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New Builder 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1486 Location: Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Joined: Dec 25^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #86 - Dec 10^th, 2019 at 6:46am	Print Post
	Absolutely beautiful and well done. Gotta know how you were able to handle those tissue stripes especially at the fragile ends, mine always fell apart. Again, a beautiful build. Mike

	"Skill comes by the constant repetition of familiar feats rather than by a few overbold attempts for which the performer is yet poorly prepared." Wilbur Wright
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neoflight 4 Star Member Offline ...now how am I gonna get that down! Posts: 256 Location: West Tennessee Joined: Feb 15^th, 2019	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #85 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 5:29pm	Print Post
	*What a grand undertaking, Brad. What a marvelous result!* Neoflight


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Sky9pilot Administrator Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 13281 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #84 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 3:32pm	Print Post
	Ditto what Bob said!!!!

	If God is your Co-pilot...switch seats... Your attitude will determine your altitude!- John Maxwell And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. Jn 8:32
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bigrip74 Ex Member	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #83 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 2:21pm	Print Post
	Brad, fantastic build! WOW! Bob


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Brad Grove 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 845 Location: Portland, Oregon area Joined: Feb 11^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #82 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 1:28pm	Print Post
	This plane is getting close to being finished. I added the heat shielding and exhaust pipes under the cheek cowls, the wheels and the decals. I'm thinking I'm going to redo the front intakes, I'm not happy with the size or placement (I'm trying to not have to carve a real opening, the nose block is very thin after shaping and sanding). I also placed the Phantom name decal on the fuselage side instead of the nose. The decal material didn't work well or look good with the Red and curves. I'm not sure if I like it or not. Items left to complete 1. Attach and trim canopy 2. Attach spinner 3. Attach upper wing and struts

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Brad Grove 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 845 Location: Portland, Oregon area Joined: Feb 11^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #81 - Dec 9^th, 2019 at 11:30am	Print Post
	Flames!!! I was a little worried about cutting and applying the flames onto the fuselage, but it worked out fine. One large piece and then two smaller pieces for each side. I also printed out my decal sheet at work Friday

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Brad Grove 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 845 Location: Portland, Oregon area Joined: Feb 11^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #80 - Dec 3^rd, 2019 at 12:57pm	Print Post
	Bob: I'm checking with the plan owner and will let you know. Here's a shot of one of my canopies.

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bigrip74 Ex Member	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #79 - Dec 2^nd, 2019 at 6:28pm	Print Post
	Brad, I have been following your fantastic build once you are done I would love to get the plans. Just let me know your thoughts. Bob


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Sky9pilot Administrator Offline Stick & Tissue Posts: 13281 Location: Kelso, WA 98626 USA Joined: Jan 9^th, 2010	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #78 - Dec 2^nd, 2019 at 11:09am	Print Post
	Great work Brad. This is a unique model and you've done her proud!

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Brad Grove 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 845 Location: Portland, Oregon area Joined: Feb 11^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #77 - Dec 2^nd, 2019 at 10:27am	Print Post
	I managed to get some build time in over the long weekend The plane is now completely covered. I shrunk the tissue with an EZ Dope mixture at about 15:1 water to dope. It shrunk up nicely. For the first time I pinned the upper wing down to dry to prevent warping - and it worked great!! Nice and straight. Everything now has three coats of the same 15:1 mixture. I also vacuum formed a couple of canopies. I'm going to try to do a very light tinting on one of them using a black poly dye. I have dug up some nice red Isaki tissue scrapes which I'm going to try to do the 'flame' fuselage marking with. And finally, I carved two chin scoops. I'm not sure which one I'll use. I'll finish both then decide. Brad

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New Builder 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 1486 Location: Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Joined: Dec 25^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #76 - Nov 29^th, 2019 at 7:03am	Print Post
	Brad - Thank you for the holiday wish. As an American living in Canada it is especially meaningful, however, living in a border town, I get two Thanksgivings and my wife gets two Black Fridays. Thanks again for the holiday wish. Mike

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Brad Grove 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 845 Location: Portland, Oregon area Joined: Feb 11^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #75 - Nov 27^th, 2019 at 1:30pm	Print Post
	Happy Thanksgiving to everyone - even if you aren't American - we all have things to be thankful for. I'm thankful for having found this community of fellow model builders to share and learn with. I don't meet many during my day Here are a couple of photos of the lower, rear fuselage covering progress.

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Brad Grove 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 845 Location: Portland, Oregon area Joined: Feb 11^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #74 - Nov 26^th, 2019 at 12:07pm	Print Post
	Inch by inch, step by step, I'm covering the fuselage. Ha. I think I have used 17 pieces of tissue so far Each time I successfully custom cut and attach a piece of tissue I'm relieved and then I think, "can I do it again on the other side??"

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Brad Grove 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 845 Location: Portland, Oregon area Joined: Feb 11^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #73 - Nov 25^th, 2019 at 11:45am	Print Post
	A couple of shots of covering the cheek cowls.

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Brad Grove 5 Star Member Offline Posts: 845 Location: Portland, Oregon area Joined: Feb 11^th, 2016	Re: Phantom #62 Reply #72 - Nov 25^th, 2019 at 11:41am	Print Post
	Thank you for the kind words I'm now working on covering the fuselage. As the photos show, I'm having to go in fairly small sections. I'm working from the back forward so my seams won't catch air and peel away at high speeds!! Ha. And top to bottom, so my final piece which has to be cut perfectly is on the bottom. I'm using glue stick and applying a light mist of water to the tissue before putting on the frame.

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