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Vic's Staggerwing
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The Big Box Of Wood When I received my kit cut by Kit Cutters, I said "Oh my goodness, what a big box". Then I opened it and said, " what have I gotten myself into now?" To my surprise, all of the parts were packaged in separate bags, nitrogen purged and labelled - great job! | |
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Getting Started After a few days of studying the plans, I jotted down a few basic steps to try to develop a plan of attack. Then I rolled up my sleeves and got started. | |
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Carving, Glueing and more Carving After a few days of glueing and carving the big blocks of wood, she started to look a little like a fuselage for something. | |
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There is a Staggerwing in there! After many more hours of thinking, planing, glueing, and more carving, she started to look like a Staggerwing. | |
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Now you're talkin' With the addition of stringers and the cowl, I was now getting a smile on my face. I've got myself a Staggerwing. Follow the tutorial on this project in the Forum under "My Staggerwing Project". Wish me luck! | |
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WOW ! ! The OS 1.20 four stroke should be enough power but I had to modify the cowl to allow for the valve cover. Follow the tutorial on this project in the Forum under "My Staggerwing Project". Click HOME to go back to the Main Menu - then click Forum. Wish me luck! | |