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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #60 on: October 14, 2022, 07:44:17 AM »
More glueing and waiting.
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #61 on: October 14, 2022, 10:39:52 AM »
Good to see some precision engineering taking place!

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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #62 on: October 14, 2022, 10:53:45 AM »
Good to see some precision engineering taking place!
Not from me, hard to get a straight wing on this triplane!
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #63 on: October 14, 2022, 11:18:31 AM »
More wing warping!
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #64 on: October 14, 2022, 12:03:40 PM »
While the glue cures/sets, I thought I would start this:
It is the Monogram Wright Brothers Kitty Hawk, described as 1:48 scale.
It contains 2 figures.
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #65 on: October 14, 2022, 03:27:55 PM »
Lots of ejector pins marks to fill and sand.
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #66 on: October 16, 2022, 09:17:01 AM »
Back to the AVRO - more progress, very hard to get all the wing parts to line up.
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #67 on: October 16, 2022, 10:02:13 AM »
You will do it - I have FULL confidence in you  ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #68 on: October 17, 2022, 09:52:46 AM »
Some rigging done.
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #69 on: October 17, 2022, 10:05:59 AM »
Well rigged that man - now what will Haddock say  :o :o :o
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #70 on: October 17, 2022, 03:57:24 PM »
Well rigged that man - now what will Haddock say  :o :o :o
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #71 on: October 17, 2022, 07:32:55 PM »
Looking good, the Kitty Hawk is a really old kit if I remember correctly.

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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #72 on: October 18, 2022, 05:39:28 PM »
Yes, Bob, like me a very old kit!
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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #73 on: October 18, 2022, 07:20:49 PM »
Only as old as you feel.

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Re: Early Aircraft
« Reply #74 on: October 19, 2022, 02:39:57 PM »
Some great modelling there Dave and exquisite rigging. Are you cross-eyed after that?
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