23 November 2011. Today Tail Feathers (but I’ve been told is an obsolete expression…). Well, obsolete or not, today I covered in White Modelspan of the stabilizer and Elevator, Fin and Rudder of both the Mk. III and the Mk. II. They were 8 different pieces, to be covered both […]
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Kwik-Fli, Slow Build: 22 November 2011
22 November 2011. Today I covered the wing of the Mk. II and Mk. III in White. It was a strange day, gloomy and rainy. I was allegedly on vacation, but once again I worked for at least three hours, and very uncomfortably, as my office e-mail was not working. […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 14 November 2011
14 November 2011. I took the big roll of Modelspan and I sorted the colors. Luckily enough, I found 14 sheets of White, medium-heavy, and 7 sheets of Orange, medium-heavy. I’ll have more than enough for two Kwik-Flis. I’ll have to start with these two first, because I do not […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 3 November 2011
3 November 2011. Today I eventually cut the fin and rudder pieces, and put them on the fuse. I also took some pictures… It really looks like a Kwik Fli Mk. II, now! I still have to work a little bit the ailerons area, to be sure that everything fits […]
Continue readingKwik-Fli, Slow Build: 29 October 2011
29 October 2011. The weather is awful, it’s cold and it is going to snow. Not much, just a little bit, as a reminder that winter is coming… Francesca is in Italy, and I can only but go back to the building board… I used a little bit of sand […]
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Kwik-Fli, Slow Build: Break almost over
Beppe’s still on break. Do you think it is still flying weather, or is he working on other projects? Or, maybe he’s doing some work on the Kwik-Fli Mk. II reproduction and forgetting to write about? Hmm… maybe? We’ll find out when he’s back on October 29, 2019. By the […]
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Kwik-Fli, Slow Build: The other build log, pt. 5
Beppe’s taking a break from building right now, but the museum isn’t taking a break! We’re currently sharing the work log of an unknown modeler who attempted to build a Cleveland B-17 Flying Fortress kit in 1946. The unknown modeler spent another week working on the B-17 kit, cutting and […]
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Kwik-Fli, Slow Build: The other build log, pt. 4
Beppe’s taking a break from building right now, but the museum isn’t taking a break! We’re currently sharing the work log of an unknown modeler who attempted to build a Cleveland B-17 Flying Fortress kit in 1946. The unknown modeler took about a month long break before spending a good […]
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Kwik-Fli, Slow Build: The other build log, pt. 3
Beppe’s taking a break from building right now, but the museum isn’t taking a break! We’re currently sharing the work log of an unknown modeler who attempted to build a Cleveland B-17 Flying Fortress kit in 1946. He only managed to squeeze in three and three quarters worth of work […]
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Kwik-Fli, Slow Build: The other build log, pt. 2
Beppe’s taking a break from building right now, but the museum isn’t taking a break! We’re currently sharing the work log of an unknown modeler who attempted to build a Cleveland B-17 Flying Fortress kit in 1946. Last week he spent six hours trimming bulkheads and formers. He did that […]
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