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Old 02-23-2010, 11:37 AM
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Will Aldridge's XP-72 Beta Build

As my original post was lost in the crash, thought I'd do a quick recap to start it up again.

The fuselage frames:









Wing frames:











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Landing gear parts:











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Old 02-23-2010, 11:40 AM
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Landing gear bay complete:







Working on the cockpit; more soon!
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Old 02-24-2010, 05:51 AM
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Thanks for the repost. It looks great!

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Old 02-24-2010, 08:08 AM
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Looks good. I'll try and keep you supplied with parts.
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Old 02-24-2010, 12:40 PM
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I may have posted this before. Simply Amazing!!
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Old 05-07-2010, 01:49 PM
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Finally got that fabulous Red River paper Billy used in his Hustler build. It has a pretty steep learning curve, so I've made some mistakes. The hardest thing is that the coating that allows the ink to adhere is very water soluble, so any stray glue leaves an indelible mark and shows glaringly. I have new respect for Billy and his clean build. Maybe a solvent based glue like contact cement could be rubbed off, but I haven't tried it yet. What I have so far:

Finished the cockpit:
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Old 05-07-2010, 01:52 PM
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And started skinning the wing and fuselage, my favorite part.
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Old 05-07-2010, 04:05 PM
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Looking good. Is it just my computer or are the second set of shots posted today only thumbnails? I couldn't get them to enlarge.
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Old 05-07-2010, 04:44 PM
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Not just your computer. I couldn't get them to enlarge either. Here they are again, in hopes that it was a glitch:
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Old 05-07-2010, 05:40 PM
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Wow! This is some serious incentive to spend a little time to get some more stuff for you to work on! Can't wait till the glitch gets sorted and we can see the enlarged pics. Even in the thumbnails though you can see that the skin is very smooth.
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