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Offline drdave

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Re: A plate of old French Tripe!
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2013, 06:17:12 AM »
A great build but don't make my mistakes.  I lost the Rotherham pump. The firewall I put on back to front- I just realised, hence a gap on the top cowling where a tab should be.

Wings went on very easily, if you keep the tabs and slots clean and fix by the Cabanes and then the outer ones, and leave upside down in the box. The rudder decal has worked very well after a hairdryer blast.

Alclad clear gloss varnish stays tacky too long. I'm hoping the thumprints won't show!

I learned a lot with this. The thread is elastic Goldzack, which looks good but is a tad too thick to thread thru Bob's buckles, so I glued it on and its a bit messy as that then stiffens the thread. I will try monofilament next I think. Control wires are EZ line. The kit decals are superb- no probs at all with microset/sol.

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Re: A plate of old French Tripe!
« Reply #16 on: January 13, 2013, 06:27:59 AM »

Offline Epeeman

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Re: A plate of old French Tripe!
« Reply #17 on: January 13, 2013, 08:47:43 AM »
Looking very good mate -

We all seem to make these little construction errors - so I really understand your frustration!

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Dave
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Offline mgunns

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Re: A plate of old French Tripe!
« Reply #18 on: January 13, 2013, 09:17:11 AM »
Hello Dr. Dave:

Your model is looking very good.  They are all learning experiences as we continue to progress and try new things.  I think it looks great and the finished product will obscure any little "holidays" that may exist.  Just don't tell anybody.  They will  never know.

Best

Mark
Mark

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