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| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 19-Apr-09 20:34 |  | | Views : 690 | |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 19-Apr-09 20:33 |  | | Views : 648 | | Assemblies are tacked together to see what it looks like. |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 16-Apr-09 20:04 |  | | Views : 624 | | Making a copy of the plans so they can be cut into smaller more easily worked pieces. |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 16-Apr-09 20:01 |  | | Views : 666 | | Lots of parts to cut, but it went quickly, very good wood. |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 14-Apr-09 21:00 |  | | Views : 636 | | Not only does it work extremely well but it only cost a $1.19 my local independant hardware, who sells them to remove paint from glass. |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 14-Apr-09 20:56 |  | | Views : 662 | | The single edge blade is smaller and seems to stay sharper far longer than an exacto blade with much less tearing of the balsa former. |
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| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 14-Apr-09 20:51 |  | | Views : 644 | | I've been using a single edge razor blade holder to cut notches into the formers. It hold the blade firm and allows you to cut a notch quickly and cleanly. |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 14-Apr-09 14:20 |  | | Views : 765 | | I have found that I prefer the No 2 knife with a No 2 blade when cutting parts from the print wood sheets. |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Parked | 14-Apr-09 14:12 |  | | Views : 786 | | I usually try to find a detailed 3/4/view and circle in red those details I want to pay attention to or add to the model like the pitot tube or trim tabs. |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 14-Apr-09 14:09 |  | | Views : 780 | | My references mostly came off the web. |
| jerry campbell | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack" | Build | 14-Apr-09 14:07 |  | | Views : 741 | | As usual the Diels Raiden has quality ingredients, a full set of plans, printed both sides that I normally make a copy so it can be cut apart. Decals, strip wood, prop and rubber, vac canopy and spinner, three dif thickneses of print wood, and small 3/view of the subject.. |
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