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| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 22:03 |  |
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| This is the final result of all my trials and experimentation. Not bad, eh? Its not as "contrasty" as the black thread I used before,. Its a bit more understated and realistic. Now the real challenge will come when I try to apply all that I've learned on the completed fuselage. Thats it for the stitching experiment. Now, I'll be working on the fuselage and doing some "slight" revising to accommodate the cockpit interior as well as alter the profile of the nose to reflect a more "boxy" squared-n appearance. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:54 |  |
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| If this is a repeat posting, I'm still learning how to use this thangy. I looked up The Vintage Aviator website and found some amazing colored close up photos of the S.E. 5 they restored (or built), an the side fuselage stitching appears to be a medium gray color. A quick stop at Wal Mart's fabric section netted me a nice gray colored thread that actually has a braided texture. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:48 |  |
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| Again, remembering the unsightly mess, I decided to use a pin dipped in Tamiya's olive drab paint to carefully further clean up any signs of frayed fabric or tiny wood chips from the balsa sheet that the Solartex is covering. |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:46 |  |
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| After punching the new holes on the adjacent strip, I brushed off the trimmings with a stiff brush to keep things nice and tidy-like |
| Skyediamonds1985 | Guillows Series 200 - SE5a | Build | 13-Nov-15 21:43 |  |
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| Okay guys, I think I've got it narrowed down to something workable and looks good at the same time. In this photo, you can observe that only one strip of Solartex has been pre-punched with pin holes while the other is blank. Last time, it was discovered that the strips stretch out while being laid on the fuselage side, thereby causing the holes to be rearranged out of alignment. This time, I am going to use the pre-punched strip as my guide for the plain strip. |
| poppy | Todays Hobbies Boeing F/A-18 Hornet | Build | 13-Nov-15 15:51 |  |
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| Sparrows and Sidewinders. |
