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Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	19-Jul-07 11:26
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These are made from 1/4" wood supplied. Excellent quality makes it easier to carve.
John M Oshust	Guillows Series 800 - Sopwith Camel	Parked	18-Jul-07 20:05
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The "test flight" on the porch!
John M Oshust	Guillows Series 800 - Sopwith Camel	Parked	18-Jul-07 20:04
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The TF 1 is the first of the seven aircraft planned for this ceiling
John M Oshust	Guillows Series 800 - Sopwith Camel	Parked	18-Jul-07 20:02
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The Camel moved to the hills a few weeks ago. It was recently allow to permanently ride the thermals.
JohnG.	Guillows Series 500 - Junkers JU87 Stuka	Build	18-Jul-07 18:35
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David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 13:59
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Some minor covering of seams and a couple of more coats of clear dope and it will be ready to go to the paint shop.

Hangar	Aircraft	Category	Date	Preview
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 13:56
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Next step is to carve the "cowling fairing blisters" (above the exhaust stacks) and the "carburetor air intake" (bottom front) from balsa blocks
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 13:49
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12 hours to cover it, 2 days to make the fillets, 6 hours to glue it together and add some filler
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 13:45
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Beer and dope. This hobby could kill you.
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 07:41
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Checking for fit. Now to put it all together...
David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 07:39
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David Duckett	West Wings Spitfire Mk 22/24	Build	18-Jul-07 07:37
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Trimming the silkspan from the covered fillet

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