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Old 04-12-2020, 08:40 AM
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In the meantime...

Good call on the wing marking. It is the mirror image of what it should have been, and would almost be impossible to fix. I have given up on this one from the start XD

I decided to re-colour the vertical stabilizer. Thus that had to wait... But on the other hand,

The propeller was one of the few places where I'd pick alcohol-based glue (UHU Por) over white glue. The blades are fabricated with a rolled paper core in order to provide a circular section at the root, and the blades are made with a twist to simulate washout at the tip. The shrinking (and wetting) effect of white glue is extremely strong and would not be suitable in places where internal gaps should be retained. The mismatch at the blade tip is a result of me adding the twist to parts designed without one, and is promptly trimmed off.

The control surfaces also go on. Neither the propeller nor the control surfaces are made to move, just in case they droop in the future.
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