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20 June 2008, 09:04 AM
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As it is now!
This is where I left off about about 7 years ago!After doing the Jenny it looks unfinished to me now.The nice summer months are coming up so it will be a great time to do the landscaping.On the rainy days I will start the Albatros basketcase which I plan to build much like the Camel being towed by the truck in the Jenny diorama.The wings will be detached in order for it to fit the case and I may experiment with a little fabric and plywood covering here and there.
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20 June 2008, 12:58 PM
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20 June 2008, 01:05 PM
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Jig.
The kit comes with a nice strong jig something that was missing from the Camel
kit.If there are problems with this jig I can't remember them now.
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20 June 2008, 01:14 PM
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20 June 2008, 01:22 PM
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21 June 2008, 07:41 AM
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21 June 2008, 07:58 AM
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Remember that the complete instruction booklet for this kit is available for free on the Model Expo website.
As you can see from the plans in the initial stages of the build the fuselage is upside down in the jig.If I remember correctly(it was over 7 years ago since I built the first one) there are some minor adjustments to be made to the jig to get the proper flow of the stringers from bulkhead to bulkhead.Not to worry they can easily be adjusted later even after the jig is built.
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21 June 2008, 05:44 PM
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21 June 2008, 06:24 PM
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Dry fitting the bulkheads.
I spray lacquered the bulkheads and then removed them from the laser boards.If the burn marks bother you you could sand them off before lacquering and then sand off the edges after removal from the laser board.I plan to weather these so I didn't bother.
Temporarily dry fit the bulkheads to the jig making sure the oval ones are right side up.(At this stage the aircraft is upside down in the jig)A few of the bulkhead frames will require some additional parts to be glued to them before final assembly .Read the directions carefully. The initial stages of the fuselage build progresses quite rapidly due to the type of construction(monocoque) plywood over frame, which eliminates the need for all those internal wires and braces. 
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22 June 2008, 01:42 PM
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Suprise!
 Until I finish Jenny I will be going back and forth for awhile.
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