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| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 31-Oct-08 01:45 |  |
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| Ready for more sanding, sealing, finish sanding, and paint. Hopefully I can get it finished in time and it will look close enough to the real deal. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 30-Oct-08 15:56 |  |
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| My propeller conundrum - I need a scale prop by the end of the day and have only this 10" prop that can be cut down or I can try to carve something decent in the next few hours. All reasonable suggestions are welcome. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 28-Oct-08 13:28 |  |
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| I also repaired the wing bolt hole by adding a paper tube like is used on the MM Hellcat. I had intended to do this from the start, but got ahead of myself when covering the wing. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 28-Oct-08 13:26 |  |
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| My simple fix; an epoxy and plywood sandwich. Tape was used to keep the epoxy from leaking out the bottom while a clamp help the sandwich till the epoxy set up. While not what I would do if I was still in the building phase, I think it will do the trick. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 27-Oct-08 00:57 |  |
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| Close up view from the rear of the landing gear wire. There was little to prevent the wires from rotating, maybe I was supposed to put the wires on the other side of the spar. I think the best fix is to sandwich with plywood. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Flying | 26-Oct-08 17:38 |  |
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| On later tries I was able to pull up in time, but the field was so small I was constantly turning to avoid the trees. It seems like it wanted to roll right and left aileron would hardly turn/roll it left at all, I'll have to make sure the wing is level. |
