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Old 08-29-2008, 06:46 PM
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Default RE: 1/4 Scale F4U-1A Don Smith Plans Build

I have been spending the better part of 2 days working on my raised cockpit area behind the cockpit for the higher canopy. I also removed the engine so I can do some heavy duty sanding on the fuselage to get it into the proper shape. Right now it looks like it needs to go on a diet. I hope to sand away about 1/16" everywher and maybe even more in some other area. That will leave me with 1/16" or a little under on the fuselage and will also lighten it up a bit. I had to putty around the front of the cockpit sides at the instrument panel so the the new canopies would have a proper fit. It seems as though Grahams Corsair is a little wider in that area.

Barry
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