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Old 04-25-2012, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Tapcho View Post
Smooth hull and I wish I could do the same, maybe someday... I have a nice workboat frame waiting for skinning but I don't have the courage to try it yet. I scanned the parts so if everything goeas wrong I could work out a recovery of some sort but I'd rather use the original parts as neatly as you. Good tips and good work David, thanks.

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Give it a try. This method worked very well on the Akitsushima and it was really very simple to do--easier, in fact, than gluing the hull panels one by one to the formers, as I did on the Orp Piorun. This method also makes it very easy to dry-fit the hull skin and adjust for any fit problems.
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