Williams Brothers Curtis C-46 Commando

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Wow! P/E seat pedestals? Now that is over the top! You are a far better man than I Lyle, I just used the kit parts!
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jeaton01 wrote:Good work, Lyle.
Thank you, John!
Duke Maddog wrote:Wow! P/E seat pedestals? Now that is over the top! You are a far better man than I Lyle, I just used the kit parts!
Naw, just a bit crazier. Maybe.
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Duke Maddog wrote:Wow! P/E seat pedestals? Now that is over the top! You are a far better man than I Lyle, I just used the kit parts!
:wow: You’re a braver man than me, Lyle. Well done, my friend. :shoutout: :shoutout: :shoutout:
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LyleW wrote:Thanks, Clint!

Mounted the cowlings today....Williams Brothers. The gift that keeps on giving. . . if you own stock in putty and sandpaper companies. Both cowls need a touch of that operation. What to use? Bondo, Tamiya white, PPP, boogers?

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And we descend ever deeper into AMS Madness. Here are the PE seat supports:

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In place:

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Stikpusher wrote:Image
Some has abated. I just can’t do the seat pieces. No way. There are 5-6 pieces for each cockpit sidewall I’ll do...or, do what I can.

I bought the PE for the exterior stuff.
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i have no idea how you folks that do much PE keep your sanity..oh, never mind. Anyway, here is one side of the cockpit

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This picture shows a pair of throttle pieces on the left (folded into a U-shape) and a handle for a sidewall piece on the right.

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Filled the cowling gaps with Milliput - I still can't get that stuff to work like everyone else. But, it was okay.

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Wow, I would have skipped those tiny handles and knobs. Not worth it to me when they won't be seen. As for the Milliput, you did excellent! Those seams look perfectly filled and smooth.
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The PE handles and knobs are always fun to keep track of. Nice work!
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Mark, Declan - thanks for the kind words!
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