Progress Blog
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Aligning the fuselage with the wing root rib
I’ve had a couple of questions about this. This is to correct for a slight mismatch between the wing root rib and the wing root shape on the fibreglass fuselage. To change the fuselage rib shape to align more accurately …
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Exciting progress (but still with rivets!)
I’ve been applying more rivets, this time using the Mick Reeves paint-on method. The vinyl strip of holes is placed on the surface, then the holes are filled with primer. The strip is removed leaving the dots of paint. These …
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More rivets, sigh!
I’ve had so much fun applying rivets to the Spitfire that I’ve made a small YouTube video explaining the method. Now I just have to persevere, there are thousands more to do on the wings!
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