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Old 02-21-2011 | 02:36 PM
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John Cole
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ORIGINAL: amilcar

terrific,,how did you make the lines on the aluminum cowling,,?
they looks great like the
Hi Amil, and thank you!

The squigglies, or 'lines', were made with a Dremel wire brush. Perhaps this is what was used on the original (larger, of course)??
All of the sheet aluminum used by Fokker on the E-III was treated this way . It was done to help reduce reflection without having to use paint.

John

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