Doras Galoras - Unofficial GB

• Jun 10, 2013

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Thanks for the suggestions guys but there's plenty of unbuilt stuff in the stash to attend to before I get into using up spare parts.

 

• Jun 11, 2013

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decals finished, also got the prop and spinner done and the landing gear as well but no pics of those as the camera died !

 

• Jun 11, 2013

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Very nice Karl! Looking forward to further pics when you resuscitate the camera!

 

• Jun 11, 2013

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Yes, very nice Karl

 

• Jun 11, 2013

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many thanks.

ok got the landing gear attached and the prop and spinner, just need to touch up the tires and then onto the canopy and the last fiddly bits !

 

• Jun 11, 2013

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Great work so far guys!

 

• Jun 12, 2013

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Doin' ok there Karl!

 

• Jun 12, 2013

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cheers mate, spiral decal has not settled very well but looks ok

 

• Jun 12, 2013

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You got decal softener?

 

• Jun 12, 2013

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ran out i need to get some !

 

• Jun 12, 2013

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Looks great Karl! Decal softener is a must for spirals in my opinion.

 

• Jun 12, 2013

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yep - you cant get spirals to settle down without softner; and you may need to just gently nick or peirce it (with a REALLY sharp (read: NEW) blade) to assist that little bit more...

 

• Jun 12, 2013

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thanks Andy, the other times i have put spiral decals on i had softener but didnt realize i was out of it, Doh !!!!

 

• Jun 13, 2013

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looks really good, must get back to mine

 

• Jun 13, 2013

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Shake a leg then Karl and git down to the hobby shop for that bottle!

 

• Jun 13, 2013

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Wayne Little said:

Shake a leg then Karl and git down to the hobby shop for that bottle!

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Seems to have settled a little better now it has dried, if i can get to the shop i will hit it with some softener.

 

• Jun 13, 2013

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Damn exams... D-15, at a standstill, ready for surface primer, when i get a break...

 

• Jun 16, 2013

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Cracking Work Andy - purely inspirational!!

 

• Jun 16, 2013

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Nice work Karl. I too learned the hard way about spinner spiral decals - Humpf!!!!

 

• Jun 16, 2013

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Sorry for my absence - not had an awful lot of time to commit to the Dora of late and what little time I have had I've spent sanding the cockpit and engine plug little by little to ensure the fuselage closed up just right. Apologies for the blurry pics - tried lots of things to eliminate flash wash but these are the best I could manage.







A test fit of the gun cowl showed no major gaps