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some Fun, some Not So Fun!!!!!!!!!
First......... FITS, yes I had one, okay I had 5!!!!!
I had to use FLAMES to get the port side to align!!!
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This drive shaft is Supposed to align Straight thru,
and it don't! The end of the shaft didn't even fit.
I filed and sanded and filed and... I gave up, can't see it!
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The arse end just looked incomplete,
so I added bulkheads...... looks a bit better.
Painted without schnozzle in place.
Downhill from here.................... I hope!
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Yeah, well who does This for seams????????????? I asks yahs!!!!!
So I have to fill it and spend some more time Fn with it.....................
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And THIS......................... drives me bonkers.
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Kitty Hawk and Hawk, hummmm, yeah think Hawk are better engineered and molded!
It was one of their First kits, they sure learned a lot!!!!!

This is Not the end of Fits!!!!!!!!!
For instance. How does this move up n down?
Cut, file and sand!!!!!!!!
You can also see the gap in the rudder, Both.
File, sand fit!
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The elevator has a tab....... a too f'n Big tab.
So in the end I removed the offending TAB.
Of course I had to re-glue the Splits. I tell yah.
Now I know why all the Youtube builds were abandoned!!!!
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