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Your Mini-Antic looks very nice. You seem to be a meticulous builder. I have an Antic monoplane on the way from Proctor and had a couple questions, if you don't mind.

1. What type of paint did you use on the bamboo cross-bracing for the fuselage?

2. Did you find that the paint interfered with the adhesion of the Duco cement when they were put in place. As I recall, Proctor specified Duco because it shrinks when it cures and the shrinkage puts the bamboo bracing in tension. I plan to use the Proctor lacquer-based stain on the spruce longerons. According to Proctor that stain will not impede adhesion of cements. Hope so.

3. Are you going to strip-plank the turtle deck? That should be beautiful.

Good luck (you probably won't need luck) with your build, and thanks for your time.