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| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 15-Jan-09 13:45 |  | | Views : 763 | | The feathers covered. I used DD's favorite method. Wet tissue and nitrate dope. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 15-Jan-09 13:44 |  | | Views : 776 | | Empennage....trimmed, edges sanded, and sealed. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 14-Jan-09 20:46 |  | | Views : 850 | | Empennage framed. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Parked | 14-Jan-09 20:43 |  | | Views : 797 | | Bending some lumbar to form the feathers. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 14-Jan-09 13:12 |  | | Views : 851 | | Heavy duty metal LG, like the mail plane versions of a DH-4. Off to post a packet to DD! |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 14-Jan-09 13:10 |  | | Views : 793 | | Mail palanes had beefed up metal LG, moved forward to the nose. This mail plane now has it also. |
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| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 14-Jan-09 13:08 |  | | Views : 811 | | These wheels are destined for the "Magic Box" Williams Bros. wheels are on the way. Slightly larger diameter with balloon tires. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 13-Jan-09 17:50 |  | | Views : 836 | | LG next. The LG on mail planes was beefed up. Larger wheels and ballon tires. The whole structure was made heavy duty and it was moved forward to avoid nose over landings. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 13-Jan-09 17:47 |  | | Views : 828 | | Some paint and some details. Radiator pipe and cap, simulated air louvers. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 12-Jan-09 20:43 |  | | Views : 715 | | I also managed the 1st coat of paint, no pix, it is drying. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 12-Jan-09 20:41 |  | | Views : 784 | | Spent a good part of today fabricating and mounting the exhaust system. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Build | 11-Jan-09 21:57 |  | | Views : 745 | | Radiator installed, two coats of filler and the second coat of sealer. |
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