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I'm no expert but all the time is in preparation. Eg getting it ready for primer. It's a lot of work. It makes a nice job if go this way. Remember don't prime painted surfaces as prime to top coat has as 36 hour window. So you will be priming on primer. Weight is not good. Depends on what you use but wet on wet will eliminate sanding the primer.

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Did you rub it flat dry or wet. Two pack rub it dry with a much corser paper than say acrylic. Should rub easy as. Two pack can be painted with much corser prep work

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My. Two cents. You can't paint without keying it. I used Brown 3m about 300 quite corse. Easy fast leaves a great key. Six hrs before painting wipe with metho. Use a two pack. finish is superb. I use a 1 mm nozzle hvlp touch up gun. Perfect for 90 percent and a little slow on the big stuff. Fine finish and you can keep the primer to minimum.

Going to all that trouble worth another 5 mins work with two pack Just be careful not to loose your part numbers.

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Makes sense. Thanks Lyndon

Outer. Angles ??? Meaning the four corner longerons ???

Gunna have a go at mocking up the fuselage skins today on the ribs. Looks awkward. Any tips.

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Yep I have already fitted a5 rivets . Found that out pretty much on the first one

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Sorted. Thanks two points in front of the three ribs.

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Thanks. Looks like number four block goes in between the ribs and the control longeron. Will have another look.

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Then I seem to have one block left over. I have five of them. ??

Ribs ???

A question. Manual is a little vague.

On the cables. One nylon block on the rear of each rib. 4 5 and 6. The a block on both sides of the longeron ???

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Fantastic. Lazy using the net but for me to get that answer from manual would take a week.

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Outer Aldrin ???. I take it this is drilled when fitting on the wings. My manual shows a hole in it to bolt to the inner aleron ???

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This way I think ??

Thanks. Save me trying to figure it out.

No worries. Cup of tea and I will have another look. If not A 4 will be fine ???

I read and if I'm correct. The alerons are staggered 16 mm. Eg not in line when fitted to the wings ???

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I'm doing the alerons. The tip looks like it's done with a3 rivets. Can't seem to find them anywhere. Am I missing something or is it just a matter of getting some rivets. If so are these the only parts that require them so I know what quantity to get.

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Reg has advised it happens. Counter sunk rivets is the fix. I have also gently with a block of wood taken another 1mm of the leading edge in the middle. All good now.

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A better pic. You can see the leading edge to. Sharp as there in no rib. This makes it protrude

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Leading edge of the elevator is not straight. No ribs in in the center so on the edge it's wide and in the center it's not as wide thus its about a 4 mm woof. A fix anyone ???

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Under side. Either the elevator or stabilizer has a woof in the middle

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Thanks

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Snap. My pivot s had the same part number

Today I also discovered that I had a 50 50 chance and also got em wrong

Hard to see how close it is. The radius is quite sheltered ???

At this stage yes. I have had a quick look. Can't see anything that could be fitted backwards etc. But after a big sleep tomorrow is another day for a fresh look

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