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| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 07-Feb-16 12:51 |  |
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| SO, I make the two hour trip to Sioux Falls yesterday to take the wife to a Mall and I can visit the one Hobby Shop that is still open within a 150 mile radius. TUrns out that there is nice young guy managing it now but when I pointed out that he was out of Nitrate Dope, he wanted to know if that was a brand name or the name of it's manufacturer (sigh). We are truly dinosaurs. At least Drodak & Sig are still around. |
| Don C | Guillows Series 300 - DeHavilland Beaver | Reference | 07-Feb-16 11:43 |  |
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| This is the feral cat that has been keeping our neighborhood nervous for a week. |
| David Duckett | Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray | Build | 07-Feb-16 05:00 |  |
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| I got the rudder part of the fin/rudder sanded but it needs to be sanded to shape from top to bottom before attaching. The weather has been downright nasty but has started back to normal so it's safe to go outside again. That's essential because lots of doping is ahead. |
| David Duckett | Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray | Build | 07-Feb-16 04:54 |  |
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| Fitting a canopy is crucial to the overall appearance of a model. This one is a bit unusual in that the bottom of the front framing is fairly flat and at the rear it has to conform to a circular shape to blend with the spine. After cutting out the wood for the cockpit I added 3/32" strips along the sides. I will add additional wood behind the opening to support the canopy when attaching it. Adjustments are expected as it all goes together. |
| David Duckett | Berkeley Douglas F4D Skyray | Build | 07-Feb-16 04:40 |  |
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| Masking tape pressed firmly against the canopy shows where the molding is and a sharpie defines it which makes it much easier to cut correctly. This works for all canopies but it's especially important to get it right on an OOP kit. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 06-Feb-16 19:02 |  |
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| The simulated "turnbuckles" can easily be made from small circular and tubular beads that are easily obtainable at almost all arts and crafts stores. It's just pinching the end of the thin half-round plastic strip to fit the beads and then glue t the end points. drilled out at the appropriate locations. |
