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09-15-2019, 10:59 AM

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BatteryBob

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Things lined up pretty well. The elevator servo hatch was useful in getting more epoxy into the stab joint.

I installed the side supports to create the right inset of the dash.

Here is the cowl ring I built up. I make it out of balsa and then skim coat it with Superfil.

I used two layers of 1/32" balsa wrapped around a metal rod that was about 15mm in diameter.

All of the top fuse is covered. I opted to do this in two layers of thinner balsa so I could get the contours. 1/8" balsa is tough to bend.

For more detail on this, go to Sam's thread.

I primed this and worked on the blending to the fuse. On some of the SBD-5's that I've seen, the rings are painted silver. On SBD-3's, I don't see as many painted silver.

At this point, I'm working to get the plane all ready for FG'ing. I just wanted to get the windscreen shaped with the support frame cut out and the top of the fuse cut out. This is about as far as I'll get for the next few months.

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