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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	12-Nov-07 16:36
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Ready to paint
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	12-Nov-07 08:04
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Fillets being made with Micro-fill
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	12-Nov-07 08:03
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Fuse covered, clear part of canopy masked, slot at rear enlarged to handle thickened stabilizer
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	12-Nov-07 08:01
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Lots of room
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	10-Nov-07 17:28
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Silkspan trimmed away, covering done.
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	10-Nov-07 17:26
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The silkspan has now dried and shrunk and conformed to the curvature of the edges.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	10-Nov-07 09:43
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David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	10-Nov-07 09:41
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As soon as it's daylight, and warm enough, I'll start covering these outside. There's too much area involved to use dope inside. The frames have all been prepped with two coats of 50/50 white glue/water (more or less) and sanded smooth.
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	09-Nov-07 07:21
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Sanding
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	06-Nov-07 22:04
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Tail feathers are now 5/16" thick. Cowl bumps are made from 1/4" blocks.
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	06-Nov-07 22:02
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The tail feathers-3/32" pieces glued to a sheet of 3/32" and then to another.
David Duckett	House of Balsa FW-190	Build	06-Nov-07 22:00
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Except for the1/8" spar top and bottom this is all 1/16". There's another 1/8" piece under the trailing edge.

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