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David Duckett	Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack"	Build	11-Jul-09 23:48
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The wing and section of fuse it attaches to will be covered before the construction continues. I would do it tonight but at 9 pm it's still over 100. Tomorrow when I turn 68, it's predicted to be 112.
David Duckett	Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #41, Mitsubishi J2M3 Radien "Jack"	Build	11-Jul-09 23:44
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Ready for the covering process
poppy	Eureka Boeing B-29	Build	11-Jul-09 16:00
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Nacelle blocks in place, L/G sitting in place. This is going to be like building 4 small fuselages. I think in the fifties the words "easy build" were not as important as they would be today.
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 06:43
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I have added a circular former to reinforce the vacu spinner and added a .005 circle of plastic to provide a slight seperation between the spinner and cowling.
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 06:28
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The laminated exhaust stack have filled and sanded and shaped. The balsa covers have been relaced with .005 plastic.
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 06:24
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I cut out the lower wing oil coolers and reiforced them the bottom with 1/16th strips. I will add radiator faces to each.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 06:10
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I cut out the lower cowling intake and added a balsa radiator faced with plastic screen.
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 06:07
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The wingtips are filled with balsa, which I think look better thank strips and paper.
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 06:04
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I filled most of the nose with scrap balsa, then sanded and flled and sanded and filled and sanded and....
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 05:57
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The cutting apart the working plans allows working with smaller pieces on the work board. The built the tail feathers in seperate pieces.
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 05:05
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The print wood is lazer cut and the strip stock is excellent quality wood. Vacu parts include the canopy, lower cowling with airscoop, the side airscoop, bubble spinner, wing oil coolers. The Peel and Stick decals include a JG 54 Green Heart emblem. The usual rubber, prop and plastic wheels are included.
jerry campbell	Dumas Kit #225, Messerschmitt 109 G	Build	11-Jul-09 04:59
Views : 1364
Two sheets of excellent bluilding plans with lots of detail that are pirnted on one side allowing you to cut into smaller working pieces.

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