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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	21-Jul-07 00:36
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David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	19-Jul-07 11:31
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These required about three hours to make and install. It's now time for her to get some proper clothes.
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	19-Jul-07 11:28
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and the bottom one
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	19-Jul-07 11:26
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These are made from 1/4" wood supplied. Excellent quality makes it easier to carve.
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 13:59
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Some minor covering of seams and a couple of more coats of clear dope and it will be ready to go to the paint shop.
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 13:56
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Next step is to carve the "cowling fairing blisters" (above the exhaust stacks) and the "carburetor air intake" (bottom front) from balsa blocks

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 13:49
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12 hours to cover it, 2 days to make the fillets, 6 hours to glue it together and add some filler
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 13:45
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Beer and dope. This hobby could kill you.
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 07:41
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Checking for fit. Now to put it all together...
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 07:39
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David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 07:37
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Trimming the silkspan from the covered fillet
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 07:35
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A combo of 1/32" curved & scrap balsa and filler

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