Question about P-40 (gillows 501) Wing Fairing...

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Postby al » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:10 am

You know, I've no idea. :shock:
I'll bring it in to work and weigh it before I trim it for flight. Give me a couple of days. :oops:
The paint is only one coat of watered down OD green / White.
Hopefully weight will be within reason.
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Postby al » Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:18 pm

OK, I've finished building and painting it. The hardest part of this P-40 was the wing fairing, as I have never had to do that before. :shock:

Anyway, to answer your question about weight, it weighs 41.9 grams. Not too bad except that I haven;t balanced it out yet. I will probably have to add 8-10 grams to the nose.

It isn't perfect, but I will probably trim it up, balance, and throw it around when the weather calms down.
Here are a few Pics.

Bottom View:
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Top View:
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Left Side:
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And, my favorite, The front view (Current desktop @ higher res):
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Postby Supercubber95 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:09 pm

Nice job! If she weighs that much, make sure and get good rubber!
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Postby Squishyp38 » Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:07 pm

splendid job! love that shark's mouth nose art! :)
The P-38 is arguably the best... Forget that, it is THE BEST fighter of world war two, and is epically AWESOME!
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