De Havilland DH.88 Comet G-ACSS - completed
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September 27, 2020Each nacelle has cooling gills on both sides. With a small round milling head I thinned carefully the material from inner side.2
October 1, 2020Seams cleaned, separation lines restored. As usual I used CA and plastic as filler.3
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October 1, 2020Etched rear part for the inner side of the flap area reinforced with plastic stripes.5
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October 1, 2020Rear parts of the nacelles: left and right reversed🙁🙁🙁 arghhhh!7
October 1, 2020Sometimes the most radical way is the best way: nacelles ripped off.8
October 3, 2020On course again.9
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October 3, 2020Next step: engine puzzle.11
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October 5, 2020Right: behind the cooling gills white paper is well visible as airbrush-dust protection (engine should remain black an not will be red).17
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October 10, 2020A dish of aluminum sheet as reflector26
October 10, 2020Shoulder harnes added.27
October 10, 2020I don’t like photo etched flaps because they are to fragile and it’s difficult to fit them on the rest. Because of that I invested one half of hour and made them of plastic.28
October 10, 2020Pudding plane - Time!🙂29
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October 19, 2020Landing gear completed minus red covers and air valves36
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October 20, 2020Tires and air valves in place = landing gear completed.38
October 20, 2020Surprisingly the landing gears stays in place without glue🙂39
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