit on a Rhubarb over France in Aug.'1942? For me, it's not just building. It's research and imagining what these heros who flew these aircraft in combat gave for the freedoms of thi |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 3103 | 05 Jun 07 19:43 |
| These are all gorgeous! I think he might actually use more extra wood than I do. Just superb craftmanship!! |
| JohnG., Comment for image # 3103 | 05 Jun 07 14:49 |
| Few may be as good as, but, none will exceed 2xD=3M |
| cdwheatley, Comment for image # 3103 | 05 Jun 07 13:48 |
| DD, I think you may have just met your match here! |
| poppy, Image # 3105 | 04 Jun 07 22:09 |
A/C codes are my initials. Have to have some imagination, don't we? |
| poppy, Image # 3104 | 04 Jun 07 22:07 |
All markings are hand painted. I ruined kit decals by accident. |
| poppy, Image # 3103 | 04 Jun 07 22:05 |
Scratch build using Guillows plans and plastic parts in kit. |
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