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Jastafuhrer 13 | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 19-Jan-14 10:44 | | Views : 522 | Here you can see that I've shaped the fairings behind the cowl. The picture quality isn't the greatest because it's s camera phone but you can see that I veneered the dash panel with 1/32 then sanded it down to ten thousandths before installing. I didn't want to see the end of the top stringers on the finished model. I have also sanded down all the burnt edges from the laser cuts for the same reason. It also trued up the edges because it appears the laser cuts with a slight angle. |
Jastafuhrer 13 | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 19-Jan-14 10:38 | | Views : 456 | Cowl is fitted to the fuselage. Area between is also filled with a formed piece instead of bits. the bend radius is the same as the cowl so it was easy. |
Jastafuhrer 13 | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 19-Jan-14 10:34 | | Views : 427 | Cowl strip ids dry and ready to trim and glue |
Jastafuhrer 13 | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 19-Jan-14 10:30 | | Views : 468 | The kit instructions have the cowling filed in with bits of 1/8 x 1/16. I decided to do it in one piece. This is a wooden block from my son's toy chest that has almost the exact radius required. The card stock is a guide to keep the balsa s square to the form. I put the piece in a bowl of water in microwave to stream it. |
Jastafuhrer 13 | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 19-Jan-14 10:24 | | Views : 470 | Fuselage is coming along. I've added cross bracing in the bays behind the cockpit top and bottom. Might add a little weight but at least it's up near the front. |
Jastafuhrer 13 | Dumas Kit #222, Fokker EIII | Build | 19-Jan-14 10:21 | | Views : 443 | Working on the stabilizer. |
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