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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 17:55
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Closer to final shape.
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 17:54
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The rough outline cut was with a jig-saw. Now it was roughed out with an Xacto knife. If I remember correctly, it was three pieces of basswood laminated together.
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 17:52
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The kit had molded copies of the ADF "footballs", but they lacked definition and were too big. I decided to carve some new ones.
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 15:12
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The kit also needed covers for the aileron linkage. Again, basswood carved and sanded.
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 15:11
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Proud mom and kids. Eventually she took all but one of the ducklings with her. The leftover was adopted by one of the guys here. His family raised it and it eventually flew off. They called the duck "Cobblepot."
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 15:09
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We had a population boom at my work. The office is next to a canal that the ducks enjoy. Plenty of room for a nest. One day these little guys showed up.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 15:06
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The kit did not have any hard points for missiles and bombs. I had to make them. Sizing was a "guesstimate" based on photos. From back to front you can see how the pieces evolved. Basswood and a hobby knife. I matched the curve of the wing by taping sand paper to the wing and running the piece side by side along it.
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 15:02
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Cut it apart because I needed the round pipe. I didn't want to buy an 8 foot section of pipe.
Creosotewind	Guillows Series 800 - Stearman PT-17	Parked	13-Jun-14 15:00
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For the camera I found this PVC fitting from the hardware store. I'm not sure what it is used for, but was almost perfect for my needs.
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 13:42
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The cut out pieces.
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 13:41
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I wanted to have a better detailed camera, so I had to cut out the wood brace and part of the molded in fuselage.
Creosotewind	Scratch Built Solid Models	Parked	13-Jun-14 13:40
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Intake scoop epoxied to the fuselage. Several pieces of scrap wood filled the gaps.

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