Hi ya Dave!

As soon as I can take some pics, I'll get them up. For me, its a bit of a pain in the A%$, but I'll get some up soon!

So expect some updates without pics!

Charlie

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Mono. F-102 95%
Mono. F-8 75%
Hobbycraft Ha-1112 95%
Mono. F-84F 10%
Eduard P-39 50%
Koster XP-72 10%
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Looking good Wing

Bud

Marc,

Those flaps look GREAT!  You must have the patience of a saint to deal with lineing up all those PE pieces.

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Hippy-Ed wrote:

davew6003 wrote:  wing_nut wrote: Charlie... as GB mod I feel it is my duty to warn you about the progress dawgs ( I won't mention their names but its Dave and Ed) and they may jump on you for updates without pics. .  Looking forward to seeing some pics though. As one of the founding members and head of the South Eastern/Gulf Coast office of Progress Dogs LLC, I feel obligated to reply to this post. While it is true that we here at Progress Dogs LLC prefer to see pics with updates, we do not have an official policy requireing them. However we are of the opinion that pics enhance the quality of the experince here on FSM. As an un-written rule updates with out pics are acceptable from time to time. Updates with out pics on a regular basis are frowned upon, unless the participant does not have the means to take or post pics. In this situation we recomend obtaining the needed items and skills to post pics. Our west coast office (ED) specializes in tutoring members on how to post pics. It is a free service we provide to FSM members who meet certain criteria (see publication # 60.03). I hope this clears up any confusion. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.   We do however appreciate pics and if ya post, we do require a 3 pic minimum which is the rule rather than the exception. West Coast office

Looks like I just squeeked in with 3 pics!

Charlie

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Mono. F-102 95%
Mono. F-8 75%
Hobbycraft Ha-1112 95%
Mono. F-84F 10%
Eduard P-39 50%
Koster XP-72 10%
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Hippy-Ed wrote:

davew6003 wrote:  wing_nut wrote: Charlie... as GB mod I feel it is my duty to warn you about the progress dawgs ( I won't mention their names but its Dave and Ed) and they may jump on you for updates without pics. .  Looking forward to seeing some pics though. As one of the founding members and head of the South Eastern/Gulf Coast office of Progress Dogs LLC, I feel obligated to reply to this post. While it is true that we here at Progress Dogs LLC prefer to see pics with updates, we do not have an official policy requireing them. However we are of the opinion that pics enhance the quality of the experince here on FSM. As an un-written rule updates with out pics are acceptable from time to time. Updates with out pics on a regular basis are frowned upon, unless the participant does not have the means to take or post pics. In this situation we recomend obtaining the needed items and skills to post pics. Our west coast office (ED) specializes in tutoring members on how to post pics. It is a free service we provide to FSM members who meet certain criteria (see publication # 60.03). I hope this clears up any confusion. Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.   We do however appreciate pics and if ya post, we do require a 3 pic minimum which is the rule rather than the exception. West Coast office

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, ed, but during the last weekend in each month, if you post 3 pics, your 4th post is free, right? I could have sworn that was in the Rules and Regulations when I subscribed to the newsletter.

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You can sign up for the newsletter by contacting the West coast office.* You must meet certain criteria though.  First read publication 60.03, sign the medical release forms and legal documents included, then return them to ED, and In four to six weeks you should get your first newsletter. There is a nominal shipping and handeling charge payable to me at the gulf coast office, and there are some maintenence fees payable each month to the west coast office. Plus there is the subscription price, we have a payment plan availible with a low 29.99% anual interest rate. As you would expect a credit check is required, and we need 3 credit references (no relatives please). I hope this has been helpfull.

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Charlie, great job!  Looks like she's coming together nicely.

Here's where I'm at.  First, the "before" pic of the wing seams:

Then, the "after" pic.  I think some more test fitting and trimming would have minimized the seams and needed less filler, but live and learn.  

I got about half way through applying the Eduard supplied canopy masks when I noticed a couple were peeling up at the corners.  Gave up on them completely at that point and finished the masking with strips of Tamiya tape.  Had the canopy white glued on, but it popped loose the first time I tried to fit the right door, which I'm going to glue closed.  Reglued with regular cement, but the door is going to take a lot of fiddling to fit correctly.

Cheers!

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I think I am finished the wife was out of town this weekend so I was able to put the finishing touches on, I dont know but I think I might have weathered it too much, My thought was as hard as these planes were flown there would little time to maintain the exterior. any comments are welcome.

Barry

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