CAC CA 5 Wirraway, RAAF. ----------- FINISHED

Started by Allan J Withers · 97 · 4 months ago · 1/72, CAC, RAAF, Special Hobby, Wirraway
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    capt. R said 1 year, 11 months ago:

    What was wrong with color of cockpit? I think first color was very good.

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    Allan J Withers said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Thanks Lis, the RAAF and CAC had their own version of interior green, which I forgot about at first, -----------
    now with a coat of matt cote to take off the gloss and ready to go in the fuselage.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Very nice result on the interior green, Allan @kalamazoo
    Clearly different from the usual interior green.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Great looks indeed, my friend @kalamazoo!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Very nice interior green!

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    Allan J Withers said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Thanks my friends, John, Spiros and Lis, ---------
    cockpit in loose and the wing glued on with extra glue added.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Nice progress, my friend @kalamazoo!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Very nice step, Allan @kalamazoo

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    Allan J Withers said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Thanks my friends, Spiros and John, --------
    I added some spacers under the floor to support the cockpit, front and rear, tail planes glued on.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Those spacers are definitely helpful, Allan @kalamazoo
    Great progress.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Nice progress, my friend @kalamazoo! The spacers will do the job!

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    capt. R said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    It looks very nicely!

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    Louis Gardner said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Allan J Withers (@kalamazoo)
    You are doing a wonderful job and I'm looking forward to seeing your next installment.

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    Allan J Withers said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Thanks my friends, John, Spiros, Lis and Louis, welcome along, --------
    some Plasto to fill the gaps on the tail planes and 1/2" plastic tube to level the undercarriage bay.

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    Erik Gjørup said 1 year, 9 months ago:

    Were the undercarriage bay kit-parts cast too short in comparison to the real deal, or were they just cast short?