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Covering the Fuselage

My friend John, who has helped me on this project, has decided to go flying in Alaska for the summer and so we decided to cover the fuselage now. The envelop provided by Aircraft Spruce fit very well. Then we two calibrated irons we started to shrink the fabric. Here is the result after the …

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Working on the ailerons

These are the two ailerons after two coats of Poly-Brush applied with the brush and one sprayed HVLP. Next step are three coats of Silver Poly-Spray sprayed HVLP. Please Read and Understand the Legal Disclaimer

… and here is the white

I am done with the tail. Even if I am probably going to finish the aircraft with  Ranthane (a high-solids, flexible, two-part polyurethane) I have decided to apply a coat of white Poly-Tone. From what I read to obtain a bright red finishing (airplanes need to be red 😉 ) the red must be sprayed …

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