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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (2 in total) : [ 1 ]  2  [ Next > ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Reference 11-Oct-11 22:44 Views : 1541 Dumas kit 211, 17 1/2" wingspan, Skymaster kit, came out in 1997. Realized it was out of production, when I recently tried to order it from Dumas. However, available from Penn Valley Hobby Center, Lansdale, PA 19446, for $18.23 plus shipping. This company is a small operation that buys up old and out of production kits. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:44 Views : 1344 Upon opening the kit, I found the vacuum formed parts to be almost unacceptable and would have called Dumas for replacement. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:43 Views : 1279 Balsa materials were of good quality and engineering of the kit was very good. I did add a former to the bottom of the fuselage and another spar to the top of the wing. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:43 Views : 1350 Trial assembly of components. Clay was added to the nose for correct stance. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:43 Views : 1273 Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:42 Views : 1208 Covering completed using clear dope and dry tissue. After shrinking the tissue, two coats of clear dope were applied. Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:42 Views : 1275 To aide in splicing tissue on the fuselage, small gaps were filled in with 1/16 sq. stringer stock. Working on the Skymaster fuselage reminded me more of building a jet car, not a plane. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:42 Views : 1292 After looking at pictures of real Skymasters, I noticed that the Dumas kit did not include an air scoop for the rear engine, so I fabricated one from a vacuum formed cut-off scrap. Adding this air scoop helped to hide the defect in the vacuum formed rear engine cowl. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:41 Views : 1376 Ready for painting. Parkzone ultra micro Cub propellers with spinners were used in place of kit propellers. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:41 Views : 1243 After careful masking, the Skymaster was painted Venetian Teal and off-white. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:40 Views : 1185 Completed Skymaster with partial use of peel and stick decals. Added details not included in the kit are instrument panel, exhaust pipes, and navigation lights. Dale1416 Dumas Kit #211, Cessna Skymaster Build 11-Oct-11 22:40 Views : 1277 Page (2 in total) : [ 1 ]  2  [ Next > ]