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Comet Douglas A-26 Invader by David Duckett. Viewed 823 times.
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| David Duckett | 17-Jun-08 00:08 | |
| simpleflyer | 17-Jun-08 09:25 | | Nice treatment of the front canopy area. Did you use the same technique for the rear upper and lower glazed areas. Also did you carve the nose from the kit supplied block? |
| David Duckett | 17-Jun-08 09:59 | | Yes, same technique, The kit supplied block was much too hard so I used a softer wood which came from a kit from the 40's. I have several chunks of it. |
| simpleflyer | 18-Jun-08 15:05 | | Thanks for the reply, David. If I remember correctly, printwood kits with all the cutting involved are not exactly a favorite of yours. Has this kit changed your impression of this type of kit? BTW, what you are doing with this kit looks great. I am looking forward to seeing the completed model. |
| Barnstormer | 18-Jun-08 15:42 | | Looking Very nice!! |
| David Duckett | 18-Jun-08 18:42 | | As a kid I dreaded cutting out all the pieces and thinking about it now it was probably because all I had was a single-edge razor blade. Now all I use is a x-acto and lots of sharp blades. My 3 West Wings planes were all printwood and I found that accurately cutting out the pieces was as much a part of the build as anything else and I actually look forward to it. I DO NOT like the way they crowd all the pieces so closely together. Of course, when one's building the way I do, a broken piece is no big deal. I DO very much like the fit of the pieces since they are more accurate than die-cut, usually. Printwood would not stop me from building a kit. |
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