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Old 05-25-2010, 04:27 PM
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OK. I did a little more.

The 2 piece cowl went together perfectly. I cut those flappy things (cowl flaps?) free so they could be flared out for realism. When forming the nose piece I used the glue tab and overlapped the paper, but I butt glued the cowl ring to the nose instead of using the sawtooth glue tabs - just a personal preference. I painted the inside of the cowling a light blue/grey.

The engine sits back from the open front of the cowl, but there is no specific parts or directions to guide the builder on how to suspend the propeller from the engine out past the cowling. I just wrapped some paper around a Q-Tip shaft to increase the diameter, and cut it to length - seemed like the easiest solution.

Here's a couple of photos from front and back showing the model with the cowling glued in place. It's shaping up. That's it 'till Fri/Sat.


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