Archive for June, 2017
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Here's where I began with the fuselage after removing (sadly) the Callie Graphics decals. Not even close to as bad as it could have been! -
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Here it is with everything removed. The split in the nose at the seam made it easy to R&R the battery tray. The tail wheel bracket has since been removed. -
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One thing about Callie Graphics decals: They stick really well. Note the deep, inaccurate panel lines. They wouldn't stay that way for long. Note one of the two big but clean cracks below the window at lower left. They've since been repaired. -
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This was the first of two jars of Hobbico HobbyLite filler. 1600 millimeters worth of wingspan make this a big model! -
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After plunging the nose into boiling water and smoothing out the foam cells with my thumb, the nose looks almost normal. -
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The missing foam is replaced, the battery tray is back in place and initial filling and sanding are nearly complete. -
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Almost finished! It's much nicer in this shot than when I started. The slot behind the dome has since been filled. The other slot remains open for a more accurate looking antenna, perhaps from a Dynam C-47. -
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Not much under the canopy. This will be receiving a Park Flyer Plastics canopy kit with its more scale accurate canopy, cockpit and pilot figures.
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