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12-07-2008, 11:20 AM
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Yu, nevermind the English :D, go ahead with the build. I still need pictures of this kit for my gallery. And don't forget the rocket pods, please.
Moshe B.T.W., these rocket pods are also used by jets, but with a front and rear covers (the front one is made of a very soft material), to reduce the drag Last edited by Moshe; 12-07-2008 at 11:24 AM. 
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12-09-2008, 09:32 AM
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Thank you all for kind and encouraging words
 Thank you, Moshe for reference picture. Yes, I will not forget rocket pods because I am a weapon lover:D But, it doesn’t always mean I love real weapon. I just like to put weaponry on the pylon of my aircraft models to improve appearance.Before starting build, I surfed on the internet and found out some of walkaround picture site. One of the sites has pictures of the spotter that Shrike mentioned. These pictures will be of help to me when I modify joysticks, pedals and etc. http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/AWA1/101-200/walk117_OV-10/walk117.htm http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/bill_spidle2/ov-10d_155494/ http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3174058/tm.htm Following kit’s instruction assembled main part of fuselage. One point I didn’t follow the instruction is to cut away gluing tabs for wheel well because I thought folded gluing tab might change the depth of wheel well a bit and folded line might not look neat (to tell the truth it is attributable to my clumsiness:().
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12-11-2008, 08:57 AM
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Thaks Glen and Don, I'll try hard to build this airplane
 Before proceeding to cockpit build, assembled fuselage nose section because seam on skin, especially clearly visible nose section, in some cases bugs me so I could not wait to see what it looks like. Next step is landing light. Punched out OHP film for landing light lens and glued kitchen foil on the provided part in the kit that is to be glued inside of the lens. Glued lead weight on the front gear housing. I didn’t weigh the weight. If it isn’t enough, I will add weight later cutting part of wheel housing.
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12-13-2008, 05:51 AM
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Thank you willygoat, but it isn't genius:o
Picture 1: Peel away the top layer of thin paper from the rest to make its cut edge less standing out Picture 2: Glued thin paper to the side of the plate which is to be glued behind the pilot seats Picture 3: Because lumpy seams bugs me I've sanded down around seams Picture 4: Peeled away the top layer of thin paper and glued it over sanded skin of fuselage Picture 5: Front pilot seat is ready for assembly
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12-13-2008, 05:53 AM
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Pictures 6 and 7: After placed front pilot seat in the position. Seeing fuselage on the picture, appearance isn't improved despite of the effort I have made....
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12-13-2008, 06:21 AM
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Yu, I think the appearance is not bad at all!
I saw this technique of sanding away carefully away protruding seams, and I found, that it makes the curvature of the segments much smoother. The disadvantage is of course that the area needs recolouring. Another thing I also do is bevel the edges of two adjoining segments with a round object. This slightly shrinks the edge of the part. By bevelling the opposite edge of the neigbouring segment in the same way, leading to the same amount of shrink, I found that the sharp corner between two segments is decreased. The shrink leads to tiny multiple "folds" or waves which then need to be sanded down, and then recoloured. The result is a relatively smooth shape. In the thread of the Super constellation you can see pictures of the result, especially in the nose of the KLM Super Constellation. I look forward to more pictures of your build! Regards.
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